me and husband argued in front of our daughter

My daughter is now 3.5 years old and me and my husband got on each others nerves today was just a stressful day as we’ve got 3 kids under 5 so it’s full on plus with the newborn it’s intense. So we argued a few times today and it all started quite petty about cleaning. My husband basically was mopping the kitchen floor and told me that it’s not his job anyway he’s just helping me out. I’m exclusively breast feeding and have been through some hard times recently so I just ended up boiling over like a kettle. Feel so awful that we argued in front of our daughter as she kept telling her daddy to stop talking mean and to say sorry because he’s being naughty to mummy I feel so terrible like I’m an awful mum now 😢 just want some encouraging words from anyone. I feel so bad

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Should the childs father buy clothes if he rarely has the child overnight?

My ex has asked for reduced time rather than long weekends in shorter hald terms and 2 weeks at sumner holidays and 1 week easter and 4 nights at christmas, he has asker for 4 nights twice a year in summer holidays so like 4 nights beginning of and 4 nights the middle or end only. He asked to otherwise see them 10 until 4 every 2 weeks on a saturday for the day. He pays £100 a week for child maintenance altogether for 3 kids. He earns 90k a year and lives rent free. He buys nothing in terms of clothes, school uniforms, shoes, a coat, a school trip etc nothing as he says i should buy everything with the maintenance the 30 odd quid a child a week. They all have additional needs and costs too. They go to 3 different schools due to their needs not being able to be in the same schools. He also expects that on his saturdays i provide packed lunch and drinks and snacks and he gets them after brrakfast being 10am and brings them back before dinner at home. He does no occassions either. School uniforms for september alone cost over £900 activities like football and swimming for 3 kids comes at £200 per month and school dinners is hundreds too. Is it too much to ask he buys a few outfits for them each a couple of times a year ? Contributes to school uniforms n buys his kids something at christmas?

Moving with boyfriend and his son. His son annoys me so much when it comes to food. How do you handle your stepchild or child eating habits? (He’s 13)

Ex. I made chiptole at home, literally every side dish you can think of to put in your burrito. He literally ate 90% of the meat, lettuce and cheese - that’s it. Opens up chips that I would bring over, rips the sides off. Today I found out he opened up literally 5 packs of pancakes just to take 1-2 out of each(their 3 packs) instead of finishing up the pack from before.

Interest in solids

Anybody's baby has started showing a lot of interest in solids? My husband wants to let her lick or have some of his food, I don't think that's a good idea but welcome to hear some thoughts and comments. Thanks

FTM traveling with 4 month old

Hey Mamas,

Any tips for me as I travel on a 3.5 hour flight with my 4 month old?

The items to pack, the feeding, everything...

Resenting husband

My LO is 10 weeks old and I’ve really started to resent my husband and how he can just switch off and isn’t our baby’s 24/7 carer. It’s really affecting our relationship and I wondered if any other mums feel the same?

For context, I’ve really struggled adjusting to this new phase of life and had loads of hobbies before baby came along. I love her to pieces and wouldn’t trade this for the world, but I feel like my life is on hold and my husband can just get on with his. An example is that he’s organising (voluntarily) this local community event and it’s taking a lot of his time. As a breastfeeding mum I’d never be able to have the time to do any of that, let alone be away from my baby for long periods of time. He’s been able to continue doing what he enjoys.

We also only just established breastfeeding as we had some issues for the first 6 weeks and needed to bottle feed.

Don’t get me wrong he’s a great dad and is keen to give me lots of time to myself, and he also does most of the night shifts so I can get extra sleep. I just feel that I do most of the mental load and caring for our daughter, but that’s just how it is!

Weaning

Our baby girl is now 5 months old and I wanted to know what are the signs that she should be wanting to start on solid food ( weaning).