I'm a bad mom because I legit can't take the crying and am wishing the baby phase away to quickly. Sometimes when she's crying I will put her on the ground and just walk away or sling her over my shoulder and rub her bum/back while I space out trying to get to a "happy" place.
There is hot sauce on my baby's onesie. We had wings for supper (super bowl! Excuse to eat deep fried food!) but he was in his swing while we ate...oops? I also got chocolate on his hand because I was eating a chocolate while singing to make him STOP crying but it was melting in my hand and then he touched it....oops again. I kinda wiped it with a Kleenex but then he was finally calm and sleeping so I have yet to get up to get a facecloth. I'm sure I'll forget...
I'm impressed with everyone who have clean enough babies to repeat outfits! I'm proud of myself if DH gets to see DS's outfit (bodysuit, pants and socks) because once it is dirty I typically put him in a "sleep & play."
DH is a bad dad because DS doesn't like DH's frog impression, one of the baby books we have says "ribbit" 2 times but rather than change his frog impression DH usually repeats it 4 times and DS goes from smiling and cooing during story time to admittedly the cutest "lip out sad face" when he hears DH's frog impression. My frog impression doesn't bother DS and my DH's other animal impressions DS likes, so I'm not sure why he doesn't like the frog it isn't any louder of deeper than the other animal sounds.
I'm a bad mom because I hide books that DD asks me to read eleventy million times a day. And pretend I don't know what she's talking about when she looks for them. She forgets about them after I offer an M&M.
This one is twofold. I swore I'd never let my babies suck their thumbs. With DS it wasn't really an issue. Now with DD she discovered her hands along with her left thumb and sucks it when she sleeps unless she's held. So during the day she'll take a pacifier some and does fine for naps but overnight it's lefty or nothing. So I gave in and stopped fighting her on lefty so she'll sleep at night.
Now she's sleeping through the night. We were last told to wake her up after 4-5 hrs over night to eat. I've been letting her sleep anywhere from 7-9 hrs. I usually wake up around 6am from engorment, check on her, express a little so I don't drown her, change her diaper to wake her up, feed her, both back to sleep until 10am. I'm enjoying sleeping more than an hour at a time.
I'm a bad mom because I want to finish my NB diapers before moving on to size one (even though LO has outgrown them).
Just kidding! Wednesday Motherhood Lesson 101: diaper sizing isn't a suggestion. Wanted to finish out the newborns. Thought it was just a fluke when Cole peed through on DH today. Then he pooped up his back and on his arms... So I think I'll heed to the weight suggestion now. 1 bath and 4 outfits later.....
@misamima The reason I was so against thumb sucking is worrying about weaning away from it but mostly not wanting fingers in their mouth with teeth. A roommate's niece bit her finger down to bone, required multiple surgeries and months of casts. Looking back, DS has security blankets and pacifiers we'll eventually have to wean him off of the same way. He's also chewed his fingers up and it was miserable for a while but he learned.
So I'm finally relaxing and embracing it. Also getting past laziness and going to try cloth diapers. I feel like I'm growing so maybe not such a bad mom but I do feel guilty letting her sleep so long so I can sleep.
I'm a bad mom because I want to finish my NB diapers before moving on to size one (even though LO has outgrown them).
Just kidding! Wednesday Motherhood Lesson 101: diaper sizing isn't a suggestion. Wanted to finish out the newborns. Thought it was just a fluke when Cole peed through on DH today. Then he pooped up his back and on his arms... So I think I'll heed to the weight suggestion now. 1 bath and 4 outfits later.....
Tehehehe. My Cole has finally outgrown nb diapers too.
I'm a bad mom because I want to finish my NB diapers before moving on to size one (even though LO has outgrown them).
Just kidding! Wednesday Motherhood Lesson 101: diaper sizing isn't a suggestion. Wanted to finish out the newborns. Thought it was just a fluke when Cole peed through on DH today. Then he pooped up his back and on his arms... So I think I'll heed to the weight suggestion now. 1 bath and 4 outfits later.....
Tehehehe. My Cole has finally outgrown nb diapers too.
Are you sick of the Coke autocorrect like I am? Making me crazy!
@misamima The reason I was so against thumb sucking is worrying about weaning away from it but mostly not wanting fingers in their mouth with teeth. A roommate's niece bit her finger down to bone, required multiple surgeries and months of casts. Looking back, DS has security blankets and pacifiers we'll eventually have to wean him off of the same way. He's also chewed his fingers up and it was miserable for a while but he learned.
So I'm finally relaxing and embracing it. Also getting past laziness and going to try cloth diapers. I feel like I'm growing so maybe not such a bad mom but I do feel guilty letting her sleep so long so I can sleep.
Oh my gosh, that sounds horrendous about your roommate's niece.
@misamima After seeing pictures and hearing what they went through I think it's understandable why I've been so freaked out by the thought of thumb sucking and having something similar happen.
I'm a bad mom because I was excited for the 2 month shots for DS...was hoping they'd zonk him out so I could get more than 2-3 hours of sleep at a time. No luck.
I'm a bad mom because I don't put DD in sleepers/pj's for bedtime. She squiggles so much that by the time I have one of her legs in one side and work on getting her second leg in she takes her foot out of the other side!
DD has started her nightly fuss fest. I set her next to me on the couch for what was supposed to be a moment, but she spotted the TV and is now smiling and chatting at it. I'm doing nothing to stop this.
