Going back to School

Any moms here that went to school with a newborn? How was that experience? Is it manageable?

I plan on enrolling when baby is 3 months. I won’t be going back to work when baby arrives. I plan on taking 8 units to start.

I know it will be difficult but I do have a support system that will help with baby when I attend class and do course work.

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Firework rant

I’m genuinely so sick and fkn tired of bonfire night they srsly need to ban fireworks in residential areas, there are firework shows everywhere why tf don’t people just go to them. Idk how my toddler is going to sleep, my cat is absolutely terrified all for these tramps to look at gunpowder in the fkn sky

My art hobby

Staying home for the year with my baby. And in any free time. Which maybe equates to minutes a week I like to work on these ! Have so many if anyone wants to see more

Looking for childcare advice

My baby will turn 1 year in January, and I resume full-time work at 7 to 7(I will enquire about flexible working) if I can start from 8am since the childminder and nursery I have contacted starts at 7:30. My partner has flexible working already start at 10am but the downside is that he got a job very far where he has to leave early and drive. Basically, drop off and pick up,I have to be present. He works Monday to Thursday. My working days varies including both day shift and night shifts. Any advice or enlightenment is much welcome, I feel so lost, and my heart is breaking for my little one.

Partners

Is anyone else’s husband/boyfriend terrible at soothing the baby? I keep feeling like I need to let them work it out but at the same time I can see they are both having an awful time and it’s hard not to intervene. I hate seeing baby crying and he instantly stops when I grab him, but I also know I need to let my husband learn to deal with it so it is really hard to know what to do.

How do you make your life interesting?

Hi mamas, I'm a SAHM with a 20-mo old boy and find it mentally really hard. I'm naturally someone who needs quite a bit of mental stimulation and the repetitive days are just killing me. I go to playgroups and toddler activties 3-4 times a week but it somehow isn't enough for me. And I feel like I've lost the joy and spark I used to have pre-baby. I love him and he makes me smile every day but I'm also drained and feeling low and lonely and can't appreciate this time with him enough. Part of the problem is that we moved cities 6 months ago for my partner's job and I don't yet have any close friends and my family and old friends are far away. I just feel like my life insn't very interesting for myself at the moment.

If there's anyone who can relate or has gone through similar emotions, I'd love to hear any tricks, hacks, solutions, mental shifts you might have found to help. Thank you for reading ❤️

Struggling!

Hey Mummas, I hate to write this as I feel embarrassed that I’m struggling! But the last 2 nights have been horrific, with lots of restlessness and crying, even after a change, milk, cuddle and it’s the same through the day 😢.
Unless he’s on me and we’re stood up, he’s constantly chewing on everything, I just feel at a loss and as though I’m failing and I feel so lonely, my husband is amazing but it feels like he can carry on like normal but I feel broken.
Any tips/advice?