Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My little boy is near a year. He is breastfed and refuses the bottle he has only now just stated taking a sippy cup with milk in. So I'm aware this is part of the reason night wakings end up being myself. But I feel so much resentment towards my partner watching him get a full night's sleep, feeling he doesn't try e...

Hi mums so this is basically just a rant about my BD we have a court order in place that our little girl alternates her birthday and Christmas with myself and her dad, her dad does absolutely nothing for her I do all the leg work Monday to Friday and weekends not to mention, gymnastics, dance and swimming lessons, h...

I’m a 43 year old mum to 3.5 year old, parents are in their 70’s. My son has a really close relationship with them and spends a lot of time at their house but I’m really aware that he’ll be quite young when they go and I literally have sleepless nights worrying about how he’ll cope, how I’ll deal with his upset etc....

Hey guys, So my partner just dropped a bomb on me that he does not want to have any more babies in the future and plans to get a vasectomy. He has always wanted multiple children. We have one beautiful toddler who is the light of our life and such a blessing. He knows how much it means to me to have a big family, ...

I feel so lazy sometimes when I see other mums. I know you shouldn't compare yourself but I just don't understand sometimes how other mums do it. I don't understand how they can have a job (I'm a SAHM), still go to playgroups or days out, still do their hair and nails and makeup. How do you have time? I'm really str...

So my cousin starts talking to a guy long distance 5 months ago . ( long distance) Now they are getting married today at the courthouse so he can become a citizen . This experience seems so unromantic. He’s never around oh yeah shes six years older than him and they don’t live together . Shes never held a job eithe...

I’ve been with my long term partner for 15 years. Always been v close to his family. Feel like since having our little one last year, I’ve drifted with my in laws for numerous reasons. Sadly I feel like I have to keep repeating myself in terms of boundaries, being one of the reasons. They are quite overbearing too a...

Does it annoy you a little when your in laws (or other relatives) call your baby theirs? I.e. “How is our boy doing today?” Ok maybe a little silly but I feel like nope I birthed this little beauty, he’s mine and my husband’s 🙅🏽‍♀️🤣

Anyone else's LO turn feral in a supermarket? He won't go in his pram or the trolley, if I get him out he runs wild, pulling things of the shelf, refusing to walk in the direction needed ect. How are we all coping?

Anyone else ever had to drag their toddler out of a shop kicking and screaming because it’s happened to me twice this week and I feel like the worst mum in the world. Just went to get some shopping and I had both my children with me, 3 & nearly 2 year. Old. Forgot my trolley coin so they were both loose and kept r...

Im so jealous of my partner, his life is unchanged since the birth of our 3 month old. He never stopped working out everyday, he goes surfing on weekends, he works 9-5 & goes to bed when he wants. I’ve been freelance for the past 4 years & I’ve finally been able to pick up some design work. Trouble is I never seem...

Please tell me if it's normal for a 20 month old to throw a tantrum about every thing multiple times a day. By tantrum i mean literally scream, cry, throw herself into the floor, or go like dead weight in my arms to try and throw herself to the floor. She is my first and only child. Am I doing something wrong? She l...

So I have issues with my partners phone behaviour and I have no idea what to do. I've spoken to him about it, but it hasn't made a difference. He basically never leaves it out of his sight. It's rare when he does. He has occasionally turned the screen, so I can't see it. He takes it to the bathroom 95% of the time,...

What would you and your partner do in this situation? One of you can't use your phone for whatever reason, and you are ordering dinner. Whoever can't use their phone asks to order on their partners phone because the owner of the phone isn't ordering for whatever reason. You have company over, so there is someone e...

What does everyone use to keep their house clean with pets and a baby?? I used to use all these lovely scented sprays, plug ins etc but since we had our little man I've stopped using plug ins and anything overly scented so it's not overpowering for him but I'm conscious of the standard dog smell when you have a dog...

So my curiosity got the better of me as i had a gut feeling and i went through my BD/boyfriends phone while he was asleep and found a lot… debts to be paid, msgs with other girls, and just genuine lies he’s told to be proven as lies. It all dates back to from when he made me his girlfriend to today’s date… I’m stu...

I make a point of not having the TV on in the background during the days, I put baby sensory on when I have to quickly wash my pumps and bottles (partner at work) to keep him occupied in the morning and that's it. But I'm desperately missing watching TV and doing normal things. We don't get chance to sit down in the...

Hey y'all! I recently was reported to CPS by EMS workers. The other night around 9:00 p.m. I had a social worker at my door and when she read the report she said that my house had a smell and some other things going on. The social worker stated that she did not smell anything and that everything left all right just ...

Our therapist gave us homework of writing down when we go above and beyond for each other, or anytime we do something that makes the others life easier/more convenient. I should note that I'm a stay at home mom, which he takes for granted that things just get done without him, hence the homework. Tonight was a great...

So today I had a growth exam to see the baby and my bf was off for the first time since I got pregnant so he came with me to my appt. This is the first appt he went to. So otw there, I stop to get our 4 year old something to eat. I’m low on funds bc I pay for gas, utilities, half the rent, everything for my daughter...