New blended family!

[MummyDaddy]

Hi everyone ... I guess i'm introducing myself to this section.

My little family is now officially a mummy, step daddy and DD. We are going to be adding to our family in the new year.

Love to hear from anyone else who has been a single mummy and gone on to create a little family with a new partner.

[DaughteroftheForest]

Hi :wave:

I re partnered at the beginning of last year. DS was almost 4 at the time and I had known my now DP for 8 years :)

We now have a gorgeous 7 month old DD and are TTC #3. DS sees his dad twice a week and now that he's started schools all handovers but one happen through there .

Our arrangement works very well :D

Goodluck with it all, we found the early months together to be the hardest as we were still trying to find our feet in with the 'whats my job? Where do you fit in? Am I overstepping it?' department. But lot's of open communication and compromise.

I know in myself it was incredibly hard to let someone else take over a bit in the parenting role. DP was chomping at the bit too though and now him and DS seem to have found a very happy medium between fast friends and stepdad/stepson roles. Is there a relief icon?? :laughing:

I hope it all goes well for you. It's an exciting time!:fingerscrossed:

[Benji]

How exciting MummyDaddy :D It's a very exciting time!

I repartnered early last year and moved in with him in October last year and it's been absolute bliss the entire time. I couldn't have imagined how easy and wonderful it is blending a family.

Have fun :goodvibes:

[RunningWithScissors]

Welcome MummyDaddy!

I repartnered a few years ago,I was single mum to 2! I married him almost a year ago :D

Like Dragonfly, it was tricky at first, I had a very hard time letting DH into the parenting role, but he was great with a little bit of guidance. He was raised in a family that was very controlled and his parents ruled with fear and violence which I'm dead against. He still slips up sometimes and wants to punish them for things I think are irrelevant, spilling drinks, kicking the balls inside (footy nut DS11!) .. to me that's just what kids do, and parents just have to say it 4 million times! But generally he is very good! The kids adore him.. even to the point where DS11 pulled him into his bedroom to talk to him in private last night.. I felt very left out!! But I'm so grateful that they feel comfortable enough to have that relationship :)

We cant create anymore unfortunately, but we are happy with our little family like this :)

[almfam37]

Hello there

Im Aimee and i met my partner last july. Within a few months we were like people who had known each other all our lives i have 2 kids to a previous marriage, my x lives in USA so the kids speak to him once a week and see him every 1-2 years depending on his financial situation. We have now moved over to WA and are expecting our first together in Jan. There have been some tough times and the kids have had there moments because im quite lenient and is more disciplined but we have come to a happy medium and it works out well my son and dp are very close so it will be very interesting to see how it all goes when the newbaby comes out.

Nice to meet you
Aimee :sunshine:

[RmumR]

I was a single mummy and re-partnered almost 2years ago now. Am 29weeks pregnant and marrying DF in 2weeks from tomorrow.

For me its worked out to be the ultimate fairy tale come true.

wishing you all the best.

[3blue1pink]

Hi
I had three boys and I repartnered 3 years ago. He had a little girl as well. He moved in with us pretty much straight away and it took a fair while to work out custody arrangements for his daughter but we got married a year and a half ago and had our own little girl last October. So now we our daughter, my boys who live with us and spend every second weekend and half school holidays with their dad, and his daughter who lives with us half the time. It took a bit to work out how to juggle who is where, when and how but we now have a routine and it works beautifully!:thumbsup: