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Complaining about my husband.

My husband came back from work yesterday morning and said he was going to sleep. I assumed he was aware I was going to have breakfast, so I left our little one in the bedroom. Unfortunately, I didn't hear our baby crying, and my husband came to the kitchen, telling me it wasn't fair to him. I was shocked and angry. ...

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Am I right to be annoyed

My husband just rang me at asked if it's ok for him to go to Australia for a week with his mum as his mum's aunt who had dementia and he hasn't met or seen any of the family in the last 10 years to leave me behind to care for my autistic son who is having hell at school at the minute and next week police are getting...

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Relationship troubles

Anyone else having relationship issues with their partner? I gave birth abroad (to be with my family) and my husband was with me for the birth and 3 weeks after, and I’ve just come back after 7 weeks alone with my family. We’re having a very hard time together and things are tense and awful between us (and my mother...

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Does anyone else just feel completely disgusted and annoyed by their partner, now that you're pregnant?

I feel so guilty, but mostly since the start of this week (week 7 for me), I've just wanted nothing to do with my fiancé most of the time. He's so sweet and attentive and keeps asking me what he can do to help, but I often feel like I have to bite my tongue from angrily telling him to just leave me alone. Like all I...

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I have work at both the houses. Just venting!

My parents in law decided to visit London at the time when I was planning to go back to India for my delivery. My mother in law has severe level of OCD, so I had to clean the house to a great extent before leaving to India. I reached mother's home guess what my mother's house is a mess. Dirty as shit. Our maid just ...

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Advice… am I over reacting?

My 18 month old has started to give me kisses. When my mum looks after him I didn’t think about him trying to give anyone else a kiss. I was on holiday with my family and he went to kiss my mum and she kissed him back on the mouth. I’ve very openly said from when he was born that I don’t feel comfortable with anyone...

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Buying clothes, not baby related

How would you feel if your husband didn’t like the clothes you choose to wear and kept buying you the ones he thinks right and get angry when you don’t like it? He says I need to be proud of my body and show it off, and I just don’t like it and don’t like to be told what to wear. I know it sounds stupid, but what w...

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Newborn Anxiety

Looking for reassurance that I’m not completely overreacting? Our newborn is 5 weeks old and I’m so ridiculously anxious about other people holding her/being around her, especially family. I’ve had to come out of the house for an hour whilst my MIL is visiting as I’m so anxious about her holding her and generally ...

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Introducing Baby

Hi all, I'm due to be induced on Monday. I have two cats, and we have recently gone through a lot of changes in our home. We had a third cat (Maine coon) who had kittens and just as her final baby was rehoused, she passed away. This has had a large impact on the other twos behaviour - they are a lot more cuddly and ...

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Mother-in-law always on her phone

We leave our LO with my mother-in-law 2 days a week while we work and I’m so grateful for the help. I’ve notice, however, that she’s on her phone a considerable bit. Just scrolling and my LO is trying to get her attention at times but she seems more interested in the phone. When we’re home with our son we try to...

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Boy or girl?

12 week scan let me know what you guys think 🤔

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House is a mess

Anyone else’s house a mess?😂 I am a clean freak but since baby has come along there are clothes everywhere!! I simply cannot keep up with the washing and our house is small so washing machine is in the kitchen and there is constantly a load in the baskets in front of it waiting to go on. Stresses me out so much. Im…

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What's everyone's plans on Christmas day

Most of us that will have a baby by Christmas day what are your plans if you have any? I currently live with my partner and his parents so obviously will be expected to spend the day with them and having a newborn I'm not even sure what I'm doing yet....I'd like to see my family too but I don't want to be having to...

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MIL Issues

How do you guys deal with MIL issues? My husband and I just went no contact and it’s not going well on her end. She’s done so many crazy disrespectful things to myself and my husband, I don’t want her around my child. Doesn’t respect boundaries, says nasty awful things about us to other family, and many other thin...

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Aversions!

Has anyone else developed real aversions to random things?? At the moment I really can't stand the carpet in my living room - I've washed it around 5 times and it still *feels* like it's a dirty, bacteria ridden thing in my house that I want to rip out! Or am I just extremely strange right now?? Side note: I'm als...

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Cat

Did anyone took cat when having small baby? I wanted cat for a long time And now that I am all the time home we thinking to get one but as well after I return to work I have mostly work from home. Our baby is 6 months now and we are thinking if is a good idea ?🤔 Wa want to get Ragdoll.

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How to bring back the spark

Recently my and my partner just have no love and affection. He has tried but Iv been so busy with the kids and work I think iv just pushed him away. What things can I do to show him I do love him and try bring that romance back into our relationship while having a 4 month old and toddler haha. I just want us to be h...

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Baby mama rant

So my partner and I have been together for almost 5 years, he and his ex wife have 2 kids together who are now 13 and 14, throughout our relationship it's become more and more obvious that she seems to be doing the bare minimum with/for the kids but taking a shit ton of pictures and getting the kids ridiculously exp...

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Am I the only one who hasn't gotten back to normal yet?

I have a 2 yr old and 5 month old (my April baby). I'm struggling to get laundry done and put away, some days just basic cleaning in the kitchen, my room is a disaster from all the night waking we still have. My husband is furious with me and says I do nothing all day. But I try to get the kids out of the house ever...

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Whatsapp group

salaam, i’m 24y/o, first time mum here, due 18th November 2023 but will prob be end of October the way things are going🫡 I was thinking of making a whatsapp group for first time mums in the UK with a similar due date to kinda of help each other out! Pm me ur numbers or leave it down below 👇 xo

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