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Do any women feel regret from not having their children closer together? My kids will be almost exactly 4 years apart and can’t help but think I robbed them from having close siblings

I’m 24 years old, I got pregnant at 22 and had my baby at 23. The partner I’ve chosen is very broken, as am I. Things have been extremely difficult. My partner has debilitating trauma/mental health issues, it makes it difficult for them to help with the baby or work. We get money in other ways while they get back in the swing of working. We (myself, my partner, our son) live in an upstairs bedroom of a condo, we have a house that had a fire before we were able to get it fixed up. I don’t get time to myself and when I do, I just want to sleep or rot in bed. The room is a mess all the time, and my partner and I are constantly on the verge of breaking down. We both just started meds and therapy after not having either for years.

My day always consists of catering to my son’s needs and making sure his development is on track, trying to eat three meals a day (doesn’t happen), and making sure my partner is doing okay. I’m exhausted mentally because of this. I also struggle with depression and anxiety which are much worse postpartum. I feel extremely guilty when I’m not able to show up for my son the way I want to, same with my partner, but I also cannot take care of myself. Any advice is appreciated, please try to be respectful.

I need help, I’m currently 8 months pregnant dealing with the stomach bug running through my house and now currently my 6 year old is dealing with it. Unfortunately he still needs help and I have to be the one to help. I have the biggest fear of throwing up and being pregnant has really increased my anxiety. I’m not doing well mentally, and just wanted to see if anyone else had had this.. I just feel like I know that I’m the next one to get it and I hate the waiting game to see who is next..

Hi everyone! I’m trying to get a concept for my own in home pediatric private practice, lactation services and newborn coaching/consulting practice. I’m am a pediatric nurse practitioner with 21 years total health care experience (16 as a NICU/pediatrics RN) and 5 as a pediatric nurse practitioner in both urgent care and the ER as well as primary care. I would like to branch out and do my own thing but I have no idea how to get started

The price of healthcare in this country and cuts to insurance are despicable. I want to increase access while keeping it affordable. I am sitting for my lactation consultant boards in September. In the interim I would offer free lactation services as I’m not an actual ibclc. However, as part of being a lactation client for a small fee per month you could have full access to me as a PNP. Things like is this normal or what do I do etc. thoughts? I was thinking 75 to 100 dollars per month access to have 24/7 access to me. Does that sound reasonable? I would like to expand to include overnight nurse in the newborn phase as well as sick and well visits in your home. I’m curious what yall would pay for these services. And, of course, if someone needs my help but truly can’t afford it I would help anyway. Let me know what u think but please be kind

When he wants me to tickle him with my foot, he lays on the floor right in front of me while I'm walking and says "Step on me". I love him but he cannot be saying stuff like this 😭

This will be my wife’s first Mother’s Day. She is so incredibly selfless and I want to make it special for her. She is someone who wants for nothing, so it’s always difficult to get gift ideas. She has had a massage package monthly, but refuses to use it since having our now 4 month old for some reason (despite my attempts to push her to go and I will take care of the baby as I do when she is gone).

I did a cartoon book of our relationship for our first wedding anniversary so I thought about that but I don’t lie what I see for the Mother’s Day/son equivalent.

Any suggestions for first time mother’s??

I have a 13 week old who only falls asleep nursing or rocked for 15-20 minutes. How do I sleep train without the crying it out method?

Hi all mommies,

I need some advice or anything, so the last couple of days I have been feeling extremely dizzy and my vision is blurry to a point where I feel like my eyes are crossing. I went to the emergency unit and they checked my blood pressure to which it was 144/98 and they just said "Ok not too bad we will be right back", I waited 6 hours , I kept calling and they said they'll be right back , after the six hours they checked my blood pressure again and it was 133/89, the doctor just said "It's lower than mine" and laughed.

Then another lady came in and said I'm dismissed , my husband freaked out and demanded to know what's going on , they just said "we booked your wife an emergency appointment for a fetal scan on Monday , and didn't give us any other answers.

It's the next day now and I feel absolutely terrible I checked my blood pressure with our home monitor to which it's currently 138/98.

I called my doctor again and she said to go to the labour ward for emergency appointment, I called them and they said not to come in and just drink plenty of water.

Any advice, I really appreciate anything

Hello dear mothers

I’m planning to make something special with my 2-year-old daughter for my wife, who is currently 6 months pregnant. Last year we made a cup with her handprints.

I’d really appreciate hearing from you: what’s one of the most memorable gifts you’ve received as a mom? It doesn’t have to be something material. I’m just looking for ideas that feel personal and thoughtful.

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences

Boy moms, serious question... what age did y'all start potty training your sons?? I'm thinking of starting around 16M but I fear that's far too early.....

I’m struggling with parenting and any advice would help.

I share 50/50 custody with my child’s father. For the first three years, I had full. He came back into her life around 3.5 years to co parent with me. During court, we would bicker but it was never substantial. Now I feel like I’m drowning. I have been single and raising her for the last 2 years. I work overtime almost every week and feel exhausted everyday but he refuses to help me without telling me how I’m a bad mom. He started seeing someone about 2 years ago and I never minded, until I found out they moved in together with me daughter before I even knew her name. Now my daughter comes home and she calls this woman mom… I don’t even know her. My daughter has come home in numerous occasions talking about how “daddy and his gf talk bad about mommy”. She’s in therapy and the therapist is getting concerned about his house. My daughter (6) is showing signs of stress disorders when she’s with him.

Recently, she has taken a very large turn. She yells at me, won’t listen, throws tantrums practically every morning. I feel like she’s always punished with me and it’s breaking my heart. But now she’s showing negative physical signs. She can’t bathe herself, won’t brush her teeth anymore, wash her hands, etc. i dont know what to do. I feel like im drowning. I asked for mediation with her dad and his gf. He went once and they yelled at me the entire time about how everything is my fault. I’ve tried to be stern with my daughter, talk through problems with her, teach her how to do things, do them with her. But now everyday it’s “well daddy and his gf say you need to do this for me”

Any advice would help. I’m tired. I dont know what to do at this point and I’m scared for my daughter

oky i need the real and og ones not the pinteresty ones or 5 min crafts ones😭 the actual in the trenches hacks tha saved ur sanity on the hardest days

also what are some lil tricks nd shortcuts tht nobody told you about bt completely changed the game for you as a mum 🙏

I am looking to book a few family days out for over the summer months. We are looking at Chessington World of Adventures as one of the bigger, more expensive days out. Where is the best place to purchase tickets from? I have seen that AttractionTickets.com has some deals on and a few discount codes, but I haven't purchased from there before, so I would love some advice.

so my child is 12, i vent to them a lot , either about my parents, how i am suicidal, how i hate work , old friends who have passed from drugs, ect ect.. at work i have nobody to talk to, i work all week except for 2 days off , on those days me and my child go thrifting or swimming or to a street event or somthing. is it okay that i vent to my child, i have noticed they have a pattern of now like “oh i mean i dont wanna ruin your day off“ i do know. this rest part is just me spiraling lol, my question was is it okay to vent to my 12 year old but also, my child has sent questionable things to other people causing the police to get involved, has cut (not leaving scars nor getting addicted) swigs wine from my wine while i’m at work (they do it on the day i have work over the weekend) smokes weed on and off from a pen, dosent have many friends has also been suicidal , i know i have yelled and made mistakes like threatning to kill my self infront of her or yelling at a parent and threatning to kill my self to them and my child overhearing , i’ve gone maybe a day and a half at most not speaking to my child, but we also have good memories too, like every night we watch a show, we make dessert.. am i a bad parent or is their behavior like normal for their age