My four year old loves the Ladybird Audio Adventures if you can get them.
April 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My four year old loves the Ladybird Audio Adventures if you can get them.
We did NCT with my first and then moved so lost our community for the second, someone locally had set up a WhatsApp group which included 30 or so people all on mat leave at the same time and people arrange meet ups on there which has been amazing. But yeah without mat leave these things don’t exist!
April 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
We did NCT with my first and then moved so lost our community for the second, someone locally had set up a WhatsApp group which included 30 or so people all on mat leave at the same time and people arrange meet ups on there which has been amazing. But yeah without mat leave these things don’t exist!
It was so lovely, my baby is too big for it now but it was my lifeline in those early days, I could put my baby on the mat and chat to other mums and these volunteers would ask how I was, not just how the baby was
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It was so lovely, my baby is too big for it now but it was my lifeline in those early days, I could put my baby on the mat and chat to other mums and these volunteers would ask how I was, not just how the baby was
I am really saddened to read this! We are so lucky in my town in the UK we have music groups for babies, free nursery rhyme sessions at the library, a group where volunteers make tea for new mums, family walking groups, family day events and so much more, I’ve met so many people through them.
April 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I am really saddened to read this! We are so lucky in my town in the UK we have music groups for babies, free nursery rhyme sessions at the library, a group where volunteers make tea for new mums, family walking groups, family day events and so much more, I’ve met so many people through them.
After my first baby I managed to sell my best pair of old jeans second hand AND buy the exact same pair second hand in the next size up 💪
March 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
After my first baby I managed to sell my best pair of old jeans second hand AND buy the exact same pair second hand in the next size up 💪
As a non parent I just assumed that by the time they weee a few months old I’d be able to leave them every now and again, go for coffee, to an exercise class, or for a funeral! And while for some it is possible, not for all
March 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
As a non parent I just assumed that by the time they weee a few months old I’d be able to leave them every now and again, go for coffee, to an exercise class, or for a funeral! And while for some it is possible, not for all
Neither of mine took a bottle or took very well to solids when introducing, so as a breastfeeding mum I really can’t leave them at all. I am currently trying to navigate attending the funeral of my ex partner this week and probably won’t be able to go simply because I can’t leave the baby.
March 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Neither of mine took a bottle or took very well to solids when introducing, so as a breastfeeding mum I really can’t leave them at all. I am currently trying to navigate attending the funeral of my ex partner this week and probably won’t be able to go simply because I can’t leave the baby.
For me that you can’t just have other people help out. Neither of mine would / do accept being left with any other caregiver for more than 20 mins during the first year of life at least. Not that many people actually show up to try to look after them.
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
For me that you can’t just have other people help out. Neither of mine would / do accept being left with any other caregiver for more than 20 mins during the first year of life at least. Not that many people actually show up to try to look after them.
I feel like this will open up a whole minefield of awkward situations for me as I try to guess whether the person inviting my son for a playdate also wants me to stay or not 😂
March 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I feel like this will open up a whole minefield of awkward situations for me as I try to guess whether the person inviting my son for a playdate also wants me to stay or not 😂
Same for us, which works well for us as we are quite new to the area so it’s useful sort of “friend networking” to go along to the parties, we are now becoming quite good friends with the other parents. But my eldest is 4, what age does it supposedly switch and play dates and parties are drop off?
March 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Same for us, which works well for us as we are quite new to the area so it’s useful sort of “friend networking” to go along to the parties, we are now becoming quite good friends with the other parents. But my eldest is 4, what age does it supposedly switch and play dates and parties are drop off?
And they complain about “declining birth rate” when that is what mothers are put through!
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
And they complain about “declining birth rate” when that is what mothers are put through!
I really feel for you. A mother is in no way ready to be up and working at that point postpartum, let alone ready to leave her baby. That is one thing we are lucky for in the UK that we are entitled to a year (though on very little pay for most of it).
March 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I really feel for you. A mother is in no way ready to be up and working at that point postpartum, let alone ready to leave her baby. That is one thing we are lucky for in the UK that we are entitled to a year (though on very little pay for most of it).
