Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

This is more aimed for those who have already had a baby, but if any advice is welcome! My mum is PUSHING for my sister to be in the delivery room with me and my partner. My sister has 3 children, so I understand she knows what’s happening etc and can help (I’m FTM). But my sister has maybe messaged me twice this w...

I’m not sure if "frustrated" is the right word, but here's the situation I’m facing: I make a conscious effort to take my toddler and baby out regularly, ensuring we do enjoyable activities like going to parks, playgrounds, the library, playgroups, soft play, and more, while also balancing time at home to read and ...

Hi ladies. I’m in need of some advice. I can’t seem to let go of checking my husbands ex’s social medias. It started because back when we were dating, he had cheated on me multiple times with her, even after we had our first baby. We dated for 8years and we’ve been married for 2.5 years now and when we got married t...

Am I wrong in expecting my husband to prioritise our baby and I as his family? His family have been non existent with our baby we’ve seen his sisters twice (our baby was born in October). His mum we’ve seen twice etc etc. I said to him how I’m excited to do his first Father’s Day, we then got on the conversation ...

I live in a multicultural area with people from all backgrounds, which you can see also from the variety of races at the playground. Without mentioning my own race nor the other race, it occurred to me that I never got any issues with other races except from one, which seems to be often approaching me/my children ...

So I'm a single mum to a 3 year old boy. We do everything together, go everywhere together. I work 4 days a week and he's in preschool on those days. Today I dropped him off at preschool but instead of heading to work I came home because I've booked the day off. I quickly rushed round to sort some washing but other ...

Just left my little boy (he's 9 months) at nursery for his first settling in session 9am - 11am. I'm not going back to work for another month or so but we are starting small and building up. He was happy when I left but I don't know what to do with myself so I've just gone for a coffee and I'm worrying. Anyone got s...

So my bf (soon to be ex) does everything to prevent our daughter from being independent and allows her to do certain things. For example, he bought her a brand new bed (she’s 4) because I’m 38 weeks pregnant and she’s been sleeping in the bed with us for the past 2 years. I have barely any space when she’s in the be...

My little boy has been so unwell recently and I feel like I’m constantly calling in sick / having to go pick him up from nursery. I feel so bad on work , can anyone suggest what I can do to make them know I am serious about my career but also need to be there for my son? I honestly can’t help the situation and just ...

SAHM life can be bloody boring! There is no judgement here. I find it very difficult to entertain my baby and we often have the TV on most of the day, albeit my programmes most of the time which he doesn’t seem very interested in. Just wanted to know if I wasn’t alone or if I’m doing it all wrong 😆

My husband is driving me mad complaining about the chair he'll be sleeping in for the night we'll be in hospital after my c section. It's making me feel unsupported. He is the type of person who needs sleep otherwise he is useless but he seems to be forgetting I'm having major surgery

I'm a new mom to a beautiful 4 month old baby girl. Her sperm doner and I are no longer together due to his behavior issues. We were together for 2 years and I had moved in with him. He has some cognitive issues which I was aware of from his mom telling me however I feel she hid the extent of his issues. He has seve...

In the space of a weekend I have had my partners family who came to stay leave my 3 week old baby with a 10 year old child holding him unattended in another room (baby was left with the adult) the child then proceeded to walk round holding the baby. I then said no more kids holding the baby after I flipped to my pa...

He just wants to watch the videos and just wants me to daily put the clothes inside washing machine and would keep watching it . he wants to do everything on his own form putting the clothes inside the washing machine to activaing all the modes and Putting the detergent.He is also obsessed with hover these days. Is ...

He is the only proper relationship I have had as it started at uni. We have been together for 10 years. 4 years married. 1 baby 15 months old. He can argue for England and I just can’t do it anymore. He has hurt me a lot over the years. I’m still healing. How do I collect myself? I want to be able to have my son ...

I feel betrayed by my husband, he is flirting around with different girls online, no respect for me, he picked there call when beside me, he doesn’t care about my feelings, no matter what I did to please him he always not satisfied, always nagging and complaining, he have never for once appreciate me. Have complaine...

Grieving the loss of my mother, I have no family left. The kids spilled apple sauce everywhere, they keep getting hurt, bedtime routine is in the shitter, screens are babysitting my kids, the meals I cook aren't getting eaten then I hear "I'm still hungry" I literally want to explode and my partner is working two ...

I'm a stay at home mom with two kids, 2 year old girl and a 1 year old boy, my best friend and her fiance had to move in (trying to get their kid back cause of dcf or whatever) they help of course, well recently I had to drive 6 hours round trip to get 2 people because of a situation, and it was my best friend siste...

Just venting! Im so tired of this! Always having to ask for help, ask for permission.. so incredibly frustrating! My husband was gone for work for a week last week, he came back home with the flu and got the baby sick, he’s been on the couch for the last 3 days doing absolutely nothing.. I get that he’s sick but com...

So it’s happened several times, where my son’s father has melt downs and keeps us up into the late hours of the night. He always says it’s not going to happen again and he’s sorry. But of course it always does. I’ll be holding my son and he gets into my face yelling. I of course ignore it because I don’t want my son...