Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

Struggling with intrusive thoughts and feel like I'm just awful at looking after my baby. Barely producing any breast milk when pumping so I feel like a failure Haven't been giving the baby top ups, and now I feel like I should be punished because hes drinking loads of formula so I must have been starving him. I ...

So unfortunately the two most important people to me passed away . My mom in 2019 and my brother in 2023. I had my baby in 2024 and everything has been good except when my in laws come to visit. They are very nice and love baby so much but I just feel left out completely. They will take baby to another room and I...

My partner does this all the time where he tells me he can’t help with anything in the morning because he has to go to work ‘early’ which means leaving at 7am. I need to leave at 7.30am to drop our LO off so I have to wake up way earlier than my partner does to get myself ready, LO ready, bags packed, dog fed etc et...

My husband told me he's frustrated that when he gets home from work the house isn't tidy 🙃 He basically said I don't do enough and everything in the house is always exactly how he left it when he comes home. He says it's been annoying him for ages. I feel so awful about it. Little one napped 3 times today, each one…

How do people cope with keeping down there tidy? My partner works away monday - friday and is only home on weekends so when he’s back I like to make sure I’m ship, shape and shiny but now being 6 months pregnant and gaining the weight it’s becoming an absolute chore. He of course doesn’t care but I do, and I’m just ...

So my daughter (2 In June) will be starting nursery next week. She will be going Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1pm-6pm on the days and times I go to work. Currently my mum has her Monday afternoon and her dad has her the Wednesday and Friday. Her dad is pissed off I’ve ‘decided to put her in nursery on his days he has h...

My partners mother called me yesterday and told me she bought me a plant. My partner was at her house three 3 times that day and took the plant. She decided to go out and put the plant next to his car so he didn't forget. When she called me about the plant I wasn't able to get but she said she see if she can send it...

My baby fell off the bed yesterday and bumped his head. I left the room for one second and he managed to roll himself off the bed. There was a visible bump on his forehead so I called 111 straight away after calming him down and they advised to go to a&e to get it checked out. I went to a&e and everything was fine. ...

I'm 7 weeks in and still don't have my life together. I'm either breastfeeding, entertaining or being nap-trapped by my baby all day. If I get any spare time, I'm rushing to brush my teeth or make a coffee. My husband even comes home during his lunch break to make sure I eat! When my husband gets home for the day...

Abuse drugs and excessive drinking violence dosser of course I’m going to put my kids first and stop all contact yet he’s got all his mates sending me messages telling me how I’m such a bad mum bad women etc he should be able to see his kids you should be able to resolve it because you have a kid together making o...

They are the bane of my existence. Nearly 6 years of total bullshit including judgement, criticism, manipulation, controlling behavior, jealousy, and worst of all disrespect! Not only have they tried crossing clear boundaries that I’ve set but now they outwardly ignore and pretend like everything is fine. I literall...

My son goes to nursery 3 times a week half days 8-1 , I find my son’s nursery really weird at times . As soon as I get there every time they are telling me he’s getting his nappy changed every single time it’s like they almost wait till just before I get there to change it . Another thing they are horrible at docume...

Need advice,help ,something my 20month doesnt stop crying after the nursery doesnt want to sleep ..i think its because thinks i wont be there when he wakes up or maybe because in morning he will have to go to nursery.. Wants to be with me 100% but when im with him he gets angry with me..so he doesnt want to be with...

Hey there, I hate to admit this, but I’m still struggling thinking of what to do with my baby everyday now that he’s almost 1. What do you guys like to do with your little ones all day? SAHMs, how do you fill your days esp if your spouse works a lot/long days? Thanks so much for your advice.

My mom and grandmother are obsessed with when my 11 year old starts her period. They are constantly asking her about it and me. And saying things around family like “Her attitude is because she is going to be bleeding soon.” I think it’s very weird and inappropriate. And I tell them to stop talking about her like th...

Posting incognito as I feel embarrassed to admit that my husband and I are severely struggling. We are fortunate enough that we have just bought a bigger house and are waiting to move in but this has rinsed our savings. I’m not due to return to work until the end of July for one week and then September properly. Won...

Are your babies fussy at 12 months ? My son just turned one and he’s been screaming a lot when he wants something . He also wants me to spend a lot of time with him. We live in the northeast where it’s cold . He’s an only child with no other children around so I’m trying to see if that’s a problem too. We also live ...

Basically I feel like i am paying for everything lately,I pay the rent,utilities,taxis,I take walks with my son take him to play groups,don't get me wrong he pays for the groceries but that's nothing compared to the bills..we have a baby so its slightly higher than before..I have universal credit and PIP and child ...

My husband and I like to watch anime. His favorite anime is One Piece, he's been watching it since a kid, is caught up on the manga, all that stuff. Anyways, i'm 20 weeks with our second child which is a boy and he's over the moon since we already have a girl. This guy wants to give our son the middle name D. like ...

Asking for a “friend”: my work schedule is pretty all over the place in terms Of scheduling so it’s hard for me to run errands or have appts (dentist, hair, etc) during the week. If I have clients later in the day I will still have my caregiver come and watch our LO at the same time so I can go out and get these thi...