So my baby is 8 months old now. He still almost exclusively breast feeds - (what I give him really varies from day to day sometimes mashed sweet potato, sometimes baby food...can be 3 meals, sometimes he doesn't manage any). He also naps for quite a lot of the morning and some of the afternoon. In between this, I try to take him out, but he normally falls asleep after a while in his buggy. We co-sleep and he wakes up every couple of hours to feed. We have absolutely no routine but he seems like a very happy baby, he's 50th percentile with weight and is meeting development milestones ect.
I'm a single mum who has just gone back to work with a couple of night shifts from home, and I'm also quite busy with PhD applications. I don't have family near by and can't afford childcare right now (and quite nervous about it because he's still only 8 months). My ex is abroad, and none of my friends have babies - so basically I'm not getting much help or guidance!
My mum said I should be weaning him properly, sleep training him to get him to sleep through the night and in his own bed, and generally doing more activities. She said that he is acting like a month-old baby, in how he sleeps and feeds. Am I a lazy mum?! Should I be more active in getting him to progress in stuff like weaning and sleeping? I'm planning on taking him to playgroups asap - is this really late to start?
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Am I a lazy mum?! - 8 month baby
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boboismylove · 02/12/2017 17:16
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