I'm having a bad day and feel like a bad mother

[Stillmonday]

Firstly I just want to say I'm totally in love with my beautiful much wanted 10 week old baby.
Today I feel like I'm failing though,firstly I bent over to pick something up whilst BFing and when I stood back up he was gasping for air, I felt so guilty I couldn't stop crying even though it was literally just a few seconds.
Shortly after I noticed he's got a little red mark in the folds of his neck where his babygrows have been rubbing and I've only just seen it, he makes it difficult for me to look so it must be sore. Now I realise I need to get bigger clothes for him :(

Thirdly, he's a clingy baby so I have to do most things whilst carrying him, I've just carried him and some washing in and banged his little foot on the door as I struggled to get in. He screamed!

God I feel like a crap shitty awful mum today!!

Not sure why I'm posting this, just feel like today is against me and the guilt is horrible!

@Stillmonday calm down, no one said it was easy, iv shouted at DD at least 5 times today and she shes almost 3, she cried every time! Putting him down and letting him cry for a few minutes wont kill him trust me 🥰

Babies can't talk so they scream. Does your partner help? Why was he not hanging the washing out or holding the baby? Do you have a sling as that might help avoiding accidents whereby you are holding the baby and washing at the same time? Guilt is part of parenthood sadly so I would not worry too much about it. It is not going to kill your baby to scream for a few minutes. Just order some bigger babygrows or get your husband/partner to pick some up and kiss his little foot better. Tomorrow will be better.

You’re a fine mother. 10 weeks is early days! Some days can just be a bit crappy and make us appreciate the good days. Congratulations on your lovely baby, and enjoy the little fellah!

Awwwwww. .
As long as he's fed, clean and alive you are doing FANTASTICALLY 🙂. It may sound brutal but do you even remember anything from being a baby ? No ! Exactly ! The main thing is you need each other and all you have to do is live and feed them 🙂. You sound lovely and the hormones and tiredness are horrific, let yourself off the hook!!!! You noticed what you needed to noticed and "late is better than never". You're both still learning and bonding. Relax yourself, have faith in yourself and enjoy your beautiful baby because trust me, he's definitely enjoying his mum 🙂🙂 xx

Love not live 🙄

If he's fed, dry etc put him down while you do things, he'll never learn not to be clingy. He doesn't need lifted and carried at every little sound. Leave the chores, pop him in his pram and go for a walk to the shops, get out the house; hopefully you're having sunshine where you are 🙂☀️

Ohhh they all get the manky red neck. It’s part and parcel of a new baby. And a right of passage.

Ten weeks old is so so hard, you are doing a wonderful job. For example, you absolute legend breastfeeding that long. I gave up at eight weeks!