Changing

What do you do if you're at a park and baby needs nappy changing but there's no facilities?
Same with a toddler?

I've been changing baby in pram shielded from view, is this OK? But I feel toddler is a little too old to be changing in public (2yo)

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BD is failing his child

My daughter recently told me when she’s with her dad on his weekends sometimes he puts the TV on and just goes to chill in his bedroom and scroll his phone when she’s under his care. He does this often according to her and he’s on his phone for long periods while she just sits in front of the tv.

We coparent, she’s 5.

I want to say something to him about this without him getting upset or offended. How do I do that?

I also want suggested if he’s checked out to just bring her home. She expressed when he does this it makes her feel lonely. It’s breaking my heart

Give attention

How much attention should I give my toddler for her to be content. I read and been told 15-20 minutes a day should be enough and I can then just do my own thing. I do the 15-20min attention and my toddler will still want me. Ill let her am going to clean and she will start saying no clean, sit. If i try to cook the same time. If i try to do some reading the same thing. She keeps demanding i do what she wants and it is frustrating me. I love my girl,but am hitting a point where i just want to hide in the bathroom,but if i do I start to stress out. Have get chores done have get dinner ready. If i don't give her attention am a bad mom. I feel like a bad mom already. Feels like everything is demanding a lot of me.

leave him or stay?

my boyfriend doesnt love me the way i want to be. we have been together almost 2 years with a 8 m old. we argued a lot but i loved him and didnt want to get an abortion, so we made it happen andhe bought us a beautiful house and made me a sahm.

he’s very lazy, and a bit of a dirtbag in the way he thinks and acts (not trying to sound mean). like wannabe rapper, social media guy, doesnt take care of himself, thinks the woman should take care of baby and man works. he doesnt do anything around the house basically a manchild and he hardly works, his money comes from him getting lucky with stocks. we are just so different. i like intelligence, someone to care about the books i’m reading, physical touch, puts in effort to make me feel loved, high sex drive. but he was always very affectionate which is very important to me, now hes not and says its because hes comfortable in the relationship. he also has said the worst of the worst to me when arguing, then says he has to work on saying things he doesnt mean, and its up to me if i stay or leave. says its my fault if our family breaks up.

i truly think he wants this but wasnt raised to know like literally how to be a stand up family man.

we just fought bc he responded to a hate message from a stranger trying to make the guy mad “your sister just graduated?👀” and “your mom would let me if i tried” which felt disrespectful and just gross to me. he said im so insecure and thats how guys talk. he has been shady in the past. he’s more gross with the way he talks ab women which is how his dad is, and he thinks its normal. we argue a lot and he says i expect a lot. i tend to get a little difficult in my own ways but im just not sure whats me being postpartum, or when you know when to leave a relationship. we have a family and house and im confused.

**thinking rationally i also know so many men are disappointing and tbh he takes care of all finances and im exhausted enough living w him, that if i move out right mow it may be harder on my own, plus i still love him and would be dealing with heartbreak probably. idk if i should wait until im done breastfeeding to see how it is then

Daycare anxiety ??

FTM here… tell me it gets easier, or at least tell me I’m not the only one feeling this way. 🥺

My 3-month-old starts an in-home daycare on July 1st, and I am an emotional, anxious mess. The provider seems incredibly kind, cares for her own children, and has experience with other little ones, but handing over my whole world to someone else is so hard.

Working moms—how did you get through this transition? Did the anxiety get better?

I’m trying to stay positive and trust that she’ll care for my daughter with love and kindness. She’s even offered to let me stop by during my lunch breaks to check in, which I’m so grateful for. Still, my mama heart is struggling.

If I could be a stay-at-home mom, I would, but that’s just not in the cards for our family right now. Our relatives all work full-time too, so daycare is really our only option.

Just looking for some reassurance from moms who’ve been there. ❤️

Am I over exaggerating my anger?

My mother in law has an obsession with my 2 year old boy, she revolves her life around him too much constantly wanting us to take him over, always wanting him to sleep at hers and now she has converted her garden in to a play ground for him

Mud kitchen
Climbing frame
Swings
Slides
Cars

You name it, it’s there

My issue is she never wants to help us it would be nice for her to say here is a gift put it in your garden, instead we buy the same as she has Bcos then our child wants one he can play on all the time at his house.

I get text messages from her saying “it’s a nice day come over so … can play in the garden”

We literally have a garden at home?

Also, I still have to provide her with nappies, wipes and snacks for my little boy when he sleeps over ???

3m pp and feeling neglected

My husbands been really mean to me. He gave me a dirty look tonight while i was eating ice cream and he yelled at me earlier. Im just so upset. Ive been trying so hard with everything and balancing a new job and i feel so lonely in my marriage.