Babies: 6 - 9 Months

Okay, Feeling Like a Bad Mom...

I'm hiding in the bedroom for a few minutes as I just can't handle DS right now.  

I don't know if it's teething, wonder week, early growth spurt - Who knows but this child has been fussing, continuously, for four days.  No fever, nothing wrong with him - Just generally unhappy.

I started crying at dinner because I can't hear myself think over the whining and retreated to the bedroom, leaving DS under DH's care for a bit.

Ugh. 

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Re: Okay, Feeling Like a Bad Mom...

  • Aww, that's ok. Sometimes you just need a break, plus you are growing another one which is hard work in and of itself.
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  • I've had to take some deep breaths lately too. I think it's probably a good mix of everything. Sigh.
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  • ahh, it's ok mama! you're not a bad mom & you deserve the break.  take it! it will do you & ds some good to recharge a bit.
  • I stay positive for him all day long, we go out and do things, read, sing, etc. and when DH gets home, I guess I just suddenly feel like I can be annoyed and need a break.  It just sort of came to a head at dinner.  Not a big deal.  I have pretty decent patience - Just wish that I had enough to never be feeling this way.
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  • Tottally understandable! Sometimes it's the whining and fuss that can be unbearable at times. Whining is like nails on the chalkboard!
  • DD often has days like this.  I know it's tough.  Can you take a time out for yourself?  Walk around Target, take a bath?  It wont last forever!
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  • i am right there with you. kylie has been so miserable the last 3 days! we just moved and she was great at first, even sleeping through the night! then BAM, the fussiness hit and its awful! she is fine if i am holding her or playing with her, but the minute i walk away she starts whining. its not even crying, just whining! she wouldnt go down after an hour of me walking her and i actually kinda yelled at her - i told her it was ridiculous!. i started sobbing and hugging her because i felt terrible! who actually tells their baby they are being ridiculous? ugh. i still feel awful and i know it sounds terrible but i had her alone all day and the whining just got to me and when it turned into full on screaming i had enough.

    be thankful you have DH to help (mine is at work) and just take a breather! it sounds like you need it. like PP said, you have another one growing so i can only imagine how you feel.

    you are NOT a bad mommy one bit.

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  • imageMamatoJackson:
    I stay positive for him all day long, we go out and do things, read, sing, etc. and when DH gets home, I guess I just suddenly feel like I can be annoyed and need a break.  It just sort of came to a head at dinner.  Not a big deal.  I have pretty decent patience - Just wish that I had enough to never be feeling this way.

    I can completely understand this.  DH works late on Mondays, and I'm fine doing everything through bedtime on those days.  But when he's home, I sometimes feel more frustrated.

    Don't stress, you'll be okay after a break.

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  • Thanks for being so nice, it really helps.

    I'm laying on the bed with the laptop, in the dark.  Somehow it's helping.  Too tired to go anywhere for a "Mommy's Time Out" but the master bedroom will do it.

    When this behavior goes on all day, for multiple days, it just gets old.  I get up at 5:45a.m. with him and he has only napped a total of an hour today - Usually he naps a total of about 3.  I can't leave him for a minute without him getting upset so the house is a wreck.  I work from home and haven't had much time to devote to that so far this week.  


    Blech.  I know it's a phase and won't last - Hard to see that sometimes when you're in the thick of it. 

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  • imageStarAnnice:

    ::hugs::  It can be overwhelming sometimes.  You did the right thing, take some time to yourself.  Take a long bath or shower.  Hopefully, he'll feel better soon.

     

    :) Thx. 

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