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Parenting after 35
daisydana
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All Mommy. All the time.
daisydana
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I am at work today (weekends only now) and I am enjoying the break. All Sydney wants anymore is Mommy, Mommy, Mommy. Mommy to feed her, Mommy to bathe her. Mommy to put her to bed. Even after DH gets home from work I cant get a break. I literally cant walk upstairs without her crying for me. And this is all after being with her all day. I love her to death, but I am enjoying being here right now. And... Of course, feeling a little guilty about it. This is just a phase, right?
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Re: All Mommy. All the time.
That's a good analogy! As for going to the bathroom, what about letting Sydney come in with you and put her in the empty bathtub to play with toys, throw a ball in there too. I do that with Simon, he loves it! Or I'll let him open drawers and pull stuff out, or play with toilet paper rolls, or give him DH's toothbrush to play with (never mine, haha!) But I get what you mean, you just want some alone time and the bathroom should be one of those places!
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For us it was sort of a phase. She's still 100% a mommy's girl, but she doesn't protest when DH gives her a bath or puts her to bed. We actually made bath and bed official DH duties a few months ago in preparation for the new baby coming.
She doesn't freak out when I leave the room anymore, but she wants to know my whereabouts at all times. I love that she loves me so much, but I also enjoy my alone time when I can get it
Not in our house. M is a mama's girl.
That is true. She does let DH bathe her. I think he lets her play in the water longer than I do and it's fun bonding time for them.
She follows me around, but she does let me shut the door to the bathroom and if DH engages her she usually will let him play with her or read to her in the other room. It wasn't always that way, she used to cry and call for me if she didn't see me but it has gotten better.
That is really sweet!
I totally hear you. We've got the same thing going on at our house. H is starting to get a complex about it.
Oh, I so hear you, this has been my life since DS was almost a year. Don't look at my ticker if you don't want to cry.
I know it's supposed to be heartwarming, and at times, of course it is. And I love him to the moon and back times infinity. But you know what? For the last year and a half, it's been a freaking miracle when he'll let DH take him out of his high chair, put him in his high chair, wash his hands, wipe his nose, dress him, put on his shoes, ANYTHING, except those things that have been routine since before the all mommy all the time stage (so he will go with DH in the morning, but only once I've convinced him it's a good idea, will let DH change his morning diaper but only if its poopy, and he will let DH read him bedtime stories). Forget peeing alone, being on a different floor of the house, to, say, switch out the laundry, or get him something he asked for.
If I'm not home, all is well for DH or a babysitter to do anything. And he loves his school, teachers, and friends.
But if I'm under the roof, it HAS to be me of there's a meltdown, and honestly, it's draining (after all of this time, it just builds up). Like last night, I was trying to grab a quick dinner with DH and DS before I had to run off to a performance (so dressed in all black from home), and DS refused to allow DH to take him out of his high chair and wash his hands. So, to keep the peace, I did. And then had to change my top because DS got yogurt all over it, which ate into my extra time and so I was just barely on time for my call, without a buffer. Just more stress I didn't need that could have all been solved if he'd just let DH wash his hands.
DH was really jealous for awhile, but I think he has finally realized how draining it is on me.