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So I’m due next week and my MIL is on holiday until the following week. She wants to come straight from the airport to meet them if they’re here by then but I’m really scared she’ll make them poorly from the flight. She’s caught Covid on the flight out and I know she’ll have recovered from that but I don’t know what...

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What to do when sun's out 🌞

Just don't no what to do to keep my son entertained in garden want him to be outside but not sure what to do with him 🤔 as gotta be in shade etc what are people doing 🤔

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Raleigh NC

Please tell me the good and the bad! Moving with my babies from FL. I have a 3 month old who will be 5 months, 10 year old, 3 year old and a step daughter who’s 9! What is there to do in Raleigh?!

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Holiday Abroad

We have been invited to go abroad in the summer to Spain with family and just wondering if it is a good idea with a 6/7 month old? I’m already stressing about what we would need to take and haven’t even booked yet, LO is bottle fed. I feel like we would need to take so much 🙈. Plus it would all use up quite a bit…

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Welll…

We have a walker on our hands now🥹🥹

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Anyone have a hard time limiting extracurricular activies for you kids?

As a kid my parents never encouraged me to do anything/didn't have the money so I never had the opportunity or drive to do anything. Now with my kids they have a lot of excitement for different stuff and I have a hard time not getting fomo for them and feel like I want them to be able to try and do everything 😅😅.…

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Toys ....

Anyone else's little one rather play with water bottles and boxes than their actual toys 😅 bored of his toys after a few minutes, give him a water bottle / empty box he'll sit there for 20 minutes 🤣

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Rainy days

Anyone else find is hard to find things to do with your hyperactive child on rainy/gray days ? I need new ideas on what to do because I’m tired of these dang Barbie’s

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Independent playing

Hello ladies. My one year old baby us clingy most of the time and won't play on her own. I do take her out on frequent walks/ soft play areas but she won't play on her own when I'm with her in the house. How do you all entertain your babies ? How should one encourage independent playing? ( since she starts crying fo...

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Rain

When is an appropriate time to introduce babies to different weather like letting them feel the rain on them, we live in a really warm state so I'm not worried about him getting cold or sick just curious if there's risks at all at a young age

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SoCal Buds?! (OC/LB/LA)

Hey yalllllll! Lookin for momma friends that like hiking, camping, beach days, live music and festivals (especially jazz nights), brewery vibes, comedy nights, etc I’m game for some indoor climbing (after my shoulder heals up), going out dancing, happy hour, wine/beer tasting, trying to new restaurants, roller ska...

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Is there Anyone in Jackson Mi

Looking to go on walks when the weather is nice enough to go to the parks or trails LMK!

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Fun tasks for two-year-old kids

I already have my son do these but thought it was a good pin 🤓https://modernhomesteadmama.com/things-2-year-old-should-do-on-their-own/

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Day out ideas baby 1st bday in and around Manchester/north west!?

Already thought of chester zoo...any other ideas?? Or cheaper different walk around zoos?-

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Traveling in a Plane

So my baby daddy and i are not together and he wants to take my daughter in a plane to Washington from Arizona for 4 days in July (she will be about 6 months old) whats everyones thoughts on this? my immediate thought was F*CK NO but is that irrational? I dont want it to come back n bite me in the ass but i also don...

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Walking buddy

Anyone near auburn hills or Pontiac interested in walking around a track three days a week??

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