Is it okay to let baby cry?

[mumtotwoboys]

My 3 week old is getting a bit ridiculous now. At first he was an angel, now he'll just cry to be held a lot.
I could sit holding my first child until the cows came home, but I have more things to do these days and I can't hold this one 24/7.
Most of the time I'm at home I'm holding him (he's resting on me now as I type, helping himself to the boob when he likes. We sleep together too.
But like today when I was picking up my 3 year old from nursery he started crying on the way home, I picked him up to carry him, and push pram, and hold 3yo's hand, but I thought this is ridiculous, it's been a long day, I just wanna get home. I put baby back in the pram and he was crying and I wwalked faster to get home. I hate to hear him crying but I can't keep dropping everything, I need to get things done.
I'm interupted constantly at home while trying to get house work done, because he wants to be held and breastfed for 2 minutes at a time.
Maybe I should stop holding him so much so he gets used to it?
But I like having him close to me, just not all the time!! I'm trying to make myself a bloody coffee, take a shower (I had to get out with conditioner still in my hair because I couldn't stand him crying yesterday!)
Arg
What to do...

I have £12 to buy food until tuesday, it's ridulous, then £20 to get from tuesday to friday, hope the gas doesn't go again, and my internet is going to run out.

I'll get CAT next friday!

gas is now on emergency AWESOME
I just love being a single parent

are you getting all the benefits you're entitled to? Sounds like things are a struggle.

Look on entitledto.com it should help with working out if you're entitled to any benefits.

yeah usually okay, just surprise direct debits that I DID ask to be stopped!

That's not much, esp. with the breastfeeding. It's a time when you need a) to stuff your face and b) convenience foods.

Any family around to help you out?

he is v young - jsut a few weeks - it will ge tbeter. try a dummy to try and space out the feeds a bit more?

second child does have to cry sometimes - i remember having to go pick up polder from nursery and there was no choice, new baby had to go in pram crying etc. if you know she fed, clean etc have to become a bit immune.

sorri but i do believe in using dummy if needed.

sling is great idea tho.

can you fit car seat seat in shower room so he can be close to you when you shower?

Mumtotwoboys, hope you got on to the bank to complain about the DDs not being stopped as you asked- they should hopefully refund the money back into your account along with any charges.