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I'm an awful mom

Starfish+77Starfish+77 member
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So I feel awful and need to get this off my chest.  I really lost my cool yesterday with my DD (17 weeks) because she was so tired and crying but wouldn't sleep.  We were at my cousins for Easter and I couldn't relax for 5 minutes.  When DD gets tired she screams.  Then I spent about 30 minutes getting her to sleep and she woke 20 minutes later.

So needless to say I yelled at her last night when we got home and said some awful things that I regret.  I would never physically hurt her but I feel like a terrible mom right now.  

Does anyone else get frustrated?? How do you deal with the frustration? Or do I just need to get a Valium Rx and down some wine ;-). I'm a FTM and I have no help, other than DH, but her lack of sleep and the hours I spend trying to get her to sleep really wear on me.  She sleeps great at night, for which I am thankful, but naps suck and she gets so fussy all day if she doesn't get good naps.

 

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  • GrantHensonGrantHenson member

    I am pretty sure that all moms have lost there cool at some point in time.  I am like you I have my husband to help me out and he works full time.  My little one has become a momma suck so even when we are out and there are others that can he

     

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  • spwspwspwspw member

    Hugs mama, it is so hard and incredibly frustrating to be a mom to an infant.  I've had my moments where I've lost my cool and yelled at LO.  I'm not proud of it, but I know I would never hurt DS.  It's just that I'm human and get overwh

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  • christinasullie37christinasullie37 member

    I did the same thing to my DD just last week and I felt terrible that I yelled at her, basically for the same reason.  She sleeps great at night but napping is terrible.  She basically doesn't nap at all.  It SUCKS!!!  We all loose

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  • divajackie67divajackie67 member

    Like others have said I'm sure all Mom have felt that way before. It's hard when you see they are tired and crying cause they are tired and all you are trying to do is help them and they resist! It's like "I'm on your side!!! I am just trying to help y

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  • vettymamavettymama member
    Personally when he's resisting a nap I stop trying at that moment. The more frustrated I get the less likely he'll sleep. I change the pace. Give a bath, take a walk, tummy time, play time, etc. Then I try again later when we are both in a better mood. nb
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  • TheEditorTheEditor member

    Both my hubby and I have lost our cool at different points.  When my son was super colicky, there was one morning when I heard my husband yell from the nursery, "Would you just go to sleep?!" really forcefully.  I told him I would take over a

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