Making me feel crazy

Hey so I have always struggled with my LG crying. It’s really constant. Background - So basically since birth she’s cried at everything. She seems to be a really unhappy baby all the time. She’s happy sometimes but it’s really short lived. My husband is great with her and had 5 weeks off for paternity leave. As soon as he went back to work I’ve struggled to cope on my own for pretty much all of the day because he’s away for 12 hours. I get really frustrated and my patience wears thin after the crying has gone on for over an hour continuously. I’ve tried everything and motion seems to be the main thing she likes. However I draw the line at baby wearing or walking around the house after I’ve done it for 4 hours one night. I feel like she really acts up the most when it’s just me and her. I decided today after 7 weeks of crying every other day to ask my HV to come round. It’s a day where my husband is off. She came round and told me the only thing I hadn’t tried was to change the milk. I have changed the milk today and she seemed slightly better. My husband was going out at 5pm to meet friends. Cue the kick off. Anyway the point is this - the HV has basically made me feel like I’m going crazy and I have some form of mental health problems. She said maybe baby just prefers husband and that’s ok?! I agreed I need help coping and agreed to the doctor phoning me tomorrow. On reflection I am pretty annoyed now because I actually believed I am the problem. I have done nothing but love this girl and try to cuddle hold and love her like he does and it’s never helping. I’ve done all the things she likes. I’ve been made to feel like it’s me that’s the problem or I’m crazy I feel like there’s a reason babies cry excessively !!
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How old is she?

@Lozza 7 weeks

The health visitor is out no order and not helpful your baby has colic more likely colic which is discover and pain I would recommend seeing a homeopathic doctor/ practitioner. This is coming from someone who’s baby had colic till 5 months and cried all day and night from the second week. Some of the things that helped me and I learned was ( probiotics for babies -helped the gut as many things are caused by digestive issues. Finding the right milk for us it was hip organics. Getting baby reflexology, going out for walks , baby gas drops e.g colief. I used lactose drops as I wasn’t sure if it was also lactose intolerance, chamomile tea for myself and baby. This whole time was very tasking in my mental health so talking to other parents who are experiencing the same things and communicating with partner on having regular breaks maybe you having one day a week to go out a week to see you r friends and friends or family helping you may be the best ways to help give you a break

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