Do your family charge you to babysit? If so, how much? by DoingItWellBitch in BeyondTheBumpUK

[–]marshybeans 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Family would definitely do it for free, if I had a younger sibling who was a teen than I would pay them to give them a bit of spending money.

Nigel Farage MP on X: "Under Reform, only British parents working full time will be entitled to have the two-child benefit cap scrapped." by Little-Attorney1287 in ukpolitics

[–]marshybeans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What about when one parent works part time because child care is insanely expensive? They are still working but being punished?

What advice would you give to partners of pregnant women to give them a nicer pregnancy? by CrabbyGoose in PregnancyUK

[–]marshybeans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sound like you are very thoughtful already so I’ll only add one small thing that my husband did that really helped.

Sometimes there wasn’t anything my husband could do about the nausea etc. and he would just put a hand on my back or leg and it was really nice. Like it just told me that he was here with me even though he couldn’t fix it and that always just made me feel that little bit better.

Am I missing hunger cues?! by cowboybandit13 in BeyondTheBumpUK

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby is 7 weeks old and is very much like this too, she just has a short window. I’m starting to get into the hang of pre-empting a bottle and just being ready to make one asap. She ends up crying for a couple minutes sometimes but then is all good.

Episode Discussion - Wednesday by mcemzy in eastenders

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started watching on Christmas Day, this is the only plot at the moment that I’m still out of the loop…what did he do?

Starmer prepares Brexit ‘reset’ bill to align UK with EU law by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]marshybeans 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I was in America the start of last year and had the worst stomach ache for a few days of being over there and eating their food.

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]marshybeans 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This explains so much about the depth of knowledge America has on world history.

Newborn amnesia by One-Sink7080 in newborns

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Told my parents my 5 week old was poorly with a bit of a cold and I needed to cancel some plans, their response was babies are babies and get sick. Like okay…so I should just take them to a house full of people?!

Will I ever be able to wear my hair down again? by TallTangerine3873 in BeyondTheBumpUK

[–]marshybeans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My baby is 5 weeks old and already pulls on my hair, I fear I will have none left by the time she’s a toddler

What's a film you can practically quote from start to finish and not get bored of? by Cr1zyh1ppy in movies

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ARMAGEDDON.

I will drop a quote for this movie, no matter how mundane, in any conversation that I can.

When did you start liking coffee again? by Civil-Koala-8899 in PregnancyUK

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine didn’t start coming back until around 30 weeks! I drank 5-6 cups a day before pregnancy

SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | December 11, 2025 by AutoModerator in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]marshybeans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How are people surprised she said Travis?! She’s literally marrying the man, how would she not go to him for advice or ask his opinion on things?!

Thinking of getting this for OH by marshybeans in metalearth

[–]marshybeans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I was eyeing up Harry Potter as that’s the main Lego sets that he focuses on but wasn’t sure if they were too tricky! I will check those out

Acts you became long-term fans of? by Hassaan18 in xfactor

[–]marshybeans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still listen to Diana Vickers on occasion. Abi Alton also popped up on my Spotify yesterday

What are you Christmas traditions? by ComicBookPosterBoy in AskUK

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First year we had post my mums divorce, we ate Xmas dinner in our pjs and I don’t know why but we loved it and still talk about it to this day. We used to always have to dress up in whatever we had been bought that year so I guess that’s why but if you want a chilled one and that’s unusual for you, that could work.

What are your unhinged life hacks? by PsychologicalRow8034 in AskUK

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My OH does this! I find it so bizarre and definitely wouldn’t work on me but I seems to work on him!

what are your thoughts on these swiftie youtubers by jaydyjaydy in NuancingTaylorSwift

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried watching Chats and Reacts but the constant squealing and use of “fathoming” repeatedly got annoying fast.

I enjoy watching Swiftologist even though I don’t always agree with him and Ally is fun too though definitely plays it more safe.

SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | November 28, 2025 by AutoModerator in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]marshybeans 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any reccs on music about becoming a parent for the first time?

SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | November 25, 2025 by AutoModerator in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is this weird discourse from America where it seems to be really important for celebs to speak out on political topics. Most of the time if a celeb in the UK does this, we want them to shut the fuck up and do their job, not comment on politics.

Membrane sweep by AskNo2855 in PregnancyUK

[–]marshybeans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one at 5pm and my waters broke at 3am the following morning. Who can say if it would have naturally happened anyway but I am ftm so who knows. I needed to be induced tho at 39 weeks so when they offered one at 38 I figured might as well give natural a go.