Anyone else struggling with 5 month old?

[Icloud54]

He is sooooo moangy, has been since he was 1 week old, we have the very odd day of him being chilled.
I'm loosing the will to live, dread every day, anyone else?

Same boat with my 9 month old. People keep telling me it gets easier but I’m still waiting..

You have my sympathies!

@Vicky1989x People tell me he will get better as time goes on but no avail yet, how you coping?

My girls are earlier but I think you are in the trickiest time. In my experience it gets easier when they can crawl and walk.

@Icloud54 door bouncer, jumperoo, walker, bumbo.. all the things you ‘shouldn’t’ use because it gives me at least a 10 minute break! I’m trying to help her learn to crawl too, since I think she’ll be better once she can move but she hates being on her belly so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sympathise completely! My boy isn't constantly whingy but when he is my God do I know it. He's also 5 months old and he has outgrown his bouncer and nearly outgrown his gym. He gets bored of activities after 10 minutes so I'm constantly switching things around. Nowhere to take him, can't go to classes, meet anyone, go swimming. It's utter shit and really is so tedious. Never thought I'd be a Mum who relies on screen time at such a young age but I do it to keep the peace when I've ran out of options. Thank fuck for Little Baby Bum & baby sensory

Mine was like this. Every day I would Google why does my baby moan and I honestly thought he would be like it forever. Once he started crawling things were much better. They need more stimulation at that age than you would think, but with a very short attention span.

Haha..try having a three year old. It hasnt got better for me yet

Also everyone told me 'it will get better once hes crawling/walking/talking but nope! Tantrums in full swing on a daily basis now

My sympathies OP (and others) it's so so tough. My daughter was the same in the first year and it nearly destroyed me; constant whining and moaning, crying, never happy, wouldn't really smile or laugh much. She was an early talker though, and things improved massively when she could say what she did/didn't want, and by 18 months she was a totally different child. She's still quite serious sometimes, and can get frustrated by her own limitations but she's also playful, clever, independent and delightful, and incredibly rational for a toddler, we barely have any meltdowns, which is a complete change from her baby years. I think with some kids it's simply a personality thing, and they hate being babies, but I drove myself mad worrying about her and what I was doing wrong to make her so unhappy. The answer was absolutely nothing, she was loved and cared for, as I'm sure yours is too, so be kind to yourself because it WILL get better, eventually xx

You have my sympathy as it can be really thought. It's hard to hear when you're in the thick of it but it really does get better. I would work on getting them to self entertain for brief periods. Some things I use to do

• make some jelly. Set up the high chair and let them pay it and squish it while I'm working in the kitchen
• surround baby with cushions and out a wooden spoon, teaspoon or other safe utensils in their hands and let them smash a pot with it
• jumperoo *door bouncer *walker *wear them in a sling *baby tv
• read them books
• singing nursery rhymes

Start some simple weaning - I found when baby started eating food things got easier too. I can't imagine it's been easy during lockdown because sometimes you just need to meet another mum with the same age kids. I do really feel for you.