Mums worst nightmare

Took my 6 1/2 month old out for a walk in his pram ( we use the Bugaboo Dragonfly). It was just like any other walk but it took a turn for the worse on the return walk home. A young teenage girl was standing by a zebra crossing and naturally cars were stopping to let her go but she just didn’t move. As I approached I could see that she had Autism ( my nephew has the same and I noticed the behaviours). I stopped with the pram to tell her that it was a zebra crossing and what it meant and if she wasn’t ready to cross the road to take a step back ( several cars were shouting at her for wasting their time). Now here’s the thing: As I stopped I swore that I put the break on the pram. However, as I finished trying to explain to the girl I turned around to see the stroller with my LO rolling towards the road. I ran so fast but the pram came off the pavement and fell sideways onto the road. Praise the lord there was no oncoming traffic. I picked up the pram with baby still strapped in and put them on the pavement. Obviously distraught I checked him over ( he was a bit stunned but more so because he was asleep when it happened and when he opened his eyes he had loads of people checking in on him and me). However, no cuts, scrapes etc. I ran to my parents’ house (Dad has just retired from being a paramedic and Mum spent 25 years being the First Aider in a primary school). They looked him over and they said that he looked fine and was behaving normally. For reassurance I called 111 and the GP told me that it sounds like he’s fine ( GP heard him giggling whilst playing with the toys) but just to keep an eye on him for the next 24 hours.
I just have the absolute worse Mum guilt. My LO was smiling and playing before I could stop myself shaking and crying. My partner is saying that I’m stupid for stopping to check on that teenage girl and that I should have walked on. But now since becoming a Mum- I look at everyone as if they are someone’s baby and I just couldn’t just leave her. I’ll live with the guilt of this until I’m dead no doubt.

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I just need to vent.

Im scared of my nonverbal autistic son. He has been having behavioral issues for awhile. He's hit me, grabbed my head and headbutted me a few occasions. Hes much bigger and stronger than me at 11 years old. This has been addressed with the appropriate therapists. However his therapists and school teachers have brought up their concerns multiple times in regards to when he hits puberty and his aggressive behavior increases. Theyre worried for my safety and ive been asked to look into seeing about part time group homes in case it gets to a point where I can no longer care for him on my own. Im just devastated. The entirety of his childhood ive had to grapple with the knowing that our lives will never be normal, ill never do the normal things that other moms get to do with their sons. But something kept me going.. and that something I was holding on to was that my baby boy will live with me forever. That was what got me through these dark days. Now I don't have that. Im lost on how to cope. My biggest comfort was knowing I have so much time. Now I have even less time than parents of nuerotypical kids. My heart hurts. And this time I'm not sure if it will ever stop.

FIL still can’t spell name correctly

My FIL was sitting with my 3 year old and writing out all the family members names and when I came through I noticed he’s spelled my name incorrectly. The thing is I’ve been with his son for 16 years now, they’ve been living with us for 2 years, also my name is literally 4 letters long!

At this point I’m starting to feel blatantly disrespected. Like I’ve had 2 of his grandchildren and he can’t be bothered to learn the correct spelling of my first name!

Not quite sure how to deal with it as he’s now teaching my daughter the incorrect name.

How would you feel? Comment what you would suggest I do.

I have vocalized my distaste to my husband over the matter but I’m not sure he’ll say anything.

How are we all feeling?

My son is 6 weeks today and I think this week so far is the most difficult week we’ve had, although I have a feeling that may just become a weekly phrase from now on.

What’s funny is he’s had 2 really good nights of sleep this week but that may be purely because the days have been so rough. He’s struggling with spitting up after feeds at the minute, even when we keep him upright and seems to be showing hunger cues all the time and he hasn’t quite learned how to poo properly yet so we having constipation too. My washing machine has never seen so much action.

Just wondered how many weeks everyone’s at and what their experiences are? Just wanted to vent to other people in the same boat who get it. I feel like friends and family are sympathetic but they’re not living it.

Soo fed up

I swear ive got the most miserable baby ever all he does is scream, feed or sleep, its awful.
(Hes my 2nd baby)

My 1st was demanding but this is another level.

He literally screams all the time if I walk away from him for wee, to do anything, he wants you 1 on 1 all the time and it just isnt possible having a 2yr old aswell.

The occasions he isnt screaming are so few I rekon I could count on 1 hand, could even be no more than 3 occasions ive felt hes not been a misery.

I just would like some reassurance that there's people out there in the same boat and that this is going to pass?

Hes 10 weeks old but it doesn't seem to be improving at all, im starting to question if maybe he has an allergy or something im ebf but I cant think of any other reason why hes so angry all the time 😭

My child wants another sibling but I’m a single mom

My 3 year old today said he wants another sibling to play with and to tell them he loves them

And as a single mom it was quite sad to hear because I never thought he’d ever say it , it’s always been me and him since the day he was 3 months

His father comes and goes.

I don’t know how to feel I’m quite sad

I did tell him “we need someone good & he said let’s go shops and buy them” 😂

What has any other single mama done in this instant

He goes nursery 5 days a week and twice a week his with family as I’m working .

I even buy him the toys he wants or try to

Not being taken seriously

Hey there, just wanted to come on here quick. My boyfriend is just not stepping up at all. I’ve been noticing reduced movements with my baby and not feeling quite right within myself and questioning how my pregnancy is going. He keeps dismissing my concerns i had to go up to triage with my mum got a scan booked in to check on baby, if placenta is working correctly and blood flow. It really worries me how much he dismisses my concerns it very well doesn’t feel like he will be any support when i go into labour. I just am giving up on even speaking to him regarding our baby it does sadden me but i just don’t feel i have trust in him.