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Baby cries most of the day

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Tinkermoose039 · 21/09/2022 14:19

My son has just turned 8 weeks old and I just seem to spend my whole day either feeding him or trying to stop him crying. He literally has about half an hour on a morning when he’s chatting and smiling and from then on it’s just a constant cycle of him crying and sleeping for a really short while until it’s time for his bottle and then he’ll eat and the cycle continues. I don’t get 2 minutes to myself and I spend every day crying and regretting having another baby. He seems to be a gassy baby but I’ve tried everything, from
putting him on cow and gate comfort, to spending half an hour doing the cycle
legs and massaging his tummy but nothing helps! I really am struggling to get through the days now I hate going to bed because I dread having to get up for another day of the same thing, I’ve discussed with my partner and he says he wants to help but his life continues to be the exact same as it was before baby was born while mine has had a complete change. I don’t know how to cope anymore, I’m so full of sadness and resentment and I don’t want to feel this way about the people I love :(

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JadeyBlundell · 07/09/2023 11:15

Hi Tinkermoose - appreciate this post is a year old now. Just wondered how you got on? Did things get better? If so when?

I am starting to feel the same with my 5 week yr old. When she’s not in the sling she’s fussing and crying after feeding and putting her in the sling is the only way to calm her but it means she’s on me virtually day and night. My OH is at work all day from 7am-5p and it feels like such a slog getting to the evening just to then remember you’ve got to get through the night 😩

Tinkermoose039 · 07/09/2023 14:35

I know this is what you will hear all the time and it doesn’t help right now but it DOES get better!! My son is now 13 months old, running around and playing happily. I even get time for a coffee once he’s playing with his cars! The best thing I can suggest is to get out of the house as much as you can, I know that when I was stuck in the house all day I felt like I was completely trapped and it messes with your mental health massively.
Sorry I can’t be of more help now but trust me, before you know it you’ll be where I am now. I’m working on the next step now which is to find someone who will babysit overnight so I can spend a bit of quality time with my OH! 🙈 x

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JadeyBlundell · 08/09/2023 09:42

Thanks for responding! Everyone says it so it must be true :) I’ll hang in there and take each day as it comes! Yes starting baby classes next week so hoping that breaks the days/ weeks up and can see other mums 😊

Glad to hear your LO is thriving and that you’re able to spend more time with your OH! It’s so important!

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