Was this a reasonable reaction ?

I have the most lovely mother in law and we’ve always had positive experiences with one another. The other day I went over to her house around 8pm and I wanted to put LO to bed while we watched the football match. While I was doing this I was struggling abit my methods wasn’t working and I guess the different environment and chatter wasn’t helping her fall asleep. My mother in law kept repeating “she’s not tired she doesn’t wanna sleep” not in a bad way but it made me feel quite overwhelmed bc I knew what my baby needed and yes she was tired just couldn’t get to sleep. BEFORE this she was also making comments about my LO being hot and uncomfortable and I should change her out of her dress into something comfy (which I had already known and was in the process of doing)

The combination of repeatedly being told what to do and my baby being fussy was getting to me a little so I was getting very frustrated but out of respect I said nothing to her. My husband walked in and she immediately started telling him “the baby doesn’t want to sleep “. This pissed me off a lot and my husband couldn’t pick up on it until I discreetly told him to come outside and I explained my frustration and thankfully he understood so well (considering it was the first negative interaction I’ve had with his mum) and afterwards told his mum I’ve got it and to just let me be which I respected so much.

I’m wondering if I overreacted ?

in our community

Wait..I'm not alone ?!

Are we all dealing with the same nonsense?! Why aren't people talking about how common this is?! I honestly thought I was alone and everyone else was just lucky to have him help. LOL these men folk I swear 😭😭😭
My situation is crazy like I can't believe it's real life.... This guy turned me into a FT SAHM...he goes to work (thankful, don't get me wrong) to a job I got him into........and then decides to go out after work EVERY NIGHT...while I'm home 24/7 with our kids. Losing. My. Mind.
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Weaning

Is it too soon to be thinking about it?

I was thinking of getting some spoons for my 4 month old to play with so he gets used to them, am I being silly?

Just wanted to add I’m not planning on actually starting the food until he’s 6 months ☺️

Exhausted

I am so exhausted from constantly being told by my partner that im lazy, I dont do enough, that I dont appreciate him enough blah blah blah. I am the one who has looked after our baby boy from the day he was born doing everything. I did everything during his nicu stay with no help or support from my partner. We were in nicu for a month and I can probably count on one hand how many times he came and saw our son in nicu. I am the one who does everything for our son, does all the night feeds, bath, keeping him entertained etc etc. Yet im apparently lazy because some days i can't even empty the bin as baby boy wont let me have a second. Im lazy because im exhausted after being up all hours looking after our son. Im lazy because ive gained weight and im currently not prioritising loosing it right now, oh and I also have a auto immune disease which does help with my weight either. But anyway... all I get is negative things from him

DO YOUR TODDLERS EAT THE WHOLE EGG?

Hi moms 😊

Do you offer your little ones the whole egg, just the yolk, or just the egg white?

My 15-month-old has recently started showing interest in eggs, and today he ate a whole boiled egg (cut into small pieces). I'm so happy because he never liked eggs before. When he was younger, he vomited after trying them twice, so I stopped offering them for a while.

I think seeing me eat eggs every morning may have helped (I eat 5 boiled eggs every morning 😂). Now he's suddenly interested and seems to enjoy them.

For those with toddlers around this age, do you serve the whole egg or only certain parts? How often do your little ones eat eggs?

How do you prepare eggs for your toddlers? Any yummy toddler-friendly egg recipes or tricks that make them enjoy eggs even more?

Thank you! ❤️

Toddler and baby

Is anyone else really struggling with a toddler and baby?

I can't believe how difficult it is some days, I'm really trying my best to regulate my own emotions so I can help my toddler but I honestly just couldn't today - I was totally stretched thin and just lost it.

I don't shout at my kids ever but I had to take myself away to another room and throw things on the floor in frustration, I was just so angry.

My toddler (3) was just having a day where he wouldn't listen to a single word I said. Generally he's a good child but now he's 3 he's suddenly a lot more testing and likes to ignore me.

He came into the house after playing in the garden with a mouthful of sand from his sandpit. I told him he can't eat sand and he'll get a sore tummy. But he just laughed and started grinding the sand between his teeth 🥲👍🏻
He went back out to play and did the same thing again, came inside deliberately to show me that he bad eaten sand again, so I closed the door and told him he couldn't go out to play in the sand if he was going to eat it. This triggered a massive meltdown and be screamed and cried. There's probably been 3 or 4 tantrums like that today.

Even small things like he'll take his little sisters dummy and put it in his mouth. I've told him countless times that he can't have her dummy, I've explained that we need to keep her dummy clean and if he wants something to chew/to put in his mouth he can have an icey pole or a drink, etc. (He never had a dummy as a baby so it's just a novelty for him)
But this triggered a tantrum too. Its just constant.

And my baby just turned 3 months and has just had her 2nd round of jabs. Since then she's been incredibly difficult to settle and her tummy has been extra windy, which the nurse says is normal for up to 2 weeks after the jabs, but it's been a week and I'm over it. She just doesn't settle unless you're actively walking around holding her, it's impossible to get anything done.

Ah sorry for the venting I just feel so overwhelmed these days and I'm struggling to keep myself calm and end up just feelings so burnt out by bedtime, but I never get to actually switch off as baby is so unsettled all through the evening and all night.

Feel like I’m drowning

I work full time as an accountant and I have a 3 year old. Lately I feel like everything is overwhelming and work can be mentally draining at times. I literally don’t have time to cook proper nutritious meals or have any time for myself in between work, doing nursery pick and drop offs and we have just moved house. I spoke with a GP to explain how I’m feeling etc and they said they would sign me off work for a week or two if I feel I need that. Now of course it would be great to have some time off work to decompress and recharge but I don’t really want my team wondering ‘oh what’s wrong with her and is she not capable of handling the job etc’. I really don’t know how people manage multiple children as I only have the one child but I really am struggling at the moment. Just wondering how everyone else is coping.