DS is 4 and a half months and the absolute light of my life. BUT, I struggle with anxiety massively (did before he was born) and have found the tiny baby stage quite stressful. I'm really looking forward to DS hitting the 6 month mark because the risk of SIDS goes down (I know it's a small risk anyway), but also because he'll be ready for some things I'm really excited for, like weaning and moving into his lovely nursery.
However, everytime I mention DM or her partner, they always say 'oh, don't wish his life away!'. I understand what they're saying - that he will only be small for a short time and to try and enjoy it, but honestly it's starting to piss me off, especially since DM freely admits she hated my baby stage and couldn't wait for it to end.
Just feel like being a mum is hard enough without being made to feel guilty for 'wishing DS's life away' too 🙄 Most parents I know couldn't wait for their babies to be older!
Thinking of asking DM to cut it out, but AIBU?