After my first bad sleeper I felt reassured that “at least my second baby couldn’t possibly sleep worse”. Boy was I wrong 😂 she lulled us into a false sense of security by sleeping great for the first four months then we got hit with 5 months of waking every 20 mins to an hour 😭
March 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
After my first bad sleeper I felt reassured that “at least my second baby couldn’t possibly sleep worse”. Boy was I wrong 😂 she lulled us into a false sense of security by sleeping great for the first four months then we got hit with 5 months of waking every 20 mins to an hour 😭
I went needing a pee and then they proceeded to be an hour late to see me. A painful hour
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I went needing a pee and then they proceeded to be an hour late to see me. A painful hour
Oh wow that’s so lovely, and what a great idea for enabling the grandparents to help with some childcare from afar!
February 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Oh wow that’s so lovely, and what a great idea for enabling the grandparents to help with some childcare from afar!
Mine is that my 4 year old loves sauerkraut, olives, and kefir
February 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Mine is that my 4 year old loves sauerkraut, olives, and kefir
Inevitably this always works out as spend every moment you can with your kids! And then every second you have to yourself / when the kids are asleep doing all the housework you didn’t do while they were with you!
February 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Inevitably this always works out as spend every moment you can with your kids! And then every second you have to yourself / when the kids are asleep doing all the housework you didn’t do while they were with you!
I give up on books fairly often but sometimes come back to them, if it’s not speaking to me right now it just might not be what I’m in the mood for!
January 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I give up on books fairly often but sometimes come back to them, if it’s not speaking to me right now it just might not be what I’m in the mood for!
My partner was also a skeptic. And he said we’ve had to go full circle and had to reinvent the cassette player. But we got a yoto and my preschooler loves it, he even sometimes puts on a story when he wakes up rather than getting straight up to wake us
January 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My partner was also a skeptic. And he said we’ve had to go full circle and had to reinvent the cassette player. But we got a yoto and my preschooler loves it, he even sometimes puts on a story when he wakes up rather than getting straight up to wake us
Oh I needed this stage but with both pregnancies by the time it kicked in I could barely do a lap around the house without a load of back pain! Now I have a house full of clutter and no time to fix it because I have two kids. Get rid of as much as you can now!
December 29, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Oh I needed this stage but with both pregnancies by the time it kicked in I could barely do a lap around the house without a load of back pain! Now I have a house full of clutter and no time to fix it because I have two kids. Get rid of as much as you can now!
I love having a mini cheerleader! My preschooler will tell me “well done pitting the train tracks together you have done it great!” And “great throw, mummy!”
December 23, 2024 at 4:58 PM
I love having a mini cheerleader! My preschooler will tell me “well done pitting the train tracks together you have done it great!” And “great throw, mummy!”
We had 30 balloons in the house from my sons birthday party 3 weeks ago and they are not popping off their own accord. He has informed me he wants them to stay forever. I’ve started secretly taking 1-2 out with a knife each day and while he is at nursery and he hasn’t noticed so far..
December 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM
We had 30 balloons in the house from my sons birthday party 3 weeks ago and they are not popping off their own accord. He has informed me he wants them to stay forever. I’ve started secretly taking 1-2 out with a knife each day and while he is at nursery and he hasn’t noticed so far..
I don’t know what people who “hate small talk” want us to do - open a conversation by asking about their deeply held philosophical beliefs? Seems pretty risky to me!
December 9, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I don’t know what people who “hate small talk” want us to do - open a conversation by asking about their deeply held philosophical beliefs? Seems pretty risky to me!
I feel this. It took me months to feel brave enough to take both children to an indoor play session I used to take just my eldest to before the baby was born. We went and it was totally fine. Haven’t been back again since.
December 6, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I feel this. It took me months to feel brave enough to take both children to an indoor play session I used to take just my eldest to before the baby was born. We went and it was totally fine. Haven’t been back again since.
No it just says “declined” and then I get a notification from my bank saying declined too, but no reason!
November 27, 2024 at 2:36 PM
No it just says “declined” and then I get a notification from my bank saying declined too, but no reason!