do you ever feel like this?

[wakeywakey]

do you ever feel like some days you are the best mum ever and you have all the enthusiasm in the world then maybe the next you wake up thinking you arent up to the job and you just feel like a bad mum?? i do.some days i wake up and feel like a great mum to my dd of 7 months.others i feel like im not good enough for her.dont get me wrong,i dont do anything wrong,i just feel so tired sometimes and guilty that i cant be the best mum like i want to be and struggle through the day trying to make it as good as possible for her.i dont drive and there isnt alot to do near me.i just want her to have a great life,i just feel bad that she might be bored of doing the same old things day in day out.i dont really have any friends...well not mummy friends

omg, wakey, i could have written this! you sure aint alone on this one

Yep, about once a week. I think it's 90% exhaustion and 10% lack of confidence.

Chocolate helps with both I find

I have an 8 month old so I know how you feel. I have my off days! Its ok! to say so! Babies love familiarity and predictability so if you do the same things with her she really won't mind! My little one gets walked around our boring village at least twice a day! We go to a few groups which keeps me sane, difficult I know if you don't drive. You could ask your hv if there is anyone close to you with a baby the same age. At one of my groups we rotate houses for coffee each week.

Everybody feels like this sometimes. Please try not to worry - she is very small, and will remember almost nothing of her life until after the age of about 3 years. I promise - I have just asked my lot what they remember and DS 2 can clearly recall falling all the way from the top of the stairs to the bottom when he was one (really bad mummy!!) but very little else.

They don't start to get "bored" until they are at least 2 and you have to polish up your distraction skills. Otherwise, it really is just a case of making sure they feel secure and loved, and that is all that matters.