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Rejected by toddler

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Rklplusthree · 06/08/2024 19:37

I KNOW this is somewhat normal but I just want some support/ encouragement...
I have a baby who will not take a bottle. He is 4.5 months. My 2.5 year old DS has shown no resentment towards him and I feel very grateful for that. However he is showing a massive preference for his dad and rejecting me. My baby won't take a bottle which means I can never be away from him, and so his dad parents our eldest DS more. His dad is a fantastic hands on dad and I wouldn't change a thing about him or their relationship. But it just makes me feel like a rubbish mum. I sat down at the dinner table today and DS just shouted at me to go away, totally out of the blue. It made me so sad. Before I was pregnant, he had a clear mummy preference but becoming steadily less mobile during the pregnancy (he's very very active) and then spending less time with him now the baby is here I feel has created this preference for dad. Anyone else experienced anything similar and did it get better? I just feel like I've broken my bond with my DS 😞

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