Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

We went to the public beach down the road and my daughter (6) brought her own swim noodle. Another girl there about 4 or 5 immediately took it off the ground by my towel and ran out into the water with it. We called to her 10xs nicely saying "hey could you bring that back that's ours and my daughter wants to play wi...

Months of not getting messages, it's weird not having a message from your mum in law, I feel like yes we grow apart for many years due to arguments, then started recently to get back on track and before you know, no contact at all 🥺🥺🥺 what the hell have I done ... Am just trying to prove everyone wrong that I am a…

My husband is going through a tough time with his current job and exams for his masters ontop as well as potential job interviews. His evenings are taken up by revision and interview prep and essay writing. He was annoyed at me this week that I wasnt doing enough to support him through this, and I realised during t...

Has anyone else not started taking their little ones to classes ? I feel so guilty. I feel like the last 2 months, I’ve just been on survival mode 😩

Today I left my little one at my Mums to meet a friend for lunch and a surprise she’d organised I was so sad though when i got back to be told my baby had refused milk, food and cried on and off for about 3 hours 🤦🏾‍♀️ My mum said I need to start offering him bottles (he’s EBF) so only has bottles from Dad or her…

So I started weaning my girl at around 4 months, just starting on porridge (no judgement please!). However, I’m really trying to start BLW but I just can’t and I feel so so guilty! I have a really fear, anxiety over choking and even have it as a fear for myself. I just don’t know what to do as I really want her to ...

I think I just want to vent and get this off my chest. My husband works Monday to Friday 7:30 till 3:30 ( never finishes on time and always stays an hour or more after his shift has ended because of all the work he has and extra responsibilities), he wakes up at 5:30 to go to the gym before work so the only time he ...

We were out to eat this afternoon and nap time was coming up, my baby very rarely settles on anyone else except me including my husband. So I had baby on my lap snuggled into me falling asleep and I continued to eat. My sister in-law who was also eating asked to take him and she will put him to sleep. I said no than...

What are some good breakfast/ lunch/ dinner ideas for an 8 month old ? I know they can’t eat much but he’s been curious of what I’m eating more than his own 😂

Baby is six month but not yet sitting unaided. When we start BLW, do I offer food at every meal or do I start with one and build up to 3 meals? Do I start with steamed fruit/ vegetables like apple, sweet potato and broccoli or do I go in with whatever we're eating? TIA

I have no friends to talk to so I’m going to make you guys my friends for the moment lol I think I may be losing feelings for my bd. I’m 6 months pregnant and all I ever wanted was a family. I was a single mother for 8 years and here I am pregnant again, looking forward to things to be different this time which they...

My partner finished work at 5pm (it’s a Saturday) and didn’t come home until 11:30pm. I was up at 6:30am, getting myself and our 2 children ready for their football lesson. We were out by 8am on the bus, after their football lesson I took them to another activity, I then took the bus into town to go to a shop and th...

Does anyone have any advice on how to get partner to share the parenting load? I feel like I’ve tried all angles from directly telling him he isn’t doing enough to encouraging him with positivity when he does do something or is holding the baby. Baby is nearly 12 weeks and I feel completely burnt out doing everyth...

Okay so today husband and His dad had lunch together and only wanted his son (my stepson) going so I was very fine with that I understand. While they had lunch husband gave me $400 to spend at target. I used up all of it then he was mad because he couldn’t believe I actually spent that much and was mad because he fe...

Now before I get into this I just want to say my husband isn’t a bad guy 😂 I’m just getting very frustrated recently with this small situation. He’s great in the sense that when my daughter wakes up for a feed whether that be throughout the night or morning (she usually sleeps 10pm-6am but recently she’s been…

I asked my partner has he had a drink because he smelt of drink. He said he'd only had one beer. He then said can I get him 2 more. So I said oh you can't say please. He then said he's not my child and doesn't have to say please. He then said you could just say no. So I said OK no. He was then annoyed as he had left...

We have been together 7 years, since having our baby my partner has become more critical and controlling. He has an opinion on what time baby goes to sleep, how much milk he has, how much I've walked the dog, what chores I've done. I'm really fed up with it. He has been struggling more with anxiety and depression, c...

My partner has sciatica and it’s pretty much controlling a lot of our our lives at the moment, I understand he is in deep pain but at the same time I am massively exhausted. I do weekday nights he does weekend but that seems to be on me too from 4am and then I get up once I’m just physically exhausted I cried when h...

My partner and I have been in a really rough place for a while, our child is 13 months, we are almost at splitting up stage. We've been living like roommates, not intimate and arguing frequently. We have said we will give it one last shot for 3 months and if we can't get it back on track we will split. Suggestions ...

I experienced the worst type of person today. We were at six flags (me,my parents, siblings, boyfriend, baby and grandparents). Keep in mind my grandparents don’t speak any English only Spanish and they are very old (90s). We had sat down at some tables to give my grandparents a break from walking. My grandma had br...