Would you be happy to watch someone else's child for a few minutes while the Mum changed their other child's nappy?

I took my 3yo and 6mo to soft play today. At one point, my baby needed her nappy changed. Rather than dragging my eldest away from play, I asked a couple if they would be happy to keep an eye out for a few minutes. They were lovely and happy to. He was playing independently, it was basically just to stop him running away/anyone taking him to be honest!

Do you think that's an okay thing to ask? Up until today I'd been avoiding taking them both somewhere like this due to this very scenario - my 3yo at a stage where I really couldn't rely on him happily coming to the toilet when I asked.

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When did your baby start teething?

My baby girl is 4 1/2 months and just dribbling lots, and quite fussy and lost her appetite a little are these the first signs of teething? ☁️

Wanting a divorce?

Hey everyone! I just need some advice , me and my husband been married for 3 years and we have a 19 month old . I’ve been wanting a divorce bc we gotten married way too early bc he was in the military but not anymore. Anyway the reason why I been wanting a divorce is because when I gave birth , he had told me he would stop playing a lot but he didn’t stop for days and nights. It was so bad I remember I’d spend days and weeks alone at night and sleep alone and it honestly made me feel not wanted. He stopped playing as much, only 2 times a week but he is always on his phone and when I try to ask him a question he answers with 3 words or less , it feels like I’m bothering him when I try to talk him at home. But when we are out he is normal and talks. Today he went to go play games bc we got into a fight bc I felt like he didn’t want to talk to me. I just need help or anything helps !!(he doesn’t want a divorce but I keep bringing it up )

Baby being left to cry

I feel like a bad mum.
For context I have a toddler (almost 2) as well as 5 week old.
There's some times where baby is crying and i literally cant go to him straight away because I'm dealing with toddler, or cooking etc
And i feel so bad when he's just there crying.
I feel bad even taking a shower because he often screams while I'm in there even if it's 10 minutes?

Bottle brush reccomendations please!

Hey ladies, I need a brush to clean my bottles and I was wondering if any of you have any recommendations for the ones that are fabulous, please?

Thanks! X

How much are our April babies eating

My baby turned 6 weeks yesterday and is currently in 120ml every 2-3 hours but I feel like we are going to be moving up to 150ml very soon! What’s the normal amount at this age ?

Why do grandparents/aunts do this?

While talking to my dad on the phone, my son interrupted asking about his sensory sandbox. I told him he could only play with it outside.
This got my dad on the topic of sandboxes. He asked if we had one and I said no, our son has his sensory box and that's more than enough.
He asked if it was a conscious choice not to have one.
I told him that we don't have one because our dog would spend most of the time in it, our son has his sensory bin and he plays in the sand enough at school. Plus we don't really have a place for it in our backyard.
My sister texted me today saying that she and my aunt went in on a present for my daughter and hopes it arrives by the weekend. I go to get our produce delivery and there is a large box the label says sandbox.
I called my mum and she said they all went in on it and she's bringing the sand to my daughter's birthday.

My husband barely tolerated the sensory bin before we moved to a place with a usable backyard. Now we have something 100x the size of the bin.