Yesterday was my ds's christening, he is 4 months old. He is ebf and was quite a good sleeper up until a few weeks ago when he started waking every 2/3 hours. I do feel this is slowly improving again, but last week I had a horrible cold and was on my knees. Feel loads better now and so the broken night are much easier to handle - I have just accepted that this is the way he is for now and have my fingers crossed that things will get better...
Anyway, my bil and his gf have just had their 2 nd baby in the space of a year. They are in their v early 20s, Neither baby was planned but they seem to have taken parenthood in their stride and have even said how "easy" they are finding it! I admire them really, as easy isn't exactly how I would describe the last 4 months although I am very much enjoying motherhood.
Anyway, bil's dd2 is 4 weeks old, and the first thing that mil said to me yesterday was that she is sleeping through the night. I think, well good for her, but how is it helpful to tell me this in such an accusatory way- I felt that she was implying that we are not doing as good a job as ds is nowhere near sleeping though. Our niece is ff from birth which I know might or might not be a factor. And then all day at the christening yesterday people kept coming up to me saying "ooh, you're still having to feed him through the night, you know a bottle wouldn't do any harm...etc etc", so I know mil had been telling them all, painting me as some kind of martyr who has chosen to do it the hard way, and I really just want her to back off!
Just needed to vent! Aibu? And any advice?