I'm looking for advice but mainly just reassurance that I'm not the only person with a baby that is miserable 98% of the time. My son is 9 months and a good baby in the sense he sleeps and eats well. He struggles with his teething and gets constipated often but he has always communicated through whinges and moans he's not very vocal other than that. Hardly ever cries unless he's over tired. When he was younger I thought it might just be a phase but now it's really beginning to grind me down. Everything I try, toys bubbles, playing with him, messy play, garden and padding pool ect all fall flat after 3 minutes and whinging ensues again. The only thing that keeps him quiet for more than 5 minutes so I can get food ready or a drink is cartoons on the television. At what point should I take it personally that he'd rather watch the telly than interact with me? I know all babies are different but it kills me to see the 'happy' babies having fun with mum exploring and enjoying life.
I feel like I've lost or am loosing that bond we had when he was a newborn. I love him but with the constant disinterest he shows in me and anything I do it's hard to want to spend time with him and not see looking after him as a chore.
Can anyone relate? Please tell me it gets better. Could there be something 'wrong' with him?