twinges of guilt, anyone else?

[ollieplimsoles]

Background: My pfb in 14 weeks old ive had this since she was born but I've noticed it alot more since she passed 3 month mark.

Sometimes I feel guilty over the slightest things, it happens at least once a day. I'll be playing with her then ill just think she must be really bored spending every day with me, and I feel guilty.
When she was born she was only 5lbs and I felt like it was some how my fault. I constantly looked after her and breast fed her to get her weight on, which she did beautifully but I always had a feeling I was 'making something up to her'.

Now she is entering quite a tough stage, she cries a lot more and and I feel like she doesn't like me very much. I'm welling up just writing this

I probably sound ridiculous, but I feel little twinges of guilt, like I'm doing something wrong or I'm not being the best mum to her. I'm quite hard on myself in general but these guilty feelings are hard to deal with.

Anyone else has this- just the feeling that they are a shit mum for no real reason?

Your right moon what she wants changes all the time!

And I don't know Alice I never thought I had low self esteem, I just felt like I had high standards but lately I don't talk to myself in a very nice way..

She's a very good baby, sweet nature, hardly cries and sleeps quite well. So sometimes I feel like I don't deserve her if that makes sense?

You are doing great, and you don't need to be so hard on yourself. What you're feeling is normal.

Thought this might cheer you up, courtesy of hurrah for gin. :)

I felt just like this, right down to the fact that my DC weighed 4.7lb at birth and I felt terribly guilty that it was my fault. There's not much I can say but it does pass and it will be fine - really