Full time nanny

Hi all! for those who has a full time nanny or is a nanny, once you find your match on childcare.co.uk do you usually have a contract?

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I’ve been married for almost 2 years just had my first kid May 22. My Husband has an almost 9 year-old son. The mother just asked can he live with us because she lives in a hotel of course I’m not gonna say no because I love My Husband but at the same time it’s really not what I want rn. A part of me feels bad for feeling this way, I’ve worked so hard to build my life a certain way to now be adjusting to so many things, I never signed up for. As a Gemini, I feel certain ways about this simultaneously me and My Husband get into because sometimes I guess he can feel how I’m feelin, I’m not someone who can hide their feelings.

Am I right or am I wrong?

Children playing safely at the soft play is the responsibility of yes the parents but also the members of staff?

I had a horrible experience yesterday where my 11mo wasn’t safe due to how some older children were playing (in the toddler area I might add) and after complaining they have come back and said it wasn’t their responsibility to fix.

Would you be mad? If so, what would you do/say?

Maybe it's just my pregnancy hormones that's making me so sensitive, but I'm really upset.

My husband's friend lives with us (long story) and tonight I cooked fish curry.

I made it in a rush because my husband was on the way home and I was also extremely exhausted from the kids and cleaning a ton.

Anywho, when we were eating dinner he kept smelling it before even tasting it, then a few minutes pass by he finally tried it and had the audacity to tell me to my face that it wasnt tasty and he will only eat tasty food.

He didnt eat anymore after that.

He told me last time I made it, it was really tasty and the gravy was thick, but this time it was watery and it wasn't tasty.

Maybe its a stupid thing to be upset about, but I love cooking/baking so much plus I am pregnant and super emotional. My love language is cooking for my husband and family. So it really hurt that he told me that....

He made dinner last night and it wasn't good, but I still ate it and didnt say a word because I am respectful and didnt want to hurt his feelings.

9 month on solids

Need some advise please!

My baby has just turned 9 months. He’s always loved his food from the start and never really refused anything I’ve given him. I’ve never done the baby led weaning because I was always so scared and didn’t really understand it. So from the start I’ve been feeding him with a spoon. The last month or so I’ve been really trying him with finger foods like fritters/banana pancakes etc but he ends up just playing with them..chewing some and spitting it out, or even gagging so much that hes sick and throws everything up. I feel like he’s progressing really slowly with his food, but at the same time when I give him smoother food and I’m feeding him I can tell he’s getting frustrated because he doesn’t want to be fed with the spoon, he wants to do it himself, Which I do often let him do, but just uses the spoon as a play toy, so I do have to keep taking it off him to refill it. I’m feeling guilty, thinking maybe I should have done baby led weaning, I know he will get it eventually but I don’t want him to fall behind.

Please some advise would be appreciated 💜

Basically a single mum needing help

So my partner/BD over the past 6 months or so has been a complete arsehole, I’ve got 2 kids to him and my 2nd baby is 4 months old but since I was last pregnant, he’s changed into a massive dick, anyway at the moment he’s been a massive arsehole like usual and I think we’re coming to the end of our relationship and luckily I don’t live with him and I have my own place but he’s not coming to mine this week and my family are busy all week or on holiday and I’ve got no friends since I had kids, my point is I can’t tidy up properly and every time I try to my baby cries as he’s very needy which I love him for but it’s tricky at times luckily my toddlers at nursery 4 days a week but even then it’s difficult when it’s just me n baby I haven’t been able to do a full house tidy in ages and I like to put my music on but I’m just finding things so difficult as I have to keep stopping 10 minutes or so and I’ve only got between 9:30am to 3pm Monday to Thursday to do anything other than that I don’t have any time especially on an evening I’m so exhausted once the kids are in bed.

If you’re a single mum with 1 or more kids how do you cope especially up keeping your home?

Potty training mums are you a Carry Potty fan or a foldable toilet seat fan when out in public with your toddlers?

I bought a foldable seat but having used it with her recently, it was so much faffing about & I'm wondering if I should return it & get a carry potty instead 😬...

Also, how are you using your carry potty in public? Do you put it on the gross public toilet floors or just find a quiet corner somewhere? 👀