Teething tips please!

5 month old has the two bottom middle teeth cutting through, have teething toys, ones you put in the fridge and ones you don’t, tried calpol.. is there anything else I can try? He’s very fussy on a normal day but the teething is another level, he was awake every single hour last night screaming and crying😵‍💫😔

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Upset

I’m really upset right now and I need someone to tell me if I’m overreacting. We have been spread so thin lately with money as my child’s father has been awaiting his new job to start. I work hard everyday, make sure bills are paid and make sure my son eats with hardly $1 left when it’s all said and done. My son wanted pizza today and although I made one I realize we had ran out of shredded mozzarella. As a quick fix I put a cheese slice on my homemade pizza to make it work. Next thing I know I’m being griped at and told I need to “think before I act” because sliced cheese looks disgusting. I honestly did what I could….. that hurt me so bad. It may not be that deep to some but what an asshole to come say that to me when you’ve been unable to contribute for months.

Just needed to write this out…

I don’t think my husband quite understands how I’m feeling.
I am four months postpartum with our second (our eldest is 3.5) and we’ve just not had a great day week of sleep for anyone…

There’s been alot happening with wakes up with both kids, sickness, clingyness and parental preference (swapping constantly) as well as hospital visits with our youngest due to UTI and kidney reflux which we are managing with the hospital.

Last night broke me…I think i got a total of 2 hours sleep across the whole night, my husband took both girls to his parents for the day so I could rest which I did…but I’ve woken up from a nap just still feeling drained…I can’t explain it, it’s just like no amount of sleep will fix how depleted I feel…

I’m so tired…

Friendship Differences

Hi ladies 🤍💖

I’m a stay at home mum to 3 kids, and I have a friend who has a 9 month old. We don’t often talk parenting, and connected through this app more as just individuals outside of being mums. However as people do, as a parent I tend to align myself with other parents who believe the same things as I do when raising kids. We have recently started talking parenting and I’ve found out that since her baby was tiny she just sits him in front of the TV all day. I’m not against TV, my older children watch it, however I personally don’t think babies should watch it all day, it just doesn’t align with my parenting at all. Each to their own, however it’s made me want to distance our friendship as I feel like we aren’t as each others person as I thought we were. Do you think it’s wrong to do this? Is there a way I could approach distancing myself where she won’t feel like I’m judging her?

I’m doing mentally well for the first time in ages and I really only want to surround myself with people who are my sort of people ☺️

MIL and newborn

I came to see MIL cuddling and rocking to sleep my 5 week old son. I’ve been having a difficult time in my breastfeeding journey and trying to nurse him whenever possible as opposed to giving him bottles of formula. I feel my need for privacy and alone time with son is not being respected. She’s here to stay for an entire week under the guise of helping us while she secretly gets to hold my son and take over mommy duties and feed him formula. I’m low on sleep and really trying to tank it on my own with a half-present husband who did nothing but play video games after work and late into the night. He also doesn’t pick up after himself nor does he communicate boundaries properly with his mother. I told him clearly that I didn’t want people around at this time. He seems to not care and only wants to do what he wants to do. I’m considering ending breastfeeding and being a hands off parent. Like not caring about my son and walking out on them eventually. Thoughts? 💭

Separation Anxiety Help!!

My son hates when I leave to go to work. He starts crying to the point of choking unless I pick him up and hold him. Once hes up, he will whine and act like hes tired so I'm forced to spend more time with him. Today was really bad, almost an entire hour he did this. But as soon as I leave the house, hes completely fine, playing and acting normal. I know it's normal, but any advice to make it easier on the adults and my kid would be helpful!

Potty training (upairy?)

Starting to potty train my son, he’s always used pampers nappies and for potty training we’ve used Huggies potty training nappies so far he’s not understanding the fact that he’s wet. We’ve tried to be naked and outside and just wees on the floor doesn’t take any notice. Has anyone used upAiry? Are they good? Only just at the start of this whole journey, any tips would be highly appreciated thanks!