Getting back into work/education advice?

Has anyone got any advice or tips at all? I'm 29 and I've got two young daughters that are 2 and a half and 8 months.

My job and work history is a bit all over the place due to mental health, my dad dying nearly 4 years ago and having my girls. I didn't do very well at school because I absolutely hated it so my GCSE's were rubbish. After I left school I did childcare level 1 and 2 and passed both of them, got my first job at 18, had a massive panic attack, left after 5 weeks, got another job in another nursery and was there for 5 years when I moved away after meeting my partner during covid.

I've also worked in warehouses and I want to re train completely as I don't want to do childcare anymore. I've recently completed a level 2 health and social care online course at my local college but I'm stuck between this and wanting to become a midwife/maternity support worker.

I'm really stuck on next steps. My partner earns a decent wage and I'm at home with the Kids, we are also on UC. My eldest goes to nursery twice a week but my youngest is only 8 months and I don't want her going to nursery yet. Money is tight so I can't afford to pay for uni, plus I'm not clever enough so I feel stuck. Anyone been in a similar position?

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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.

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Looking for a mom bestie who actually texts back and doesn’t make it weird 😭 just easy convo, no awkward pauses, no overthinking replies like we can talk about life, kids, chaos, and random nonsense without it feeling like a job interview. Bonus if we can be funny and consistent 🫶 I want a real friend, not an off and on situation LOLL 😭

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. 😔

Oh, yeah, and OBSESSED with F.r.i.e.n.d.s.

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?? 🙏🏻

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

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?