Teething qu…

So my LO seems to be teething - constantly dribbling and biting his hands, crying etc. But he seems to have a tooth coming through on the side (white bit in pic on his bottom right gum) but I thought it was always front teeth first? Now I’m worrying it’s something else?

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pissed at partner

we have a one month almost 2 month old now and honestly, I am super pissed and I hate my partner. He sleeps at night and doesn't help at all with her and even during the day he hasn't the most helpful either me doing all the cleaning of the bottles and the pump parts and dealing with both of our kids right now I'm just trying to get her to go to sleep and he's laying in bed snoring i want to yell at him to get out he's just making me really mad and I hate being around him. I just have my six week check. All he wants to do is have sex and I don't want anything to do with that. i've tried talking to him but he's just not understanding.

Am I being difficult?

My 3yo goes to my in laws house once a week. I back a bag with his snacks, toys, clothes and PJs. They pick him up early morning, spends all day there the comes back bathed and ready for bed. My MIL keeps his clothes and I keep reminding them to return it. Once I ran out of vests and underwear because they were all there. I buy good quality clothes, vests and underwear. Before I could buy extra because I was working but now I'm on maternity leave. I just want his clothes back.

How much is your baby actually eating?

My little boy is 8.5 months and is mostly on 3 meals a day unless we’re out and about, I give mainly finger foods with a little bit of a puree at dinner then spoon fed yoghurt. He’ll eat puree fine although still makes some rather funny facial expressions and can still gag a lot at new flavours. Anything baby snack food like melty puffs or wafers etc he’ll eat fine, however anything else that I’ll cook and give him he’ll bite off chew then instead of swallowing it he pushes it to the front of his mouth and spits it back out? So basically his whole meal I give him is now munched up bits all in his bib😂 wondering if anyone else’s baby is the same? as my 3 year old at this age was completely different and eating food really well. I know you shouldn’t compare but finding it strange he can’t seem to swallow food that’s a bit firmer and doesn’t just “melt”

Slowly losing my marriage

For context my husband and I have been together total for 9 years married for almost 2 & we have a 15 month old. He’s made me to be a sahm which I’m 10000% very grateful for. With that being said we are bumping heads constantly lately & not seeing eye to eye. I’m upset because I don’t get help with some housework I can ask him for one thing & it’s the end of the world & I’m asking for too much or I’m nagging or even help with the child. I’ll ask nicely atleast twice before I express anger about no help then that’s when he wants to finally get up & help. There’s mentions of I take him away from his hobbies (friends, gaming, basketball) when that is literally not true. For example he wanted to play basketball yesterday but he complained it was too hot but then once were heated in an argument he claims I never let him go play. I’ve never once kept him from enjoying his hobbies so idk why he feels attacked in that aspect. He constantly wonders why I don’t like intimacy or being touched when he tries I tell him “I’m tapped out by the end of the day with our kid being clingy & on my hip ALL day” to which he states “love from your husband is supposed to be different” which he’s right I give him that but I just don’t want to be touched I need a breath of fresh air, a moment where I’m not being touched. There’s been conversations about how each of us doesn’t feel appreciated enough. Has anyone else experienced this? Do I just apologize for being a bitch? Do I just swallow the fact that I’m doing everything alone? I mean in all seriousness I didn’t sign up to be a single married mother but that’s what it feels like.

Online safety, sharing kids pics and AI manipulation

Just sharing this video with helpful tips as I know it can a controversial topic but I think it's so important to be aware and informed on the dangers of AI and posting our children so that we can make the right precautions to protect our children 🤍

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdwKecnIu0&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D&ra=m

Why do we force this so much?

I’m a big believer that a lot of childcare advice is just corporate society getting women back into work. Get them sleeping in their own room at six months, nursery makes them sociable, they need to learn to be independent, blah blah blah.

Am back at work now and my little girl hates nursery. She hates it. She screams when I leave, doesn’t eat, refuses milk, doesn’t nap, and leaps into my arms when I pick her up sobbing.

And what’s everyone’s response? “She’ll be fine.”

No! She’s not “fine”. I’m not “fine”. None of this is “fine”!

Why are we pretending it’s normal for strangers on minimum wage to raise our kids? Why do we criticise working mothers for not working enough and also not being enough of a Mum?

Oh you haven’t potty trained them yet? Oh they’re still in a pushchair?

She’s not even one?! Why would she be walking and going toilet??? Is she supposed to be working too like a good little cog?

WTAF are we doing here?