A lot of you know that quite often I have a nightmare with the baby I look after on a 1:1 basis. I've had her since she was 8 weeks old, she's now 4 months old. I would have given notice by now if I wasn't being paid double, as it definitely stops me being able to look after everyone else (including myself). BUT, as it's just us 2 til 12.45, I've just done as mum asks and rocked to sleep etc etc.
Anyway, mum is getting really down and fed up with having to ALWAYS get baby to sleep before she can put her down. Her dh is REALLY fed up and doesn't agree with all this rocking all the time (rocking in arms, rocking chair with foot, pram back and forth, having to constantly look in her eyes as if you move your eyes, she cries etc etc) and because he has 2 older kids from another relationship, he's not so worried about leaving her crying.
So, mum's fed up and shouts at baby and then gets upset but it's all the having to constantly settle her that stressing her out.
Anyone got any suggestions for a way to bit by bit break this cycle? At my house, baby will fall asleep on playgym and quite often falls asleep if I pretend to be asleep. She won't do this at home and I'm wondering whether it's because she's so used to mum rocking her all the time.
Any advice? Sorry if that doesn't make much sense or comes across bad - baby been screaming in my ear for nearly and hour so hard to type