My friend has just found out she is pregnant- 6 weeks. she is very young for her age and still drinks/smokes and even takes cocaine at weekends. She is 25. She was asking me whether she could still...
I am breastfeeding my first baby and he is now 6 months old. He has just started to get his first tooth and I was worried about him biting me while I'm feeding him! Do any of you have any tips on what...
Do you have nicknames for your children, or did your parents have one for you? I was called 'Grizzler' when I was small because I cried so much. I hated it and I'm sure it played a part in my...
In one of the Supernanny programs Jo Frost used different alarm clocks for each child, don't remember the purpose but I think it had something to do with signalling the o'clock when they were each...
Is having kids really as hard as everyone says it is or is it worth it and are they just saying that to a non-parent for sympathy? still not sure whether I want kids. I think i do, then my nephew ( 7...
hi, friend of mine is pregnant - is it normal to sleep every night after going to bed at 7 & spend entire weekends in bed?? - she is not due till June but complains constantly of being tired
I have a 19 month old son that I am still holding and rocking to sleep. What is the best way to start putting him in the crib and letting him fall asleep on his own- should I let him cry it out, that...
my little girl was 2 on the 28th dec,at the min im potty trainning her when were in the house, shes been great even goes on the toilet when were upstairs,well she started pre school today and i was...
Hi, My son who is 2 1/2 up until a week ago, was having a beaker of milk during his quiet hour before bedtime at 7pm. This last week he no longer wants his bedtime milk, he refuses it point blank, I...
Having had trouble getting to meet my fiancees 6yr old daughter, I finally met her 3 wks ago.We got oln iniatially well and had a good day with her and her half brother and sister,but on the Sunday we...
Although it doesn't seem an entirely appropriate topic heading (I may just be over-sensitive and it's entirely appropriate!) I didn't know where else to place this question, so here goes... Does...
My partner and I have never married. We have 2 boys, age 3 and 1. Who is my partners next of kin. Is it his dad or my eldest son. Or has the law changed and do I have any rights etc.
My daugter has a very bad relationship with myself and her two younger sisters. She hates (strong word) her estranged father and myself. I have been a lone parent for 10 years now and I am at a dead...
i have been seperated for nearly 2 years and my husband wrote to my mums address asking if I would agree to a divorce if he was to file for one. I wrote back and agreed. We have no property and no...
my first child got in to a routine fairly quickly as a baby, however my two month old doesnt seem to have any pattern at all.my husband and i dont have evenings to our selves any more as the only way...
Hi there, I am breast feeding my two month old, however for weeks she was very difficult to settle, so a friend suggested i tried her on formula, which i am doing gradually, for her age she should be...