Rant: I feel awful
This morning my one week old son was crying for hours on end since like 5 in the morning (he has a bad tummy ache and all he wants is to be held but i don’t cosleep) so I stayed up for 4 hours putting his pacifier is his mouth and rocking him trying to get him to calm down. Finally at like 9 in the morning I yelled at him to shut up. Afterwords I felt awful Ik he’s not doing it on purpose but I was so tired and in pain. I’m a single mom and his dad isn’t around so my grandma has been helping me and he’s with her rn while I slept. Idk what to do at this point I’m tired and overwhelmed and there’s only so much my grandma can do.
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Have you been to the pharmacy to see if they can offer him anything for his tummy ache ?
Just don't do it again. He won't remember it at that age but I grew up in a house with a lot of yelling and I find it very triggering as an adult. I think it's scarier for toddlers than infants
Have you taken him to the pediatrician?
@Nez I got some mommy bliss and a suppository they helped him go a few times but he’s still in pain after every feeding I’m taking him to his pediatrician on Monday
@Monét I’m taking him on Monday
@Tiffany I grew up in the same environment with constant yelling and arguing and even as an adult I hate confrontation because of it it’s also why I felt so terrible doing it because I wanna give him the life I never had
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The fact you feel horrible and guilty about it shows how much you care. You’re a single mum with a newborn, you’re tired, healing and you’re bound to feel stressed - it’s completely normal! I was in a similar situation, healing from a c-section and was a single parent even when I was in a relationship. I was fortunate to have supportive family and it sounds like you do too. Take any support you can! I tried to do everything myself and ended up getting an infection and can barely remember the newborn period because I was so sleep deprived (make sure you take lots of photos and videos!) It’s normal to feel like you want to scream and shout, just make sure you take yourself away from the situation if you start to feel too overwhelmed. Even though it may not feel like it, it’s okay and safer for baby to just cry for a bit without comfort, than you getting overwhelmed by it. Please don’t beat yourself up about it x