My son is 2 and a half - will not sleep independently (he did in the past) this evening it took 2 hours + to settle and I am finding it very challenging working full time / being a single mum. Aaron has always been high needs and not liked sleeping but this is the worst it has ever been. Feeling quite burnt out and also feel like I don’t ever get time to myself or to relax. Hoping someone can relate or has some advice to stay sane - thank you x
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My 2.5 year old son is the same way. He still breastfeeds and I can’t get him off! He still sleeps with me and still wake up during the night

Does he still nap?

My son turned 2 quite recently and I’m not sure if it’s a normal thing at this age but I’ve noticed bedtime is taking a lot longer all of a sudden! I’ve been trying to get him to do something like dancing or some sort of jumping game to burn any energy he’s got left just before bed. I think it’s helping abit 🤞🏼

I can relate my daughter isn't 2 till march but she used to sleep on her own in her cot but rite up till we got kicked out my partners parents place she refused to sleep in anything on her own be it travel cot or pram and we ended up on a hotel for a while and could only get her to sleep in the pram but once she woke up in the pram wed have to co sleep with her it has been a nitemare and now have our own place but she will fall asleep with me in the room but will constantly wake up till im in the room with her she wont wake up once im in the room with her I dont get any time to myself altho I have a partner he didnt do anything to help in the early stages to comfort her so she needs me constantly for comfort she see him as the playfull one but I dont get a break I feel completely burnt out and unable to break the cycle I did manage getting bk in our own bed for a while but were going backwards again
We found our baby is a baby girl this weekend.. I have been convinced she was a girl the entire pregnancy so it wasn’t a shock at all but just hearing it officially… of course I love her and I’m not evil, it’s just a lot to adjust and I am feeling really stressed and a bit sad really. I feel guilty that I’m not as excited as I should be and currently don’t want people to know because I’m not ready to be super happy about it yet.
I have always pictured my life with a son one day and, for very personal reasons and life experiences, I feel a lot of stress when thinking about protecting and raising a baby girl in this world which I’m sure people can relate…
I am worried about protecting her, I am worried about not feeling the same bond from her as a son, amongst a multitude of other things. I am not feeling excited to buy frilly dresses or go to dance classes and I know it will all settle and logically I won’t imagine life without her and I do love her, it’s just overwhelming me..
Any advice… 🌸

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Adding to all this penis talk lol
Don’t ask me how this came up but my husband was sharing his crazy patient surgery stories and randomly tells me about “the biggest penis he’s ever seen”. Reasonably I burst out laughing because those are words I never expected him to ever say 😅.
Anyways he goes on to tell me how before the surgery he meets with this patient, who goes on to tell him about STI’s and STD’s gotten due to his extensive sexual history.
My husband says when he was on the table it all clicked and he understood why this guy had so many girlfriends 😂🤣 he compared it to a footlong and is very clinical in general so I truly believe him.
All this to say I’m flabbergasted a penis that big even exists and I now need to know if anyone has had large penis run-ins with past partners?!
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My LO is 5weeks tomorrow and my lovely MIL has come round to look after her so I can have a nap now my husband has gone back to work, but I just can't sleep when I can hear her crying downstairs...
its like electric shocks going through my body!!
I've gone down twice to try to feed her to sleep but she keeps waking up 😭
Please tell me this isnt just me and also that it settles down over time as my god I need to sleep!!! 🙏🏻
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So my oldest is 2 and a bit and we are thinking of getting him a speech therapist because he is still hardly taking and me and his dad are doing the best we can we take 30 minutes when he wakes up before lunch and before bed to talk to him try get him to repeat but nothing and when I talk to my helf vister about it and him possibly being autistic or on the spectrum I get he’s just a boy or he’s only 2 but we have had our suspicions for a good bit know and the older he gets the more it ponts to it I just feel like am not getting listened to and I want to help my son the best way I can and I just feel like am failing him by not knowing what to do

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Hi mamas!!
I’m currently looking for cars as i go back to work in a few months.
I don’t want a huge car as i hate driving them but want a decent sized one to be able to fit all my baby’s things - ie car seat with isofix and pram.
I only have 1 child but need something reliable.
Could you give me any suggestions? x

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Curious to know…
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