Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

Partner wanted to play football today 9til about 2.30 and hour away.we have a 10 day old and a 3 year old. It’s also mine and baby’s 10 day midwife check . He’s been nothing but sulky with me since yesterday when he realised he can’t attend football today as I haven’t got a car atm and haven’t even attempted time al...

My husband and I just had a little girl in November. Our parents keep wanting to look after the baby, suggesting every time we mention being tired to give the baby to them. We’re not comfortable with leaving our baby. It’s not that we don’t trust them, because we do. But we don’t want anyone but us looking after her...

I’m 6 weeks away from giving birth to my baby (hoping it’ll be on time). I’m the only one preparing for the baby & my husband isn’t contributing anything. When I ask, he is always turning everything to an argument. And even worse he starts arguments over nothing or very petty stuff. It’s constant walking on eggshell...

In the last week or so my daughter has started getting upset when my husband leaves the room and she's with me :( if he leaves and she's distracted she's fine and if it's just me and her it's fine but if he's carrying her and puts her down with me and then goes she gets upset....it's making me upset that she doesn't...

We're having a birthday party with our extended family (grandparents, cousins etc) on a Saturday, the day before baby's actual birthday on Sunday. My husband and I spoke ages ago about keeping his actual birthday free so that we could enjoy a special day just the 3 of us without the stress of hosting etc and so we c...

After watching the BBC documentary 'How safe are our nurseries?' I can't stop wondering about what really happens soon after you drop your child. I scouted several nurseries with good reviews and ratings and I was not happy with what I found. All ranging from children on screens to keep them calm, unresponsive staff...

Anyone else’s baby unable to be left alone? He’s my second baby so I’m struggling a bit to have time with my toddler one to one. He just cannot be left alone, if I leave the room he screams and screams. I can’t babywear 24/7, I tried to let him cry for a few minutes to see if he’d settle and it backfired. He just ...

My husband and I are currently in a long distance relationship right now, and being in postpartum makes it really hard for me to connect with him, him being the type of guy who always needs to be told what to do. I just want to be asked how I was doing not just always asking about our kids. I can't talk to him about...

So am I in the wrong here, our son 7 weeks old was crying and I asked if my partner could feed him whilst I got an extra couple of mins sleep. Partner fed him and I put him back in his Moses basket, partner then goes you owe me one. Erm no I don’t he’s your son. Sorry this has proper wound me up

Hello, I have an 8 week old baby who I love very much. Recently I’ve started to have such a short fuse for neighbours / friends who I don’t really know are so desperate to see my little boy. I made an effort with a neighbour when he was born after being pestered which I regret. Now I just get messages asking when ...

I am very conflicted. I enjoy being a stay at home mom but I’m also at the point where I feel like I’m not contributing. Is it wrong to feel jealous of someone who doesn’t have to pay for daycare and goes to work? But I’m also not sure if I want to leave him to go back to work and put him in daycare….

My daughter is 18 months & today I yelled at her, I told her 3 times to not touch the toilet & by the third time I yelled outta frustration I cried because I felt bad as a mom, but I'm burnt out working each day, cooking & cleaning while her dad works from 3am being a bus driver so I just don't know how to handle a ...

To start, please be kind. So my husband is very intent on bringing a people pleaser. He does anything to impress people and his parents and puts them before me. For mothers day, this being only my second, he wants us to drive 2 hours to see his family who I'm not close with and ive had issues with in the past, for m...

I have a creepy story about my ex mom in law, just want to know if anyone has these experiences too?

Before I explain I don’t do this at all hardly almost never. I’m over at my mom’s house for the day and my son who’s (21 months) ran outside the door onto the deck. (Slipped past my mom who was walking out) Climbing on the circle shaped table that’s wobbly and stood up on it a couple times (todays the first day he d...

My little boy is 9 months, and it’s been so difficult to strike the mood or find the right time with my husband. We have had our dry spells as a couple (9 years together) but find our way back into a rhythm. I suggested we have some time together this evening (baby asleep in crib) but he said he was tired. Which is ...

She tried to trap her fingers, picking her up and purposefully dropping her on her bum etc ... I've dealt with each incident as it happened but now I want to talk to her mum and I'm not sure what to say

I am struggling right now with my parents and my in laws not respecting or understanding the way I am choosing to raise my child. What do I do? It is getting to a point where I feel like I need to cut everyone off.

I would like some advice on the following: 1. My LO’s favourite game is to THROW everything on the floor..books, toys, clothes. I’ve kind of let her so far but I think it is time to teach her not to. I think she knows it upsets me and sometimes finds it even more amusing. 2. She screams often when things don’t go h...

So me and my husband have been fighting a lot. I've posted incog on here a couple times over the last few months. He has a lot of anger issues and trauma and shit and he takes it out on me. He likes to call me lazy, stupid cunt. He was working on it and things were better for a while but the last few months he's bee...