Please tell my mind I'm not selfish.

In a few hours, I'll be sending baby and daddy to the doctors alone to get her 6 month vaccines. I know she'll bawl her eyes out as soon as they say get her down to a dry diaper. I want to go with her, but my body is tired. My head hurts because she's going through recession (short naps , enraptured nights), and I'm exhausted. I just need a few minutes for myself. I know she'll cry before, during, and after her shots, and that hurts my heart. I know her father is not the best at soothing her and will always be on his phone. but I need a BREAK , I feel like I'm cracking from the inside.

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daddy's got her! you can't pour from an empty cup, and it sounds like yours is empty. even if she cries, she won't cry forever. babies cry, and that's ok. it's also good for her daddy to be alone with her so he can learn how to soothe her. everything will be okay, I promise 🩷

btw definitely not selfish to need a few minutes to just exist!

U can always reschedule... nothjng will happen. I say space thd vaccines out as much ss u can n pls do ur research

There will be nurses and doctors there, other parents and ofc her own dad there. You gotta be healthy so you can take care of your family so give yourself time alone

As a mom, you have to let her father rise to the occasion with things like this. I think we often try to be our kids everything and handle all the moments. This leads to frustration and burnout. If you jump in to handle every little thing…it shows your partner that you don’t trust him with the baby. That’s damaging at best! I know it can be hard to relinquish control. But, you have to at times, for your own mental health and for your partner to grow in his role as a dad.

You are not selfish AT ALL. ITS HIM THATS SELFISH for always being on his phone. It takes a village to raise a child 💕💕

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