I'VE HAD ENOUGH

I'm planning to leave my husband and go somewhere via train.

How do you travel alone with a 7-month old with the pram and all the bags? Any suggestions will really help.

I'm only used to riding the bus with a pram but how do you do it on a train? I believe there's no buggy area on a train? How about when I need to fold it because obv I can't have it open. I'm petite and I have the joolz aer2 and it's hard for me to have to take my baby, take the bags, fold it while carrying my baby, and then hop on a train?

Also how to wash/sterilise. Any advice will really help me. Thank you!

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UK summer holidays 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧

I’m making this out of pure curiosity and just for some extra ideas…

I watched a instagram video about how someone had budgeted £500 for this summer holidays and they don’t think it’ll be enough.
This is my first school holidays and I’m term time too so no childcare or holiday club costs and I have one child!

But I can’t fathom spending £500+ for 6 weeks of school break.

I get it if you like to do expensive zoos, days out etc. but so far this week I’ve spent about £22 on activities which was £8 at a local gymnastics center with trampolines, £8 for lunch (kids eat free in dunelm cafe), £3 spent on ice creams yesterday after our park/bug hunting/bike ride picnic and another £3 on ice creams today on the way to the stream for a picnic and to catch fish!

We’ve also been to a free splash pad with friends and have done some arts and crafts at home so far.

How much does everyone else plan to spend or has spent before?

Am i kidding myself that I’m not going to spend much? Should i of budgeted more!😂

I’m stressedddd!

My child has been in daycare/preschool for 5 years. Preschool has taught him letters, numbers, etc and I have also worked with him at home by practicing letters, numbers, shapes, all the good stuff. We read to him every night as well since birth. My kid doesn’t know how to read, and I have no idea how to teach him how to read. How are all of these parents starting kindergarten with kids that already know how to read???

Food

Baby is 11 months old. He completely refuses to eat any food unless it’s from a pouch. I’m constantly making homemade food for him, he’ll have a spoon full and refuse the rest, no matter how much we try he literally only eats food pouches.

Anyone else having this issue? I genuinely feel like such a terrible mum because nothing I’m doing is working

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?

Annoyed with work

I returned to work mid June and recently had a month review with my manager and HR. It was a positive meeting and no issues. But I’ve now read my letter following this and I’m really frustrated by a comment that’s been made. The day after this I was 5mins late in and admittedly I tend to be most days. But this is no fault of my own. I’m waking up at 5am to ensure I’m ready and sorted before the rest of the house, leaving at the right time to get my baby to nursery then onto work. Traffic is awful on the way no matter what time in the morning and I then have to park my car 15min walk from work. Anyone with a baby knows just how difficult getting out the door is even with bags packed the night before! Our nursery only has a few parking spaces so sometimes I have to wait for someone to leave. My baby still finds drop offs hard. I’m trying my absolute best to juggle all of this and be fully committed to my job, it’s absolutely exhausting. I’ve explained to work all of this (before the late comment was made) and I feel like I’m being shown no understanding. I’d get ticking off someone for being late if they haven’t got a valid reason but I have a baby! Honestly makes me question why am I doing this and why are parents treated so differently to any other employee

pls give advice

I’m 3 month’s postpartum and I feel like I’m losing my mind. My boyfriend and I broke up almost 2 months ago now because he was hanging out with other girls behind my back. I’m living with my mom and I am getting help here and there from her but I just feel so overwhelmed all the time no matter what I do. My baby won’t take my breast and only drinks out of bottles so if I’m constantly washing and pumping over and over again all day. I’m going back to school in two weeks. My babys dad hardly comes around to see her and I’m trying my best to coparent with him, but even talking to him makes me so angry. I just don’t know what to do anymore.