DD is 6 months and I feel like a failure already.
She's constantly wingeing (it's not crying, there's no tears or anything) if you look away from her. I think she's probably teething but even once I've given her calpol and stuff she still does it - Also it doesn't seem like pain cos she grins at me as soon as I look at her.
She's also going through a phase of wanting to be held all the time. Which I wouldn't mind normally but I do need to get some housework done.
She won't sleep in the day anymore. I used to be able to get her to sleep 10-12 and then 3-6 but now she has maybe half an hour during the day and then rubs her eyes all day whilst wingeing at me.
I know she's a baby and they're meant to cry but all day?!
I think i'm probably failing her cos we don't have a routine (apart from those sleep times which have gone now too) she gets up when I can't get her to stay asleep anymore which can be anytime between 6 & 10am. I often forget to give her lunch (solids) we have dinner at different times everyday ranging from 6 - 9 at night (if its any later than7:30 I won't give her solids just her bottle.
Night times have become a fight each night. She'll start to get tired and rub her eyes but I put her to bed and she screams I just don't know what to do anymore. I feel as though I'm not doing enough for her but I need some time to me.
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Please help with DD - I'm feeling like a crap mother at the moment
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LuckySalem · 02/08/2008 13:08
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