First Christmas as a Mummy!

I’m wanting to start buying Christmas presents for my first child (14 weeks, will be around 7.5 months at Christmas), so I’m not spending out loads at once. But I’ve no idea what to get him, as he hasn’t started having interest in anything particular yet and I don’t want to buy things just for the sake of buying. Does anyone have any suggestions please?? 🙏🏻

in our community

Working from home.

I am a single mum on universal credit, I don’t have any help from my child’s father. I’m thinking of going part time & working 2 days from home. I don’t have any family or friends that can look after my baby & no I don’t trust nurseries in the UK after the horror stories I heard but in general I just don’t feel comfortable leaving my baby with a stranger. I don’t want to hear any rude comments or any not supportive ones as it’s already hard doing it alone as a single mother. Only a single mother would understand that we have to deal with everything all at once, the money side of it too.

Do any other single mums work from home & how do you manage your day with baby around. If I had the choice I wouldn’t go back to work as managing a baby alone & a home & everything else is already stressful but we single mums have no choice but to make money 😭 UC pay doesn’t cover everything.

Job

I'm a first time, stay at home mom and am looking for a work from home job that is free to start, does anybody know of anything?

Lonely, Lonely, Lonely.

I am a mom of 3.
5, 10, and 23 years old.
I quit my teaching job of 15 years to open a cozy lil coffee shop- taking longer than expected. So, I am home 24 7- and, my husband works 18 hour days. I have some good friends, but they all work, and busy on weekends. My heart just needs a human to connect with- through the week especially.😔 Personality-wise part holy, part hood. I'm a conservative and big into health & fitness. I love makeup and I'm definitely a lil extra. However, my biggest pet peeve is people who act fake. 😄
Anyway, just bored and sad lately. 😔

Feeling so alone

Hi! Just want to vent a little. I am an immigrant in the US (CA) and it is just me and my husband. I have a really hard time making friends and I also do a lonely job so it is already hard to meet people in person. I have a couple of acquaintances that I chat with but nothing more, they live all far away or have different lives. My best friend of 20 years (who lives on the other side of the world now but we always made do) abandoned me when I gave birth and texted me 4 times in 18 months. I think it is because she is childless and sterilized by choice and thinks I judge her? I tried to say there is no way I judge her at all, but we just grew apart. I am also having a rough patch with my husband started when we had the baby because he struggles to reconcile life with a toddler with what he want out of life and he struggles to accept that this is a season of life where we need to limit ourselves sometimes. He is the only person I talk to, if we don’t count the cashiers at stores. I have virtually no friends. Nobody I can open up to. My mom and sister are on the other side of the world. I talk to them but I limit myself because there is no point in worrying them when there is nothing they can do. I also have another baby on the way. I SO long for someone who loves me to sit by me on the sofa and just tell me about their day, drink a tea or just tell me that it is true, what I am doing it’s hard, and that I am not alone. Someone to pop by just to see me. I want my mom and hugs. Alas, I am alone. And I am so sad. I feel I will always be alone. It has been 8 years now.

Cheated on during pregnancy

Advice on how to deal with / navigate being cheated on during pregnancy please?
Already have a little one together & don’t really want to make any dramatic changes so heavily pregnant

WFH JOBS ?!?

Anyone know any work from home jobs that are hiring??… I’ve literally applied everywhere but they take their time to reach back out to you drives me crazy 😮‍💨🤦🏾‍♀️