Height

Is anyone else's child a little shorter for their age? It's something I noticed. Like one day after I dropped him off at school, I noticed he was the smallest amongst his friends. He eats, lol. Idk sometimes, I worry. His doctor said he just hasn't had his growth spurt yet. Just random venting I guess.

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6-8 weeks old crisis 😭

Help I’m honestly going crazy. Baby boy was getting 3-4 hour stretches at night until a few days ago where he started getting so much fussier, cluster feeding all night and only doing 2 hour stretches WITHOUT nay naps in the evening also. I’m going insane. Please tell me it gets a bit better again

I’ve given up being anonymous 😂

Hi mums, I’m really looking for some advice because I’m feeling angry and hurt.

I’m a first-time mum and my son is still very young. Over the past few months, things with my mother-in-law have become increasingly difficult. There have been hurtful comments towards me, criticism about my parenting, and issues with boundaries.

There was also an incident where my son was unwell and struggling with feeding. Instead of asking how he was or showing concern, we felt accused of lying or exaggerating the situation and keeping her away from him. That really hurt, especially as we were already worried and trying to do what was best for our baby.

My partner and I decided to take some space because the situation was affecting us as a family. I recently reached out to her myself because I genuinely wanted to try and talk things through calmly. I suggested meeting for a walk and having an honest conversation, but she ignored my message and instead called my partner while he was at work.

When he didn’t answer, she told him that if he didn’t answer, “this whole situation was going to get a whole lot worse” and that she had spoken to people who said she had a “high chance of winning.”

The thing that has really upset me is that she has previously told both me and my partner that she would take our son away from us. Hearing words like “winning” and “fighting for my grandson” has made me feel like my child is being used as a threat or a way to pressure us.

I completely understand that grandparents love their grandchildren and want to be involved, but I don’t believe a child should ever be used as leverage in adult disagreements. My partner and I just want a respectful relationship where boundaries are listened to.

At this point, I honestly feel like I don’t even want a relationship with her anymore. I feel like too much has been said and done, and I’m struggling to see how we move forward after feeling like my child has been used against us. Part of me feels like no contact is the only way I can protect my peace and focus on my little family.

Has anyone experienced anything similar with a family member? How did you handle it when someone brought your child into conflict or threatened to take them away? I’m just looking for advice and support because this has been really stressful.❤️

14 month sleep regression?!

My boy has always been a terrible sleeper and ever never really noticed a sleep regression with how bad his sleep is anyway but my lord he’s up every 10-15 mins and by 12-3am he won’t go back Off at all he’s literally getting 1-2 hours a night or constant broken sleep and fighting is this normal? Any tips?

Nighttime feeds/diaper change

Hi mamas! How are we doing the nighttime feeds and diaper changes with a 3 year old that sleeps in the same room? My newborn makes a lot of noise during the diaper change and will always wake rhe 3 year old...I'm super exhausted now and its only been 5 weeks! Any tips and tricks??

New born bath

I know we definitely won’t give a bath right away, what is the recommended time to give baby an actual bath(instead of sponge bath)

Nursery Bug Survival Kit 🤧

My daughter is heading off to nursery in the next couple of weeks, so naturally I’m already stocking up on Calpol and Nurofen in preparation for the inevitable 18 month long cycle of back-to-back nursery bugs 😂

Am I missing anything from my shopping basket that I should have ready for her? What are your nursery sick day essentials?

And what about for me? As I know I'll get second hand whatever she brings home! I’m still breastfeeding, so I can’t have decongestants, which rules out my go to Lemsip😭 I’ve been stocking up on ginger shots instead, but I’m sure there must be some other BF-friendly remedies I’m missing.

What are your go to remedies for surviving the inevitable nursery bugs while breastfeeding? 🤧