Anyone planning to live with their parents with baby?

Miss.Monroe

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after all my visits to the council i have been told i cant get anywhere untill baby is here.so thats going to mean living with my dad and my sister for a while.

were all still trying to get used to the idea. My dad and sisters rooms are opposite my room and im sure they wont be happy being woken up by the baby in the night, but there isnt really anything i can do about that. i am just greatful my dad will let me stay here for a bit.


i wanted to know if is there any of you who are planning to live at home (in your bedroom) with your baby once it arrives. what tips/tricks have you got for getting the family used to a screaming, pooing sicking baby!

ive also got to start thinking about re-arranging my room :? i dont know where to start!

thanks for your help guys, im just feeling a little confused and cramped at the moment!
 
Me and my dh lived with my mum and brother up until a few months ago with our son. The first year is probably the easiest. Everyone seems to adjust to the baby as you do so it's not a huge problem. Once the baby gets bigger though you'll start wanting your own space and the baby to have it's own room. My son was in with us for over 2 years and it really got to us in the end but we had to put up with it whilst saving for our own place. The council weren't interested because we had a roof over our head and we wanted to buy anyway. Believe me it's not easy but it could be a lot worse. My mum was kind enough to give us her room else we would have never been able to stay there.
 
i lived with my parents until kie was 12 because we had no way of affording our own house and no way of a council house, i think the worst thing i found was the interfeering but then on the other hand the help was fantastic i am sure you will be fine hun :hug:
 
I will be with my parents when she's born, hopefully not for long though.
They're redecoratingmy room and imcurrently planning where all her stuff will go, i want to contain all of her and me in my room, im used to doing it for me anyway.
Mine's a loft room so hopefully the noise wont be too bad but i will have a telly and somewhere to sit for night feeds, along with planning to get a nappy wrapper so i dont have to leave the room during the night or wake up surrounded by poo. I pray i cna breast feed otherwise it's going to be pretty hard getting her bottles ready withoug disturbing them.
Im not looking forward to it, but its the only way atm, i do have somewhere else i could go but i dont wanna complicate things atm, plus if baby daddy does decide to see her he won be able to if im there but can if i'm at home.
It'll work somehow, my parents are quite negative sometimes and i hate it, but i know i can do it and look after her so i will prove it to them
 
Yeah i think we are going to move in with OHs parents, they have got two spare rooms they have said we can have, and it will save us loads of money rather than renting a property, i have put our name on the Council but because we will only have just gone on the list we will probably end up with a 1 bed crappy flat in an awful area (and believe me, there are some round here!!) so i decided instead of bringing my baby up in a drug-infested area iwould rather bring baby up at OHs parents until we can afford a deposit for a house!!! :D
 
Ello Miss Monroe! Where was your announcement about hitting 24 weeks?! :shock: :cheer: Wahey!! Congratulations!!

Yep, I'll be living with my Mum and step Dad too! my bedroom is directly above theirs so I'm moving into my brothers (well, we're swapping) until I get my house.

Have you told the council you're being kicked out? My friend gave a "kick out" date and the council made sure they were housed before then.

Just think of it this way, if you were REALLY in the situation where you are being made homeless, they would NOT leave you without a home. Maybe try pushing it a bit more and saying you will have no where to go...?

Oh I hope you get your house before Sophie's born :pray: You really deserve a lovely little home to set up with your OH ready for her arrival. xx
 
heya, thanks for all your replies. i didnt know i had to make a thread all for me for becoming 24 weeks! lol i did celebrate though!

my dad isnt the type to expres his feelings and emotions, hell we hardly even talk somedays, i find it hard to talk to him, and my sister is a complete nightmare. every morning without fail my dad and sister are shouting at each other :(

it is so depressing. i did tell the council i would be homeless on the 1st April as this was my 'kicking out' date and i handed an eviction letter to them too. i wanted to be independant and have my own space, and feel comfortable about getting up in the night and having a cup of tea if i wanted. I feel uncomfortable enough as it is living here (when my dad wants to go to bed then we have to turn our tvs etc off, so that he doesnt get disturbed! were 20 and 18 ffs)

i feel like an utter faliure i really wanted to set up home on my own (even without OH) and do this. now im confined to one room where i wont be able to relax.

