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Grandparents and alone time

I’ve seen this come up so many times and I had challenges in this area when my son was an infant and younger toddler. Can anyone explain why so many grandmothers push for alone time with young grandchildren? My MIL constantly pressured me to allow her to babysit and have sleepovers when my son was an infant, saying he couldn’t get to know her if I was there (though, does infant really “know” anyone who isn’t primary caregiver?). I said no until he was 1 and only said yes on rare occasions in that year after because I just wasn’t comfortable with being away from him. I don’t suspect anything questionable going on, but it always made me uncomfortable to be constantly pressured like that. I see this come up a lot on Reddit and in my moms groups. What gives? Are there any grandparents in here who could share their point of view? Any parents who feel they have this figured out?

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Daughter's boyfriend has Covid but she really wants to see him....ugh!

So my 16 year old had knee surgery on the 13th. On the 16th her boyfriend left for a family vacation where he caught Covid. His first symptoms were on the 20th or 21st. He felt 100% better yesterday and was back at school today (those are the rules where we live). I believe he's wearing a mask at school. My daughter is DYING to see him. She's obviously a bit mentally distressed with having surgery and being stuck in the house, cant drive to see her friends, kids were away for April break, etc...He's feeling better now, but still is testing positive on antigen tests. We are all vaxxed and boosted but obviously still dont want to get Covid, especially knowingly. When would you let her see him? Is the CDC saying 10 days now? I guess I want to be fair, but would like to have him past the "contagious" stage and also knowing that he could test positive for weeks, right? Lets face it they probably arent going to keep a 6' distance and wear masks!

Does anyone else hate maternity leave?

I’m on week 7 of 4 months of maternity leave. I love my baby, love feeding him and playing with him and cuddling him, but lordy I’m SO bored. He eats every 2 hours so I can’t really go anywhere. And we haven’t been seeing a lot of people since he doesn’t have his 2 month shots yet. So I basically spend all day watching tv and it’s driving me insane. I can’t WAIT to get back to work - anyone else?

I’M GONNA BE A FATHER!

That is all. Just had our first ultrasound with my wife. We are so eager to share the news as I am over the top excited! Can’t wait to to meet you baby prune. I’ll do my best.

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What are the best post partum treats and ideas for my wife?

My wife is due in June its our first child, was wanting to get a few things that would help with recovery, any ideas welcome 🙏

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My parents still give me shit for not sending my kid to them for every other weekend.

My son is 24 years old now. My parents literally came for lunch yesterday. My mom as usual brings up the same bullshit. She asks how was my 24 years old since he doesn't call them often. As usual, I apologize on his behalf and I'll ask him. She responds with "You know maybe if you let us see him more often when he was younger, this wouldn't be an issue." My mother can sometimes make my blood boil.

I NEED JOB VIBES

I have a phone interview in about thirty minutes for a WFH job that's actually based in my town! I saw the posting in the local Facebook gossip group, and before I even sent my resume in I asked the guy if it would require making or taking phone calls. And IT DOES NOT! I've been disqualified for SO many WFH jobs because I can't guarantee eight hours of a quiet work environment. So please send me all the job vibes. IDK if it's minimum wage and a 1099 I need to bring in income. It'll make life SO much easier. 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

How did your partner act when they found out you were pregnant?

I’ve had 5 early miscarriages, so I get that my boyfriend is apprehensive about getting excited, but he doesn’t seem to care. I had an ultrasound this week and he never said “let me know how it goes” or “good luck”. In fact, he completely forgot about the appointment even though I told him the night before. Not once has he asked how I’m feeling, if I’m okay, literally nothing. AND he’s still vaping in the house and near me! I’m sure the hormones aren’t helping, but I’m just so sad about how he’s acting and his general lack of care.

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mom guilt is taking over today

Last night, my 8 month old had a very hard time staying asleep. On top of that, it’s finals week and I’ve been doing school work 24/7 and staying up late after he goes to sleep to study and finish up housework. At about 2am he woke up again super fussy. At some point I’m rocking him, patting his back and rubbing his little head and somehow in my exhaustion I get my wires crossed and instead of patting his back, I pat him, full hand, in the face. It wasn’t hard and I know I didn’t hurt him, but he was already upset and obviously this sent him into a screaming fit. I keep replaying it in my head and I feel soooo guilty because he definitely just thinks I hit him in the face for no reason, right? I comforted him, kissed his cheeks and apologized and he calmed down quickly but the guilt is eating me alive and I’m 100% sure I traumatized my poor baby :(

10 Month Old Not Babbling

As the header says, 10 MO son is not canonical babbling (bababa or mamama). It's a huge red flag for Autism. I know. We've been in PT since he was 4 months old for Torticollis and a flat spot. He's still delayed on gross motor (not crawling, will only roll back to tummy and tummy to back on his left side). We are starting speech therapy in a week. I have him enrolled in some studies for floor play style early intervention. I am literally doing everything I can...but I am not okay. I am despondent over the uncertainty. And everyone around me acts like I'm overreacting but from what I can tell from research, I am not. I'm on meds, trying to get in with a therapist. There are a lot of "good" things he does- he's super social and loves people. He's such a happy sweet kid. Responds to people, claps when asked, laughs, is so joyful, good sleeper. I'm having immense guilt for not appreciating those things. I don't know what I'm looking for here, just really struggling.