Childcare - more than 1 child

Im currently pregnant on my 2nd child. My first is almost 7 so is in full time school. How does everyone afford childcare costs! I dont get any help via Universal Credit. Family members unable to help as they work also.

Locally childcare is around £68 a day! Theres no way i can afford to pay that on my salary.

I have 9 months off before I need to return to work. Im seriously stressed!

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Private parts

I need advice/ help my 20month old is pulling his private parts out and playing with it. I’m in limbo on what to do here.

If/when your child’s grandparent watches them, do they actually do things with them?? Like do they try to feed them healthy, brush their teeth, comb their hair, go on walks or to the park and play games?

I got back last night from a little weekend getaway, it’s the longest I’ve ever been away from my kids. Friday-Monday. Anyways, my mil begged to keep the kids and I let her for 3 of the days, but when I got home my oldest told me they watched tv the whole time.. and ate a ton of junk food, like I kept asking well okay what did you do besides watch tv and they just kept saying nothing 🫠 on top of that my 5 year olds curly hair was matted. And I’m just so.. ugh I’m just so annoyed. I also had a plan for the kids so they didn’t have to go over there, I only let them because she asked, but if you’re a grandparent you shouldn’t insist on keeping the kids if you’re going to do jack sh*t the whole time. It sucks that I feel like I can’t trust any of my kids grandparents to actually care for them responsibly. My oldest said that she brushed my youngests teeth “because Mimi didn’t do it”🫠 never again

How do you find time for your shows or hobbies?

Ive only got one child (24 months) and my partner and I pretty much never get to watch or do anything we like. He is a very intense child...he also will not go to sleep before 9 so we either have to stay up really late to do any of our stuff (as my partner does) or just clean up, shower, and bed (like me...i need sleep way more then him)
We have toddler cartoons on like teletubbies sometimes at home but he loses his shit if we try and put on our TV or regular channels. He will go and get the remote and shove it at us and cry until we put his stuff on...
I feel he's ruling the roost a bit now....because I have pretty low tolerance for constant moaning and crying and struggle to constantly come up with new activities that he won't break or make a total mess with

DAYCARE FALL

got a call from daycare saying my boy had a decent fall & this is what you arrive to. what would you do?

What to feel your child with Hand foot and mouth

I'm on the verge of tears, I feel like I'm going insane.

She says she's hungry, I get her food she doesn't want it, I make something else, she doesn't want it. Is been a recurring cycle all day.

I have followed the advice to give her soft bland foods and cool food but I don't know what to do anymore... I've tried porridge, mash potato, eggs, ice pop, yoghurt, mashed banana, scrambled eggs.

Then she screams and cries for icecream.

I have given her medicine to help.

Please any advice would be appreciated if you have been through this. Please share good recommendation.

Should I leave him?

My husband and I got married last November. I recently discovered that he has a porn addiction, and he admitted to it himself. While I understand many men are addicted to this, he took it a step further and has been sexting other women for the past two years.
I told him I feel like our marriage is a lie and we should never have went through with the wedding, had I known I wasn’t the only female he had eyes for.
We’re both in therapy now and I’m trying my best to trust him again, but it’s so hard. We have a four month old boy and he is the love of my life. I just want us to be a happy family, but this feels like something I can’t get past.