My 5 month old son seems to prefer his dad and it’s really getting me down. I feed him every 2-3 hours (including overnight), nurse him to sleep, change him, play with him, take him for walks... I can’t hold him up in the air like my husband can because he’s a very heavy baby, but he rarely smiles for me or makes eye contact despite how hard I try to be fun and exciting. His dad just has to come in the room and he starts smiling and following him around the room with his eyes. Sometimes when he gets cranky, only his dad can settle him.
I’m trying but it’s starting to break my heart that my son is rejecting me. I end up in tears most day’s and embarrassed to see family and friends because the baby so obviously only wants dad. Am I doing something wrong? Am I a bad mum? Will it ever change?