I felt angry at baby DD.

[BertAndKhloe]

Poor DD has been crying and restless since she woke up this morning. Temp/nappies/feeding as normal. She hasn't been napping so possibly over tired.
Anyway I had a moment when I snapped. I felt so angry with DD because the crying just hasn't stopped I can't soothe her. I put her in her basket and sat in the hallway crying. I feel so bad as I've never felt this way towards her before. I just wanted to walk out the house and leave her.
Is it reasonable to feel like this from time to time?

alltalknobaby - ohh that sounds miserable. Huge hugs. What sort of routine (if any) is your dd on? At 5.5m, maybe 4 naps is too many? Both mine had dropped to 3 by then, with around 2 hrs awake time in between naps; as soon as they started yawning or rubbing eyes or burrowing into my shoulder it was straight down for a nap or they got overtired and it quickly became a battle.

Lots of sympathy anyway. Really hope things get better soon.

I always used to feel angry when my DC were unwell - it is sheer frustration that I cannot make them better.

Absolutely normal....
I snapped at screaming DD in car a few weeks ago as she would not stop crying and we were 2 mins from home. She'd been fussy all day, but was crying too loud to hear me anyway....
Cue me crying the rest of the way home and getting her out of the car and apologising over and over whilst she looked blankly at me....
Underthedesk... I remember sobbing whilst asking her to stop crying too in the very early day. Funnily enough it didn't work for me either!
You 100% did the right thing OP. You are not a robot (I felt like I had to act like one at first). A healthy/happy mum equals a healthy/happy baby so do not feel bad for having a quick breather if you feel your at breaking point! xx

wowser Thank you. She does need a lot of sleep - always has. She starts giving me tiredness cues about an hour to 90 minutes after last nap. I've tried stringing her out, dropping final nap, putting her down sooner, etc. Nothing really works. Frequently she is exhausted and starts to drift off and then for no reason whatsoever she wakes up and is then wiiiide awake. Pffft. She has improved a bit recently so perhaps things are on the up 🤞🏻

My now 2.5yo cried relentlessly for her first 8-10 months. The best advice I ever got was to put her on the floor and walk away if I felt like snapping.

"They can't fall off the floor" for you, OP - hope tomorrow is a brighter day x

YES it is. You'll feel like the worst mum ever for a while but you love her and she loves you

It her in her cot and shut the door. Go and have a cool drink and get calmer. If she's still crying after you've finished your drink maybe give her a cool push bath to settle her. It is very hot at moment and babies aren't good at regulating their temperature.

That is coolish!

I put mine in his cot and stood outside the front door on more than one occasion!! You are human. As long as they are safe, step out and take a breather. It's bloody hard this parenting lark!

Yeah. Normal. We are having one of those nights too. DD 2.5 normally excellent at bedtimes so as someone said above it's worse when you're not used to it. Granny kept her up til 9 last night. I knew she'd nap (doesn't normally) in the car cos so tired and now she is not tired at all.
Can I recommend mumsnet classics op?
Good for situations like this when all you can do is sit there and wait for sleep.

Frustrated 4 year old
Help!
Hi, I'm currently a 19 year old single mum with two girls. My 4 year old as some children may has a temper when she can't get her own way but resently she has been getting frustrated a lot and she has started biting herself, she gets a lot of attention so I know she isn't doing it for attention she does it when I say no which in my case is so what of the time as she always wants stuff she knows she isn't aloud all the time i.e sweets, chocolate etc the frustration is becoming more frequent and she is biting herself pretty much most of the time and she is leaving her self with bruises and marks all up her arm I'm getting really concerned especially because her younger sister is starting to copy her, and the more I tell her to stop the more she does it and I just don't know what to do or how to help her. Has anyone else been through this with their child(ren), I really need advice. Thanks.