I'm going insane!!!!

[kittylily2305]

I just need to rant really, I love my little boy more than anything in the world but ALL he does lately is whine and it's absolutely draining the life out of me. Nothing pleases him, the only time I get a minute to myself is when baby TV is on. I have no patience when he's like this and then I feel so guilty that I'm not happy and bubbly like I normally am but when you're woken up several times during the night and then have to cope with whining all morning how can you be happy!?!! He's 7 months now and I think he's getting frustrated with not been able to move. Has anyone else been through something similar? Am I a terrible mum for wanting the whining to stop? God I even feel guilty for writing that down 😫 roll on bed time!

We all have moments like this, especially when you’re sleep deprived. You can’t be fun mum 24/7, you do need time for yourself too.

Have yiu got someone who can take him out for a couple of hours today while you get sone time alone? When was the last time you had a night out?

My sympathies!! It’s so hard! Have you looked at The Wonderweeks? I recommend it to everyone with small babies as it helps to make sense of the whinging and to understand why and what you can do to help!

Wonder Weeks is a great suggestion. I’ve just thought of something else that helped us, baby signing. I got a book from the library although you can probably get the signs online these days. DS picked up some signs pretty quickly and could let us know what he wanted. He became much more relaxed.

Are you keeping him active too? Is he crawling yet? My DS used to, and still does as a teen, need wearing out. Try swimming, crawling obstacle course, door bouncer/jumperoo, the park. Basically anything you can think of to tire him out.

How are his naps too?