Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My partner and I got pregnant a little bit before our one year anniversary in 2024. We’ve had so many downs more than up during my pregnancy. But we somehow made it work because we don’t want our daughter to grow up in a broken home with separate families. Fast forward to now, our two year anniversary is coming up i...

So I get a child element on UC. My son’s dad has him 3 nights a week. Every Sunday before he picks him up he’ll go food shopping and buy stuff for our son he will then message me asking me for the money this ranges in price every week, I send it to him without any questions. Now my question is? should he be paying ...

I love my LO more than anything on this planet and she’s the best thing I’ve ever done but bloody hell this is hard. She’s a really good baby and doesn’t really cry so she’s not the issue. But the anxiety around being a first time mum and keeping your baby safe and I’m terrified of SIDS. It’s mentally exhausting. ...

Hoping I am not alone. Lately I have been feeling absolutely exhausted with motherhood, I adore my little boy, it's a joy to see him grow and have him little personality come through a little more every day but jesus I am feeling so overwhelmed recently. Since Christmas it feels like all I've dealt with is colds, c...

I get that parenting is hard, but I feel like he just refuses to adjust the way that he speaks to our little girl and he won’t equip himself with new tools to help him guide her better. He yells at her and raises his voice often, and it’s almost like he thinks it’s an effective way to parent and refuses to try any o...

My MIL just flew back from bending overseas for over a month. We asked her to wait about a week before coming to see our 8 month old and family due to all the illnesses going around this time of year. Our family is just feeling better from a virus and we don’t need another. She agreed, no issue. We have a family f...

My little one is 5 months old and has always been a daddy’s girl. Seemed to prefer being around him etc, the last week she seems so much more clingy and attached to me, literally cries if i leave a room etc. is this normal? Is it because she’s getting older so knows whose mum and dad? Just wondering why suddenly now...

Hey so my son is 22 months, he was delayed and has only just been signed off from occupational/physio the last 2 months since he finally started walking. We have found that because he's delayed he is always soo frustrated with himself its like his mind is more developed than his body and it annoys him. My struggle...

It feels like my twin girls hate me. They’re coming to 2.5 years and it’s becoming a concern for me now. It started by them always preferring others, my husband/my mum/ my sisters/MIL etc. now it’s gotten to a point of I go near them they’ll have a full on meltdown saying go away mummy. Today one of them vomited b...

I’m pregnant with my first baby at the moment and have been really enjoying getting things ready for the nursery etc. I have a family member who keeps buying loads of stuff to go in the nursery and it’s starting to get on my nerves a bit now. It is all stuff that isn’t essential and not stuff we have chosen (decorat...

My sons turning 2 this month and suddenly he’s just become so angry all the time, always shouting saying go away and no to me and his dad suddenly hates everything like getting dressed, undressed, eating bathing or just generally doing anything that isn’t playing. It’s making me feel like I’m completely failing hi...

So me and my husband are going out on Friday with some friends for a triple date for Valentine’s Day. We’ve got a table booked for 6:30-9:30 so we’d be out from 6-10pm. The plan was that my MIL is coming to our house at 5:30 to look after our little girl (5.5 months), feed her and put her to bed (usually around 8:30...

My girl has never slept through and on average we have around 4-5 wake ups every night. We co-sleep so there is nothing we can do to make that better. The lack of sleep is affecting me immensely but then during the day (she’s refused to nap for the 16th day in a row) I am absolutely overwhelmed, touched out and over...

I went into triage yesterday for reduced movements (baby is all well) and my bd didn’t even check up on me. When I called him after he said he ‘fell asleep’ . When I finally got home I called him again and he said ‘ why am I calling so much ‘ so I hung up on him but how rude is that!!! He claims he loves his baby bu...

Hey mamas! A first time mum to a 4 month old and I'm struggling with everything! I'm physically sick with the flu and have a baby that frequently needs me throughout the day and night. My husband works hard and long hours, leaves at 6:45 am and is home close to 8:30pm. He's exhausted and so am I but I just feel alot...

Yo, im gonna say this. Might get back lash/aggressive comments. But it needs to be said. If your kids don't get on your dam nerves or annoy the shit out of you. Are they really your kids?🤣 Do you spend enough time with them? 😂🤣 asking for a friend 🤪🤣

I'm feeling really upset and resentful toward my husband, and I'm not sure if my feelings are valid. He keeps telling me that I'm overreacting and exaggerating, but I can't shake how I feel. One time, his sibling came over with their son, and our kids were playing together. They ended up in one of the rooms, and I t...

If your parents or your in laws were the only family/friends you had around you within driving distance, but they both worked- would you expect them to still see their grandkids on the evenings/weekends? How involved would you think they should be…? I’m wondering because my in laws work (one part time one full time)...

My 2 and half year old is all of a sudden waking up screaming crying at 12pm every night wanting to get in the big bed (our bed) he’s never slept in our bed before so I don’t know why all of a sudden he’s interested. He usually sleeps from 7 till 8 every night no wake ups so it’s all new to us🙈😴When he first…

I’m pregnant and really going through a tough first trimester. I’ve barely gotten out of bed in the last couple of weeks and luckily for me hubby has had the ability to be able to step up and full time parent. My little boy is therefore spending the majority of time with just dad (a healthy dad), who’s able to take...