Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

I’m a pretty low maintenance friend. My mental health pretty much keeps me at bay but I am trying to work on it💪 I don’t really have any hobbies or many interests just trying to stay alive every day for my babies so it all keeps me exhausted on the daily😅surely im not the only one tho and if I am, then that’s even…

Has anyone been to both? If so which do you recommend both are the same distance away from us but not sure which one is better for a day out? Thanks

For those of you that are now giving solids, how are you working this alongside the bottles? How many bottles are you giving and with how many meals? Has your baby dropped any ounces or even a whole bottle? For some reason my mind has gone completely blank to when I weaned my daughter a few years ago and I just can...

Hi 👋 How long in advance do you need to secure a place at a nursery in Sheffield? I am currently in second trimester.

nice to her. Like, he asks how she’s doing, and gives her good advice, and compliments her. He doesn’t talk to me like that, he talks to me either by complimenting my body or pretty much something related to sex. Idk, it just seems like he talks to her the same way he would talk to me when we were just getting toget...

We have never lived anywhere but the suburbs and city of Chicago in our 30 years. We are moving away from all of our family and friends. It’s a lot to process 🙁 I’m looking for mamas in the area to connect with as well as recommendations for good daycares. We would likely enroll for daycare around her 2nd bday.

I am my Grandmothers current caregiver and she was just approved for more hours. My shift is 9 to 4. My daughter gets dropped off at 8 and picked up by 5. I wanted to pick up at least 5 more hours of work. But now I feel guilty for having to drop my daughter off at least and hour early. I feel guilty for having her ...

Did you teach your child or did you rely on the school?

Anyone else’s baby constant rubbing their eyes, ears and head? I can’t tell if it’s teething or something else is going on

My baby is 14 weeks old (3.5 months) and has been drooling a lot and biting his hands and more irritable. Trying to chew on his fingers and mine. Seems to be calmed or soothed when using a stage 1 or 2 teether. I called his paediatrician today to ask about teething remedies and she said he’s not teething, he’s too...

Day 4 of potty training and not seeing any difference? LO has been wetting herself and pooing in knickers and not saying she needs the toilet. Nursery take her to the toilet regularly but she had 2 accidents yday and 2 today. Is this normal or is she not ready?

Do you pay family to look after your child while at work? Someone told me they give family £200 for a month to cover food, going out, softplay etc yet their family doesn’t take their child out I don’t pay ours for the one day they have her but I offered to send them money for her milk as I didn’t pack enough but th...

Finger food lunch ideas for an 8 month old please?

hi everyone , Basically my little one is 14 months and he’s not really having his meals anymore . I do BLW , and he’s not really interested . I’ve tried feeding him myself and he’s not engaging with that. If I’m lucky he will feed himself the tiniest bit of food but no way near enough so I’m resulting in giving hi...

Had a call from nursery to let me know there had been an incident at nursery where another child had scratched my son’s face. It’s the first time it has happened, so I got upset afterwards but felt prepared and was glad I had pre-warning. When I picked him up, I burst into tears as soon as I saw him. It isn’t what ...

I'm exhausted mentally. I love my daughter so much, she's an absolute blessing. But I spend so much time with just her, I think I'm starting to fade away. I never know when my partner will get home, so I feel like I'm constantly waiting for him to walk through the door & just give me a second of relief. Even if it'...

Is it only my baby that has little interest in food? She puts every random thing in her mouth but food she touches with her tongue and throws it away! Purée foods she has a few mouthfuls and not interested. Can someone help me where I am going wrong?! 🫠

Can you use the free nursery code in more than one nursery? my son starts nursery March however I can only get him in one day a week, there are other nursery’s with more days and he is also at a nursery (school) in September, He will be 2 in May, I am on a debate to keep him in his first nursery or put him in th...

My son is 5.5 months and he is ALWAYS fussy w me. I try to get him to laugh or play w me and it only works for like 20 minutes tops before he's back to crying. I'm a sah ft single mom so Its usually just him and I. He is go go go from 6am til 6pm except for naps and I'm starting to get so overwhelmed I truly cannot ...

Probably going to sound sad but my boyfriend doesn’t have any friends. The only one that he classes as one is a butthole, this “friend” got a new friend and he just disappeared (he regularly comes to the house next door to us but never messages to see if my boyfriend is free). He’s had friends just dip in the pas...