i think the thing that gets to my dad most, is that he feels my OH should be providing more for me and his future baby. My Oh has a one bedroom flat, but the walls are covered in mould, its absolutely tiny,no storage space at all. in the 3 years he has lived there he has never used the bath.its currently filled with clothes with 3 cockatiels in the bathroom.
there is no heating or hot water, the washing machine is broken, there is a tiny fridge which he doesnt use, he doesnt cook there or clean there or bath there or get his clothes washed there.and its just an utter mess if im honest. Simple things i ask him when the last time he cleaned the toilet was, and he says it was whenever i did it! which is usually about a month because i dont live there! his things stay wherever they drop. ( i should have known what he would be like really, his mums house is full of crap) he shared a flat with his brother and his brothers girlfriend when i met him, and the place was immaculate, but that was because the GF did it all! hes never had to look after himself, his excuse is that he doesnt feel like doing the washingup or tidying up. i say well no one ever feels like doing it! but it has to be done.

i feel that my Oh should be more motivated and determind to sort things out for me and his baby.seeing as i cant get anywhere to live alot more rests on his head.

he had to buy the lease on the flat and so got into a bit of debt about £8000 i think and he has been struggling to pay things, he went to court last month about reposession of the flat, but they agreed that he can pay the mortgage with £100 extra on top. he was in £2000 of arrears and hadnt paid the mortgage since july last year! i didnt know!

Hes so laid back,( i had to tell him today not to bother coming over and that he should stay at the flat and tidy up instead) the least he could do is keep the place tidy and then start thinking about getting the problems solved. i called him and he has been shredding letters all evening! the kitchen is a tip as he uses things and cooks but cant wash up without boiling the kettle! so he doesnt bother. the mould is that bad that i came back from work one day last year and the unit had fallen off the wall because the bracket rusted away!

i dont think he realises that when the baby is here, it will be even harder to sort it out! as it wont be his priority. i just dont know how to get that through to him! i was thinking today, what do i do? give him a time limit? i feel like im doing this on my own. Im living at my dads sleeping in a single bed, he comes over every evening but doesnt really talk much, its me doing all the talking and worrying. i wouldnt say what we have at the moment constitutes a relationship, we havent spent any proper time alone in ages, as his flat is so gross im not going round there for some 'intimate time' and my dad or my sister is always in here.

i lay in the bath and feel Sophie kick and i feel so lucky that this is my first pregnancy and everything is going well and baby is fine and healthy, and then i start to worry about the mess im in and think i shouldnt even be having a baby, when i dont have anywhere to live and my OH doesnt realise im trying to do this on my own.

i want your honest opinions about what to do because im stuck and im fed up and im lonely.

im going to shut up now. because ive written loads.
 
Babe !!!! :hug:
I dunno what to suggest, seems to me like it hasnt quite hit your OH yet that hes got to think about someone other than himself for a bit ! Yeah he may not like cleanin the flat but it has to be done, has he made any suggestions about what your going ot do when baby arrives ? Or does he just change the subject or what ? So now hes stuck in the flat ? Would it be worth doing it up or ? Then again if the units are falling off probs not baby proof eh :S I dont get how he can ignore the responsibility when your obviously really feeling it !!!!
Anyways lots of :hug: :hug: :hug: , and pm if ya eva need a chat or vent orr ultimatum drafter for him ! x x x x x
 
awww :hug: :hug: :hug:

Dont worry about having to stay at your Dads for a while, it sounds like heaven compared to your OH's!! Your Dad and Sis will be fine with bubs. I am yet to know anyone who doesnt go goo-ey over a baby. They will help loads too which will be great.

your OH on the other hand needs a big kick up the ass! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: have you tried talking to him and tell him how you feel? Sometimes men need it spelled out to them. He does sound like he is living in squallor :? there isnt alot he can do either without money :( he should really be making some effort to ensure you, Sophie and he have a future together!

Try not to worry hun, keep concentrating on you and baby Sophie. Things will get better and when she's here it will be so much easier to get sorted :D xxx
 
thank you for your replies, im going to read this thread to him tonight, and that might make him realise how upset its getting me. i feel like a bit of a prat spilling my heart out.i didnt mean to write that much, but as soon as i startedf typing i couldnt stop! thank you guys, i dont know what id do withtout this forum sometimes :hug:
 
ive just tried to read it to him and he asked me to turn the tv up because eastenders is on! i said no this is important, and he said look gus is on the telly! ffs so i said well let me know when you can fit me in and ill read it to you!

he said your probably only cussing me down anway, i said i only told the truth! :cry: what a twat
 
I'm staying with my parent's. I'm swapping bedrooms with my parents though because at the moment they are next to the little bedroom (which will be baby's room) and I'm quite abit away from there. So when we swap I'll be next to the baby. Chances are she will still wake them up, but it's just more convenient for me to be next door to her.
 
