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12w postpartum. I finally fit…

back into my shoes. It’s something. Small gains.

My husband was committed to the psych ward.

My husband told me he wanted to unalive himself last night. I brought him to the ER and he was admitted. I have no idea how to help him. We have 3 toddlers, I run a business full time - our life is stressful on a good day. I'm home from work for the rest of the week with my kids, just trying to keep it together. I feel numb and still shocked that this is our reality right now. I am devastated that I didn't realize how bad he was struggling mentally. I am trying to hold it together for the kids. For him. I feel like I want to spend the day in bed sobbing - but of course I have to be in mom mode. There's no breaks. I don't know what I'm looking for from this post - just venting at how hard life can be.

PSA: Check your Honest wipes for mold

Baby-sitter (14F) wants to bring male friend

As per the title, we have a grade 10 sitter who is awesome with the kids. She wants to bring a « friend » with her one day when watching the kids. I don’t have a problem with it and told her that *but* I know her parents are on the strict side. So, should I confirm with her that it’s ok with her parents or just not get involved like that? For context it’s after school for a couple of hours - the kids will be awake.

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Some kids are just shitty nappers

I’ve spent the last 8.5 months thinking I am a mostly incompetent mother. Like yes I know my son is alive and healthy and (relatively) happy - but we just cannot figure out naps. There is no schedule, he wakes anywhere from 6-8 am. His wake windows could be 1.5 hours in the morning or 4 hours in the afternoon. And it varies by the day. Aside from a few times this last month, his naps have been 30-45 mins. And every nap is a fight - sometimes just a few minutes of fighting and sometimes an hour. I’m deciding today, whether true or not, that some babies are just shit at napping. I’ve read all the things and tried all the tactics - I’m giving up trying to have any schedule or semblance of control.

I absolutely hate being a mom sometimes .

I love my kid . Honestly I do, but i never get a break and being frustrated with that makes me feel like a bad mom . 24/8 I’m being crawled over and baby smacked . I can’t even breathe it feels like by myself or without him following me whining and crying bc I’m out of sight and not touching him . I don’t regret my kid at all but I do regret the person I made him with . I literally almost have to do everything by myself and if I would’ve known that this is what I’d be doing, I would’ve avoided him altogether. I’m so frustrated, he wakes up at 2am every night FAITHFULLY, if I’m just laying beside him and he wants the pillow I’m on, he’ll cry and whine until i get off of it so he can play with it . If i close the door to go to the restroom, he’s at the door banging on it throwing a fit . He’s 1 years old and I cannot persevere through this stage seems like . I just want to run away ..

Fighting Naps?

Does anyone else have a 2-4 month old that fights daytime naps? I’m talking screaming like they’re in pain, bawling, tensing up, growling noises... It’s a lot! Once LO finally calms down, they go to sleep. But before that they are inconsolable!

Finally some luck

Amid all the custody shit, alcoholic ex shit, trying to get my shit together shit, I made it to get my oldest son into a summer camp!! An expense I could never afford, like ever. The camp is going to get a sponsor for him! It won't erase the ugly memories he has but at least it could lessen the impact they have on his mental health. Just another step in the long process of moving on. I had to share this wonderful news with somebody and I thought a group of supportive mommies would be the perfect place! For those going through the tough shit, there is always sunshine to be found, it just takes some work to find it. If I can do it, so can you!! So excited right now!

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New shoes fail

My oldest has been asked to represent his school for a sports event, and I noticed his trainers looked a little scruffy so thought I'd "treat" him to new ones. Get to the shop to realise his current shoes were almost 2 sizes too small! Wondering quite how stupid I'd been I measured my youngest's feet too and realised they were the same!! Mega mum guilt!! I soon realised that since they put on their own shoes, I never have the opportunity to notice directly that their shoes are too small, and they'd never even hinted about them being too tight. Very big mental note to take more notice of that!!

Crib? Bassinet? Pack N Play?

First time mom here working on my registry. I've done a little bit of research about sleeping arrangements and I think my husband and I have landed on using a bedside bassinet to start out. I have one picked out that I am feeling good about. Meanwhile, my mother is insisting that she wants to buy her grandchild a crib. Not a bassinet. A crib. Is it actually useful to have both? We live in a tiny town house and want to keep the baby stuff to just the essentials but I also don't want to regret getting some of the bigger items if they will make all of our lives easier. Thoughts? While we are at it what about a Pack N Play? Is that necessary as well? To be 100% honest I'm not even sure how we would use it. Does baby really need three beds?

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Tips on handling husband’s surgery?

My husband is having hip surgery in a week. I’m lucky enough to have married a man who shared the workload with me for the most part. This means he does all of the cooking (he enjoys it and is much better at it than I am). After his surgery, I’m going to be the one doing everything for him and our almost 1 year old for 3 weeks. I have no idea how I’m going to do it without blowing up at my husband. He won’t be able to care for our son because of weight restrictions and I’m not sure he’ll be able to even cook or clean. So I will be cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, all while being the only one responsible for our kid. Help from family isn’t really an option because we live too far away in an apartment.