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My speech delayed 2 year old just said a sentence and i could understand him…

And it was “why are you crying, Mummy?” I cannot do this. My mum was right, some people are supposed to be mothers and im not one of them. I don’t have what it takes.

Unpopular opinion: Really wish the mommy subreddits like workingmoms and mommit will come back out of private mode!

admittedly, it’s my fault for not joining those subreddit but right now it’s very frustrating not being able to access those channels and Google searches don’t work either as past posts from those channels cannot be accessed either. I understand the need for the protest but not sure of the need to shortchange users who really need the information/support from those groups. That’s it. Rant over

Speaking More to Infants Boosts Brain Plasticity and Linguistic Ability

Babies born at 38 weeks

Would love some feedback on if anyone’s child had delays/issues in the future when being born at 38 weeks?

I love my baby, but....

her grubby little chunker hands all over my face makes me break out horribly. I refuse to try and stop her because it's too sweet and she's not very cuddly so I guess I have to accept my fate. Adult acne is so fun. Anyone else share my plight?

How long after giving birth did it take for you to menstruate?

So my son is 3months and 11 days and I have not had a menstrual cycle since before I was pregnant. I had an unplanned emergency c section. Anyone else experience this?

Question about Day Care.

While I have only begun looking into day care, my impression is that day care places don't do one day a week. They either do every day of the week or nothing. Is this typically the case? I am in Brooklyn, NY. Thanks in advance for your response.

Anyone knows what this item is called?

Zipadee zip DIY

Is anyone who has zipadee zips in different sizes willing to share the dimensions? I’m thinking length, width of the arms part, width of the narrow part and width of the feet part. Ideally, I’d love the dimensions from sizes S and up, but I’ll take whatever I can get. The sleeping bag is not available for sale where I live, unless I want to pay 100€ + shipping + importation and wait weeks for it to arrive. We’re in sleeping crisis right now and I’d like to just DIY myself some sleeping bags to soothe my baby.

tongue tie

Hi everyone, we’re having our ten week old assessed next week to see if his tongue tie needs to be fixed. We’ve known he’s had one since day one, but he seemed fine until now. Just wondering what to expect if we do get it lasered. If you had it done for your LO, how did it go? How was recovery?

Bleeding for 6 months finally solved

I was still bleeding every day 6 months after birth and after 2 TV ultrasounds and 2 OBs I had no answers until now and wanted to share in case anyone else is dealing with this (I couldn’t find anything that made sense on the internet!). It ended up being granulation tissue from where they stitched me up after a 2nd degree perineal tear that neither OB saw because they birth just assumed it was hormonal but I had a feeling they were wrong. Turns out they also both missed BV, despite a pap showing an inflamed cervix. Let this be a lesson to advocate for yourself until you have answers! Bleeding months after birth isn’t normal no matter what they tell you. Hope this helps someone!

Cough vomit

So last week my baby had been sick and vomiting a lot after each meal. When it started I went to the doctor then it continued and I went to the hospital the day after ( vomited too many times). Since then she will cough and at least one of the meals will be a projectile vomit. Just wondering if anyone has had this before? She is happy to eat after the vomit even cries for more milk. I have tried feeding smaller amounts of milk but then she will lose it and is bawling her eyes out for more food. She is teething atm and has a runny nose.

Capping naps at 2 hours, baby cried

Hello! My 12 week old LO only contact naps in the day. When i wake her up from her nap + it’s been 2 hours in the day, she wakes up crying. Is this normal? Should I just let her sleep whenever she wakes up?

Is my 11 week old teething?

My 11 week old son has been drooling excessively even in his sleep and constantly chewing on his hands even when he’s not hungry. Is he teething early? Or is this normal for his age? If it’s normal do I discourage it or leave it be? TIA!

I hate my husband and myself

I hate him. No I don’t wish for anything horrible to happen to him, nor can I afford to financially survive without him right now. But I hate him. I hate myself more for putting myself in this position, for putting my children in this position. He’s currently screaming at me from outside because he’s having car problems and somehow screaming at me is going to help. My son is about to be driven home from a play date. I know its stupid but I do care what the other moms think. Im embarrassed, humiliated, ashamed, and just sad. Why can’t he handle frustration like a normal person. Why? What did I do to deserve a life like this. I haven’t always been the greatest person but I don’t think I’ve been bad enough to deserve this. I feel ashamed even for being ungrateful for this life, as my children are healthy and others have it way worse then me. So here I am feeling bad, and feeling guilty for feeling bad, and I don’t know what to do. Im lost.