I adore my 5mo DS. BUT I am so pissed off with how well he and I are not coping compared to other mums and 5 mo babies I know in RL.
So my mummy "friends" are immaculately turned out with fab hair and make up. I look like death most of the time, have hair falling out all over the place and haven't dressed for anything other than comfort since my son was born. They also have immaculate homes (wtf?) And seem to get things on their to-do list generally done.
I should add that I know we all found the first few weeks difficult but it seems they have found their mummy feet rather more easily.
DS' sleep is crap. Better than it was but he wakes four times in a good night, sometimes roughly hourly. Never sleeps more than 3.5 hours in a row. All other 5mo babies sleep 12-14h without waking it seems.
He also virtually never naps, unless in car or pram which I don't think counts as he wakes as soon as we stop. I may occasionally get him down for 40 mins at lunchtime but it can take 2 h of boob/singing/rocking/shushing to get there so not convinced it's worth the effort.
Though I'm lucky he's rarely been ill he Grizzles and cries almost constantly at times and is perpetually unsettled.
I've got to the point that I don't think I want to meet up with mummy friends anymore as their babies always nap while mine Grizzles and I always have to leave early. I also have to hear how well they're doing.