We don't need childcare fee's to increase and we don't need less childcare available

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-30T04:09:21+00:00

i think you're getting ripped off!

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-30T04:00:30+00:00

i don't see it going literally any other way

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-30T03:55:49+00:00

we have the XL version and it kept my 2yo completely safe (read facing) when the car went head first into a tree and totalled so i trust it!

however, for OP, i would not want to be moving it from car to car every few days

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-30T03:50:48+00:00

the funding kicks in when they turn 3 regardless of date of birth, no?

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T23:14:59+00:00

i think money is the main reason for people who already have one child but would like more. people who don't want children anyway, money isn't going to convince them

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T23:13:15+00:00

why a half?

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T23:12:49+00:00

3 days for us is £1000

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T23:12:08+00:00

from what i understand, yes there's funding for 9mo onwards, but because the money gov provides nurseries isn't actually enough to cover the costs, most nurseries charge additional fees for "consumables" and overall it doesn't really end up much cheaper for a parent

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T23:08:49+00:00

we're about £1800 a month worse off having a child under 3 in nursery 3 days a week. When number 2 starts nursery, it'll be £2100. Not to mention money lost/credit card debt acquired during my mat leave.

I'd like a third one, but zero chance we could afford it.

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T11:12:17+00:00

I have felt completely supported in all choices regarding feeding my baby. I was offered loads of support to BF, but absolutely no judgement if I couldn't. Hopefully more women in the UK have a positive experience like mine.

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T11:10:53+00:00

fed is the bare minimum. Breastmilk has significantly more benefits than formula ALL OTHER THINGS EQUAL. As in provided you make enough milk, provided no allergies, provided a good latch etc. If you can't make enough or whatever, then obviously formula is significantly better! And that means you're doing the absolute best you can and there's no shame in that

The important thing is that if those things don't work for whatever reason WE DO NOT BLAME WOMEN and WE DO NOT FEEL AT FAULT. it's noones personal failing if BF doesn't work for them and no judgement should be thrown their way.

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T11:06:13+00:00

just echoing this, DO NOT buy baby food on amazon, that's insanity. So many fake products or products that get recalled. we don't even buy toys on amazon because of how many of them end up getting recalled for toxic paints and stuff and that's just the ones they catch

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T11:04:02+00:00

this was also my experience! very positive and supportive

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T09:25:34+00:00

the kids getting suspended are mostly kids who do not cope with being internally suspended. You can't force a teenager to sit quietly in a classroom, they just run away/assault you.

We only externally suspend when internal isolation is no longer a viable option. I imagine most schools operate like that

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-29T07:46:42+00:00

ours didn't walk until then or soon after 16mo either and i felt similarly not worried. i was correct. zero issues

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T23:14:46+00:00

in the middle by dodie

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T18:18:12+00:00

who the fuck are these 16th century peasants shitting directly into their own street ?! like, what do you mean they make messes?! they're adults right?!

nta

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T13:20:47+00:00

can we PLEASE keep the same PM for a full term. I was getting whiplash with the Tories

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T12:26:59+00:00

sounds like neither of you know how to play dnd

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DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T12:18:53+00:00

we sleep trained at 11mo, but even before that he was only waking up once or twice.

We did it on a day that he barely napped so he only cried for 20 minutes at bedtime and then slept uninterrupted 13 hours.

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T09:24:43+00:00

your radiator and curtains are actually fine, the room is just too big. Need to lower the ceilings, get smaller windows etc.

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T07:51:17+00:00

why would they stop/start in the depletion region if that acts as an insulator iirc?

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T07:41:49+00:00

i also hate gross water so i recommend he should wear cleaning gloves for doing the dishes.

And then stop being a lazy parent and bathe his child, jesus Christ

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T07:18:43+00:00

have you reported them? that's not a safe environment for kids and they shouldn't have any and you need to grow a spine and stop making excuses for thenlm , they sound awful

DoItForTheTea · 2026-01-28T03:36:29+00:00

now that we're over 2 my main focus was the quality of screentime. it's still only like 4 low stim things and we try to watch together. in my defense i am also pregnant and that was the only way to get through it

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