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this may come across in the wrong manner and if it does , apologies , i’m extremely frustrated and hurt , i have just found out that my sister is also pregnant (older sister) however i have not spoken to her in a couple years (on her terms , i have tried several times to contact her and have simply got no response) there was no argument to have caused the divide , she simply just cannot be bothered with me anymore , well my other older sister was very social with me in the beginning of my pregnancy and now that it’s out that my sister is also pregnant she’s not bothered with me , it’s extremely hurt me to the point where people on that side of the family who haven’t even commented on my announcement have made more of an effort with her than me , my heart is physically aching and i just needed to rant

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Vitamin squash

Hi I was just wondering what age people started to give there little ones squash… I have been told to maybe start to introduce this to help my little one get more fluids as she’s fussy but not sure when the right age would be… FTM worrying sorry 😂🙈

37 weeks pregnant and wondering if I’m being unreasonable 😔

My mum has been asking me for quite a while to come to Dublin from UK and stay with her around the time I have my baby. I was actually reluctant to come because I’ve always felt her house is far too cluttered. Every time I visit, I somehow end up trying to organise things, move things around and help her clean.

Eventually I agreed because she’s my mum, she really wanted me here, and I thought it would be nice to have her support when I have my baby.

Before coming, though, I made it clear that the bedroom I would be staying in needed to be properly decluttered and cleaned. I’m now 36 weeks pregnant and the room is still full of stacked suitcases, boxes, bags, clothes and stored belongings. It’s not just the bedroom either — there’s clutter throughout the house and areas that I don’t feel are properly clean.

I’ve tried explaining that I’m not expecting a show home. I just need a genuinely clean, hygienic and uncluttered environment to recover in and bring my newborn into. I want the stored belongings removed from the bedroom so the entire room can actually be deep cleaned underneath and behind everything, with clear floors and a safe, clean area for the baby’s cot.

What is upsetting me most is that she was the one who kept asking me to come and stay with her, despite me having concerns about the house from the beginning. I told her months ago what needed to be done, but whenever I bring it up now, I feel like she shuts me down or doesn’t understand how serious it is for me.
Unfortunately my lil brother is the more useless person as he doesn’t help at all! Even the stairs is dirty. Kitchen and living room cluttered!

What would you do? Would you insist that the room is completely cleared and deep cleaned before coming back with your newborn, or would you just arrange somewhere else to stay? And am I being unreasonable for being this upset about it?

Still not toilet trained

Is anyone else’s little still not toilet trained? He turned 4 at the beginning of this month and he’s just not getting it at all. He knows when he’s done a wee or poo but always tells us after not before.

We’ve tried absolutely everything, books, timers, training pants, no bottoms, rewards etc

He starts reception in just over a week and I am so stressed about it

I have 2 other children under 3 and I’m also 27 weeks pregnant with our 4th and final child and it’s just getting way too much to handle

I feel like everything else has clicked and runs smoothly like bedtime/naps/food etc he even had a completely smooth transition to no dummy’s at all and he sleeps fine all the way through at night in his own bed and everything

It’s literally just this one thing that seems to be impossible

Feeling lost

I’m 38 weeks and got broke up with yesterday, I feel utterly broken and I’ve already been struggling being really depressed throughout the entire pregnancy and now I am in the trenches and don’t know what to do. I have no friends and only my mum n dad and don’t drive, no access to do stuff by myself and I feel so utterly alone and don’t know what to do. He’s left me cause he says I’ve been verbally overwhelming and mean, I have been, I’ve been so sad and miserable and in so much pain I’ve got myself so frustrated with everyone and everything and now I feel I’ve ruined everything. I just need to vent and I need advice I don’t know what to do, I’m terrified and I have to do labour alone and the only person I want to hold me I can’t even cause he hates me. I am broken

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My 3 year old has just moved from nursery to starting pre school. He only did 2 days a week at nursery. Pre school is free 9-3 Monday to Friday term time. I work 3 days.

I feel guilty sending him 5 days, even though he loves it when he did settling in sessions. I would clean the house and get things done. Only 1 year until he starts school 5 days a week

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37 weeks pregnant and wondering if I’m being unreasonable 😔

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My 3 year old has just moved from nursery to starting pre school. He only did 2 days a week at nursery. Pre school is free 9-3 Monday to Friday term time. I work 3 days.