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Feeling resentful that my husband is a heavy sleeper.

Right now our baby is 6 months old and is going through a horrible sleep regression. Last night she was up from 1 am to 5 am and would cry if I set her down. We are staying in a 1 bedroom and saving for a house so baby having her own room isn't an option right now. My husband NEVER wakes up from her fussing or even full on scream crying. Even if she is right next to him he sleeps right through it, meanwhile I can't sleep unless she is sleeping because even the slightest noise from her keeps me up. What an I supposed to do to get some sleep! It's not fair that my husband gets a full night's sleep every night meanwhile I've been running on fumes for weeks...

I can never find a _______________ in this house!

We can never find anything with kids 7,7,9. But a few things disappear more than others. Somewhere in our house are 18 pairs of scissors or 25 hairbrushes. What object in your house has the same magical capability to vanish? It was Roku remotes until I finally tied the bonus room [remote](https://imgur.com/a/hG6jPKh)to the end table.

What do you want in your Christmas stocking?

I know we're not even at Halloween yet but I'm planning ahead. Last year SO MANY of my mom friends were forgotten on Christmas morning. This year, I'm making little care packages of small treats and stocking stuffers so that these women I love will have something to open. I'm going to include the classics like lip balm and hand cream, but I'm looking for some original ideas. Nothing too big or expensive as I'm going to make at least 5. Thanks bromos.

Hurtful Comparisons

I took both my girls out (3 yrs and 8 weeks, to a story-time at the local library. I was chatting with another mom, with her 10 week old baby, only to find out her baby gained SEVEN pounds since birth. My daughter has gained two pounds. That affected me in such an odd way. I immediately blamed myself and feel that I’m doing this all wrong. Next we grabbed a bite to eat and sat next to another mom with a 9 week old and she was breastfeeding perfectly at the table. I brought a bottle because I get nervous to breastfeed in public and I literally don’t know how to without the boppy pillow. Now I’m feeling in such a sad slump when it was supposed to be a wonderful outing. Maybe I’m not coping as well as I thought I was. Anyone else make hurtful comparisons? Anyone else with a large chest able to breastfeed without a pillow? Need encouragement.

Realistically what age can my son play with lego?

Or views on age restricted toys in general? He's nearly 3, loves playing with duplo and little figurines, builds lots of castles and makes sets for his toys to play on Is proper sized lego really that much more dangerous? It says 6+ on the box when I've looked at it in stores and it defintitely seems excessive!!

Some days I hate being a mom

I love my kids but it’s exhausting. I have a 5 and 2 year old. There is always something to do, something to clean, somewhere to do and I never have time to just do something for me. How can I find more joy in being a mom?

Volunteered for class party, then realized I have no clue what to do

Hi! Guys, I really put my foot in it this time! Lol!! I volunteered to help with my Kindergartner’s class Halloween party, and then they asked me to help with ideas for games and activities. I was hoping to be the, “I brought juice,” mom, but… do you guys have any fall/Halloween ideas for a kindergarten classroom?

How do you change baby?

My LO is finally big enough, and cold enough, that she’s wearing pajamas instead of gowns to sleep. They have a zipper that runs from collar to one ankle. How are you supposed to change a diaper with these things? One leg is still completely covered by pajama!

These shirts are both the same size and from the same company. Girls section versus boys section.

Grandparents

Does anyone else’s kid hate going to their grandparents house? My two year old HATES it. Screams the whole time. So when we have to go there for birthdays, holidays, etc. I’m a massive ball of anxiety because I don’t want to put him or I through this. I’ve tried everything I know to do to fix it and he hates it there. I think part of the reason is my son has some issues with loud noises and likes his space from people he sees as strangers, and his grandparents (my in laws) don’t respect that at all. We’ve spoken to them multiple times about speaking at a regular tone instead of like they’re at a freaking concert, and to give him his space. Any advice from anyone going through this would be amazing!

the struggle is real

I'm a soon to be mum of 4 with my eldest being a 13 year old. Recently she has become a nightmare, her attitude toward me and her stepdad (more so her stepdad) has become unbearable and I don't know what else to do. I have taken her extra curricular activities away, she is no longer entitled to any privileges, yet nothing changes. And when it has in the past, it's worked until she earns her privileges back and we are back to square one. We (SO and I) have both asked in private alone and openly together what's wrong, what she wants, we have offered for her to live at her dad's which she has refused. The only answer we get is "I don't know". I am really struggling with what else I can do as well as balancing full time work, pregnancy, bereavement and I feel like I could quicker get blood out of a stone than straight answers from her. Any help/advice is appreciated TIA

7 week old and just dropped to 6% in weight. Advice, encouragement, or others experience wanted!

My daughter was born at 37 weeks and weighed 6 lbs 8 oz. She is about to be 8 weeks and is at 8 lbs 15 oz. She was in the 15% but dropped to 6% at the doctors today. She only eats about 18-22 ounces a day and rarely cries for food. We are feeding every 3 hours and make 4oz bottles (formula) which she never finishes. The doctor is monitoring it and will give it a few more weeks but I feel like a failure. I don’t know how to get her to eat more. She will push the bottles out and squirm away. I’m just looking for others’ experience or advice!

Am I supposed to be doing anything with my 6 week old?

Just curious if anyone else feels like they should be “doing more” with their baby or if this mom guilt is completely unfounded… Basically my baby wakes up hungry so I’ll feed her right away before she cries, then she’ll eat until she falls asleep… then the cycle repeats literally all day long. Which honestly is great for me because I love when she sleeps in my arms after nursing. But should I be doing more to enrich her or is it too early for that? I try to play with her in the activity gym or do tummy time on the mat but she’ll just cry because she just wants to eat. Then I think “ok I’ll feed her first then play with her” but nope, she’s out cold. I thought this was just what babies do but I keep seeing info online about wake windows etc so it has me wondering if I should be actively trying to keep he awake longer

Themed Picture day

My son is 17 months, he started daycare a couple months ago. We get a notification that they are having picture day. As a first time parent, I am excited for his first picture day (even though it's just daycare). The email says it's a themed picture day and the theme is....wedding day. These are babies/toddlers and some pre-k, why wedding? I don't understand.

3yo (nearly 4) - does he have developmental issues?

My 3 year old boy (turns 4 in January) has struggled a bit with his speech. We noticed that he wasn’t speaking as early and in full conversations a while back - when comparing to other kids, which I know is not an exact science as every kid is not the same. Nursery ran a test some months back and he was a little behind. They were to run it again. My wife has told me today that upon asking about it they started saying that they will do it but can’t test him for everything. If we notice anything with him to take him to GP. Taken back by this she asked if they had noticed anything and was told that they’ve noticed he doesn’t make eye contact a lot, is often emotional and runs into things often rather than go around. I’m not sure what to make of it. He seems fine to us, albeit a little late on his speech than we would have liked. I’ve read countless articles on autism and it doesn’t seem to match him. Has anyone had a similar experience with their little person?