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Hi All, i am an Indian 26F looking for jobs where i can use my voice . I have been told that i have a great voice and an engaging tone in real life . I enjoy teaching children and i enjoy reading stories for them . Can I get some support and feedback on this children’s story that i tried reading ?

Hi All , i am having dump stools almost everyday since giving birth . I also have kapha and frequent colds . Any remedies ?

Hi everyone. I’m writing this running on absolute empty, holding my 4-month-old during a brutal sleep regression, and I really need a safe space to vent and get some perspectives.
The Mental & Emotional Toll:
Because of everything I've been through, I have developed severe anxiety. Postpartum, it has reached a point where it feels completely uncontrollable. Being in a constant state of hypervigilance, walking on eggshells, and trying to manage a baby while my mental health is in pieces is breaking me.
The Marriage Context:
This was an arranged marriage. To be completely honest, my husband got me pregnant early on even when I explicitly said no/wasn't ready. Dealing with the weight of that consent violation, trying to process it, and navigating postpartum recovery within just the first year of marriage has been deeply traumatic.
My husband is a workaholic who never truly sees or meets my emotional needs. To be fair, he is genuinely helpful with the baby and tasks—but everything has to be done his way. If I express pain, panic, or frustration, he frames it as me "ruining his day" and acts disappointed in me.
The Current Living Situation:
We are currently staying at my Mother-in-Law’s house. I have tried my absolute best to stay quiet, swallow my feelings, and constantly adjust. But the environment is exacerbating my anxiety:
Passive-aggressive digs: Today, while my baby was crying intensely from sleep regression, my MIL "joked" saying, "Maybe he’s crying because you read to him so much, he gets scared because there are so many words haha." I finally snapped after months of staying quiet: "Isn't that book gifted by your own daughter?" She had zero response and went dead silent.
Immature behavior: Now she’s giving the silent treatment—she won't even look at or talk to the baby when he's crying.
Micromanagement: She tells me to "cook whatever I want," but immediately hovers in the kitchen to dictate the menu. Today, I ignored her and made what I wanted anyway.
The Breaking Point:
I told my husband today that I am NOT staying here for another 3 months as originally planned. I am moving back to our house next month, period. He claims he is too busy with work and seems upset/disappointed that I'm putting my foot down, but staying in a house where my anxiety is skyrocketing is unsustainable.
Has anyone else navigated severe postpartum anxiety alongside boundary issues with in-laws and a controlling partner? How did you survive the home stretch before moving out, and how do you protect your peace when you feel like your mental health is falling apart?

Hi All, looking for some of children’s books that are worth reading as an adult . Please help

just need to vent and maybe get some reassurance because I feel like an absolute failure of a mother right now.
Today, my baby fell asleep peacefully on my lap for an evening nap. My husband came in and told me that if I keep doing that, the baby will "want that all the time," and told me to stop it and put him down.
Against my own maternal instincts, I listened to him. I put the baby down to keep the peace and stop the criticism.
Of course, the baby woke up immediately. He then cried hysterically for hours because he was so disrupted. He is finally asleep now, but he is completely overtired and exhausted.
I feel physically sick to my stomach. I am furious with myself for not trusting my gut. I knew what my baby needed, I overrode my own intuition to please my husband, and my poor baby paid the price for it by suffering through hours of crying.
We don't follow rigid schedules or wake windows; we just follow his natural cues, and I feel like I completely broke our rhythm today. I feel so incredibly guilty that I let someone else dictate how to parent my own baby.

Hi All, It’s been long since I realised that I want to start teaching in school . How can I become a teacher ? Myquals is B.Sc PCM and MCA distance learning . I am currently employed in a tech company and am paid well . I am married and have a 4 month old kid . Can anyone help me ?

Hi All , for quite a while now we r using a particular baby song for his sleep especially now at 4th month regression . Our house also has a lot of noise from outside . Can anybody tell me if this is bad ? I myself hear that song sometimes even when it’s not playing lol . Can anybody tell me some alternatives . We can’t use a ceiling fan much as we stay in cold climate .

Hi All, I am 3 months postpartum and is suffering from allergies and low immunity . When I visited ayurvedic doctor i was told that my Agni is quite weak . My hunger is good though . So what could be some evening snacks ?

I am told to avoid fruits altogether .

Hi All , it really seems like my baby is going through sleep regression can somebody help with the do’s and don’ts?

My family hates me keeping nap times for my baby . My baby boy is only 3.5 months and i hate when it doesn’t happen at specific time . People here don’t have specific nap times and my husband keeps telling me that none of us can enjoy the baby if i obsess over naps and stuff . How do i manage here ? I am scared that my baby could get overtired . I also don’t understand his cues sometimes and i feel like a failure .

Can someone help

I still have tears in my eyes. My baby boy just gave me his first-ever real belly laugh, and it was entirely because of a silly game we were playing. I feel like I just unlocked the ultimate parenting achievement.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some practical advice or sanity checks. We live in India, and my husband (and family) are very anti-diaper during the daytime and even at nights but somehow we do use diapers during night . There seems to be this cultural mindset here that it’s somehow better for a baby to have interrupted, low-quality sleep than to just wear a diaper and sleep soundly.
I want my baby to get good, long naps, but every time he pees, the wetness startles him awake.
Since I need to compromise and keep him diaper-free for naps, how do I actually make this work?
What kind of mats/sheets actually work? I need something that absorbs the pee quickly so he doesn't feel freezing cold and wet immediately, while also protecting our bed. Brands available in India would be amazing.
How do you manage diaper-free naps without ruining sleep? Are there specific clothing hacks, materials, or routines that help them stay asleep even if they pee a little?

My baby is 3.5 months old

Edit for the post :
We put baby on cotton cloth and under it we have a rubber sheet and change cloths once baby pees except that he can’t get back to sleep so easily after that. We don’t let baby sleep in wetness .
I also don’t feel like using disposable diapers or cloth diapers during day time as they aren’t budget friendly. I only care about his good sleep time that’s it.
Hope our country doesn’t get any hate about this . Here we have a village and it’s not like husband and I have to do everything . My MIL FIL and my mother also stay with us. Earlier times people stayed as a joint family, so even if baby woke from a pee , someone at home would make sure to get the baby to sleep again if the nap wasn’t complete . We just can’t follow the same now with less help .

Can side lying breast feeding cause ear infections ? My baby sometimes goes on his back while drinking only his head is towards me so i was wondering if this is bad . Can anyone help?

I don’t even know what I’m looking for by posting this, but I need to get it out anyway.
There was this guy at my office who left the company last year. From the very first day I saw him, I had a massive crush. He was the sole reason I could face a brutal, two-hour commute through nightmare traffic every single day. Just the thought of seeing him made it worth it.
He had these bright, expressive eyes and a gorgeous smile. His entire presence was just... different.
Like he made me remember rain.
I did try for him but realised he didn’t care about me the same way I did . Few months later I married to guy through AM and soon regretted it . He is a few things I needed in a man but nowhere near to the kind of man I really wanted .😭Now this office guy is getting married next month and gosh it pricked me . I am so happy for him but I am just a little sad here 🥺And can’t stop day dreaming 😇

Hi All . My baby is 2.5 months old and is starting to get longer stretches of active time . I am just wondering at what time or is it necessary to dim lights in the evening or let it be until he shows sleep cues or cries ?