Toys/Wake Windows

Any recommendations for toys/things to do during wake windows for 11 week old. Feeling like I’m not doing enough with what we have already thank you!☺️

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Complete mental breakdown

I'm a 30 year old ftm and took my little one (whos 17 weeks) out today as I needed to do some shopping. He'd been a bit fussy this morning but seemed to calm down before I took him. He was quiet while I went to a few shops then I decided to stop for lunch as I hadn't eaten today. I literally only said to the little one are you okay youve been a bit quiet then he erupted into a full-blown meltdown screaming even when I tried feeding, winding and rocking. Loads of people commented on it and I was just so embarrassed I'd only taken one bite out of my food and instantly left whilst bursting into tears and couldnt stop crying. It took a good nearly two hours to settle him meaning i couldnt go back out to pick up my partner. For context I've been feeling very anxious about going out with the little one unless it's a necessity and so haven't really been going out much. Ive also been really struggling feeling low and overwhelmed. Ive asked my partner to help more by taking baby for an hour in the morning and evening after he works but he just sits on his phone and has to be told to take the child when i need to go to the toilet or cook etc. He also got very annoyed when i called him out on it and today when I've asked him to make his own way home from work has essentially made me feel worse.

Im just hoping someone has some advice or something as i feel like today's breakdown has been slowing looming these past few weeks

Fucking teething..

My 4m daughter is teething..I have gel, granuels and calpol. She’s constantly munching on her hand as she’s in pain and shoves her hand so far in she spits up. I’ve got her teether toys but she has a small mouth, sounds weird I know.. but she won’t take to them where they’re big. Any suggestions if anyone has had this issue?

Christmas ideas please

Baby will be almost 8 months at Christmas,struggling what to get for Christmas as he needs toys now for 6m+ as his baby toys don’t seem to be entertaining him enough.

What toys can I get to put him on till Christmas and what can I get for Christmas?

Toddler going to nursery and a newborn

Who else has a toddler and a newborn?

We pulled our toddler out of nursery for a couple of weeks she goes 3 days a week normally. They had a case of HFM and we had just brought our newborn home so thought we will keep her out.

It’s been two weeks and they are still getting cases of hand foot and mouth but my daughter is so out of routine and I can tell she wants to get back to nursery and get back to her usual activities.

I feel like I will just constantly have this anxiety of bugs throughout winter and feel like keeping her out isn’t going to help the situation.

Anyone got any advice dealing with this?

Potty Training

I am in the process of potty training my 3 year old and I am STRUGGLING. I have no issues getting him to use the toilet in the morning, it’s getting him to use it throughout the day. Any tips/tricks😩

He left us

I can’t be their dad. I’m just lost and confused. Last week we were craving pumpkins and decorating Halloween cookies, and before bed he kissed my head and told me how much fun he had and thanked me for giving him such a wonderful family. Two days later he’s telling me get the kids, pack our stuff, and leave. I was given one hour. He called the day after that and told me to come get the rest of my stuff, and when I got there he said I couldn’t take any of it actually, except the Christmas gift I spent $1k on for him, smashed to bits in the driveway. Today he told me he doesn’t want the kids for our agreed upon visitation. He told me he doesn’t need anyone and life is better alone.

I’ve been really worried about his mental state, so I called my friend to talk to her husband, his best friend, and he told me my husband told him they’re not friends anymore and made him come collect his things out of our garage (project cars and motorcycles and stuff). Said he didn’t know what was going on either but he didn’t want to talk to him about it because he suspects my husband has been drinking again. I did see a beer can in the kitchen the day before all this happened, but he said his other friend left it when he stopped by and I didn’t question it.

My friend is so confused and keeps saying how unhinged he’s being, because she’s newer to the group and didn’t know my husband when we were all in high school together and he had an alcohol problem. She just wants to hang out and have things back to normal.

Personally, after this week, I don’t even think I love him anymore. I’ve never had someone be so mean to me in my life…