Six months - tough age?

[daisy86]

My son is coming up to six months and suddenly I’m exhausted! It’s like all the time and effort I’ve put into looking after him since birth has suddenly caught up with me and I’m knackered.

I’m also finding him quite relentless to entertain - he will play on his mat alone for about 10 minutes but will then start crying. I think it’s because he can’t roll yet but seems to get frustrated and upset when toys are just out of his reach.

I try to be happy, cheerful and fun for him whenever I’m with him, although I do leave him on his mat while checking my phone or doing a quick tidy if he’s happily entertaining himself for a bit. I think I’m just struggling to be “on” for him all the time and with the relentlessness of it all IYSWIM. I feel so drained! Is this normal?

Yes, mine was quite grumpy at this age and easily frustrated. She was loads happier once she could crawl. I found treasure baskets and some high chair toys were good for entertaining as well as a foil blanket!

Every child is diff op- I wouldn’t overly stress about entertaining. Some tummy time, play mat, a rattle but otherwise just talk to him, take him out and about with you will be enough

Totally normal 🥰I found between 4 and 6.5 months really tough, he's now 8 months and an absolute joy ❤️xx

My DS was so much happier sat up than lying down. We used the high chair and a bumbo to give him a different perspective. Meant he could see what we were doing and I could still talk to him and make eye contact while doing something else.

Don’t underestimate the relentlessness of it all either, I found it did wear me down and especially the last six months. Six month was when I was ready to do something different - not for long but to break up the monotony!

I have a 4 year old and a 14 month old and would say once you get pasted the exhausting new born stage then 6 months was the hardest with both on them. They are just so frustrated all the time and when they can crawl and walk it’s so much easier.

My son is 6.5months and getting increasingly hard to entertain/a bit grumpy. Sleeps also gone to pot a little bit. I know its just a phase, but im looking for to the end of this little period!

I'm so with you OP. My little one is 5 and a half months and I'm bloody knackered. She is wonderful but increasingly grumpy, desperate to be on the move and demands almost constant attention.

I found the first three months with her really tricky, so once we got past the fourth trimester I got a bit cocky, thinking the rest would be a breeze. Big nope! Sending you strength!

I found the first three months with her really tricky, so once we got past the fourth trimester I got a bit cocky, thinking the rest would be a breeze. Big nope!

Haha - exactly the same here!