Miss.Monroe said:
in the 3 years he has lived there he has never used the bath.its currently filled with clothes with 3 cockatiels in the bathroom.

there is no heating or hot water, the washing machine is broken, there is a tiny fridge which he doesnt use, he doesnt cook there or clean there or bath there or get his clothes washed there.and its just an utter mess if im honest. Simple things i ask him when the last time he cleaned the toilet was, and he says it was whenever i did it! which is usually about a month because i dont live there!

:shock: and you got close enough to him to make a baby? he sounds like he needs a good scrub and a kick up the arse! :?

My OH is a lazy bugger- he's been mothered for too long!- and barely does any housework but for the sake of keeping the peace I do most of it myself; but I don't have to tell him to bath!

Sounds to me like you are far more self-sufficient and independant! I wouldn't live him until he's sorted himself out else you will be caring for two babies! :shakehead:
 
Your OH's flat certainly does sound like a health hazard and not the place to bring up your LO :hug:

I'm sure your Dad and sister will get used to and love having a baby around the house for a bit! At least until you get a place of your own. I would definitely refuse to let your OH move in unless he proves he can tidy up after himself.
 
inforabumpyride said:
Miss.Monroe said:
in the 3 years he has lived there he has never used the bath.its currently filled with clothes with 3 cockatiels in the bathroom.

there is no heating or hot water, the washing machine is broken, there is a tiny fridge which he doesnt use, he doesnt cook there or clean there or bath there or get his clothes washed there.and its just an utter mess if im honest. Simple things i ask him when the last time he cleaned the toilet was, and he says it was whenever i did it! which is usually about a month because i dont live there!

:shock: and you got close enough to him to make a baby? he sounds like he needs a good scrub and a kick up the arse! :?

My OH is a lazy bugger- he's been mothered for too long!- and barely does any housework but for the sake of keeping the peace I do most of it myself; but I don't have to tell him to bath!

Sounds to me like you are far more self-sufficient and independant! I wouldn't live him until he's sorted himself out else you will be caring for two babies! :shakehead:

he does bath and wash his clothes just not at his flat! he get them washed at his mum and has a bath there too. as someone else posted hes been mothered too long! nows the time to grow up i think! none of his friends and even his family didnt know what his flat was like, he is embarased and does feel like a faliure. its hard for him to get anywhere when his surroundings are so depressing, he works all week to pay his loan back and pay his mortgage. its going to take him a while to get up to date with everything. i said the least he should do is make sure he has a comfortable place to stay!
 
:oops: I thought he looked quite clean on your facebook pic to not have had a bath for months! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

All young blokes are mothered- I mother my OH a little bit though so I can't say much in that regard!

Maybe you could spend a day together cleaning the flat up and then once it's clean he'll want to keep it like it? Wash the mould off the wall and maybe put a fresh paint of coat on them? Our flat is tiny too but we've made it homely- we just don't have anything we don't need!

:hug:

Jade x
 
inforabumpyride said:
Miss.Monroe said:
in the 3 years he has lived there he has never used the bath.its currently filled with clothes with 3 cockatiels in the bathroom.

there is no heating or hot water, the washing machine is broken, there is a tiny fridge which he doesnt use, he doesnt cook there or clean there or bath there or get his clothes washed there.and its just an utter mess if im honest. Simple things i ask him when the last time he cleaned the toilet was, and he says it was whenever i did it! which is usually about a month because i dont live there!

:shock: and you got close enough to him to make a baby? he sounds like he needs a good scrub and a kick up the arse! :?

My OH is a lazy bugger- he's been mothered for too long!- and barely does any housework but for the sake of keeping the peace I do most of it myself; but I don't have to tell him to bath!

Sounds to me like you are far more self-sufficient and independant! I wouldn't live him until he's sorted himself out else you will be caring for two babies! :shakehead:

Sad thing is i DO have to tell my baby daddy to wash!!! He thinks its enough to wipe himself with his mothers cleansing wipes in the morning then blame me for his lack of showers as i was distracting him!!
Last time i saw him he told me how lucky i was as he'd had his first shower in 4 days that day specailly for me!!!
Funnily enough he is also WAY too mothered, even she admits that!!
 

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