DD loves Tv... But she hates when she's really into it and a graphic flies across the screen! LOL!!! It's so cute... Her arms come flying out and I laugh EVERY time
I feel like I am a bad mom because I had my baby before i finished school. Originally I had planned to finish school, work a bit and get married and then have an angel for a baby. Instead I got knocked up in my second year of university and have my angel now. Pretty much I am young and living with my parents and now have a two month old baby. I don't want my son to make the similar mistakes I made. To avoid my mistakes I will/plan to be a mentor to him. BUT Will it be enough?? Will it make him avoid putting another girl in the same situation as I was put in? AT 2:40am I can honestly say that I am scared and feel horrible as a mom. BUT I don't plan to wallow because I know life happens. I know its important to learn from these things. At this point my son is a blessing to me and I want to be a blessing to him. I think we all will be a bad mom at times but when they tally all the columns, I want the side where it says "good mom" to be a lot more than the other column.
@Ozzy453 One of my best friends was in similar situation. At the time, it felt like the end of the world. But, she used her supports, worked it out, and finished school on time. I was so, so proud of her. Fast forward several years later and she's married with a good job and a sweet, happy, well-adjusted little boy. While this is a lighthearted thread, the truth is that we all actually feel like bad moms sometimes. We all worry about who our kids will be. You're doing great. I can't imagine how hard it must be now, but it will go quickly.
I'm a bad mom because all I want to do is give DD a lick of my lollipop just to see her reaction! *Quickly chews up rest of lollipop so she's not tempted anymore*
DS is currently in the crib staring at the mobile (his favorite activity) while mama is in the rocker next to him enjoying a glass of wine. It's been a long week.
Because DH went to change DD and when he came back he had her in a brand new outfit that I hadn't washed yet. She looked so cute and content that I just left her in it.
I'm a bad mom because I will not put cereal in his bottle, tape down his herniated belly button (grandma's suggestion) or get special shoes for my 3.5 yr old so she isn't flat footed for life (my aunt said that and then said she's grateful my grandparents tortured her so she has pretty feet now). The pediatrician isn't worried and the second opinions support so I'll just wear my bad mom badge with pride.
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I'm a bad mom because I must have, somehow, for the first time in 8 weeks, slept through the first was up/feeding of the night. I wouldn't have even known except the monitor was placed weird when he woke up for this one and there is an empty bottle in his room. Poor baby. Good things his dad took care of him. Ugh. And I thought him not waking until 3 am was progress, bummer.
I'm a bad mom because I must have, somehow, for the first time in 8 weeks, slept through the first was up/feeding of the night. I wouldn't have even known except the monitor was placed weird when he woke up for this one and there is an empty bottle in his room. Poor baby. Good things his dad took care of him. Ugh. And I thought him not waking until 3 am was progress, bummer.
This happens to me periodically. Hooray for DH, but not too much because I still do 95% of the night feedings.
DD fell asleep so I went to lay her in her crib so I could give DS some much needed attention. Well I had left the light off thinking I could see well enough. Nope. Bumped her head on the mobile, startled her awake, laid her down anyway and turned the mobile on. She went right back to sleep.
So I haven't posted in a while because I've been away from my laptop and my phone app won't let me post, but...
I'm a bad mom because - my dd has been sleeping on me every night in the recliner since she was a week or two old - I've been working from home and watching my dd at the same time (actually, that might make me a bad employee too) - I haven't tried to get my dd on any schedule whatsoever - I supplement with formula - really want dd to use a binky - will be putting dd in daycare next week - will be going out of town of business next week and leaving her with my mom - sometimes don't bath my dd as often as I should - my house is an abhorrent mess
I'm a bad mom because some days (like today) I let her lay in her rock n play and talk to herself until she falls back to sleep first thing in morning after bottle, sometimes I just need more sleep.
I frequently wake up, groggily, in the middle of the night and can't remember where the baby is. Luckily, she's always in her crib.
Same here! I have searched under blankets looking for her because I wake up thinking that I'm holding her but then she's not in my arms. DH will wake up and ask me what I'm doing and then I realize that I was dreaming and DD is in the bassinet!
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I also got chocolate on his hand because I was eating a chocolate while singing to make him STOP crying but it was melting in my hand and then he touched it....oops again. I kinda wiped it with a Kleenex but then he was finally calm and sleeping so I have yet to get up to get a facecloth. I'm sure I'll forget...
DH is a bad dad because DS doesn't like DH's frog impression, one of the baby books we have says "ribbit" 2 times but rather than change his frog impression DH usually repeats it 4 times and DS goes from smiling and cooing during story time to admittedly the cutest "lip out sad face" when he hears DH's frog impression. My frog impression doesn't bother DS and my DH's other animal impressions DS likes, so I'm not sure why he doesn't like the frog it isn't any louder of deeper than the other animal sounds.
Now she's sleeping through the night. We were last told to wake her up after 4-5 hrs over night to eat. I've been letting her sleep anywhere from 7-9 hrs. I usually wake up around 6am from engorment, check on her, express a little so I don't drown her, change her diaper to wake her up, feed her, both back to sleep until 10am. I'm enjoying sleeping more than an hour at a time.
So I'm finally relaxing and embracing it. Also getting past laziness and going to try cloth diapers. I feel like I'm growing so maybe not such a bad mom but I do feel guilty letting her sleep so long so I can sleep.
ETA gif because this will be me today.
I'm a bad mom because
- my dd has been sleeping on me every night in the recliner since she was a week or two old
- I've been working from home and watching my dd at the same time (actually, that might make me a bad employee too)
- I haven't tried to get my dd on any schedule whatsoever
- I supplement with formula
- really want dd to use a binky
- will be putting dd in daycare next week
- will be going out of town of business next week and leaving her with my mom
- sometimes don't bath my dd as often as I should
- my house is an abhorrent mess
Just.... so many reasons I'm awful