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Angry and irritated

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zooloo88 · 19/12/2020 09:28

My DS is 3 weeks today and it's been a rocky start from feeding issues, hospital stays to issues with my OH family, when they came to meet him we told them the couldn't cuddle him as I thought this was best and a decision me and my partner agreed on due to Covid however as MIL doesn't believe Covid really exists it caused World War 3 and ended up in MIL and OH not talking and now MIL/FIL constantly ring/ text me for updates on DS I understand they want to be involved but it's just overwhelming I don't even speak to my family this much and it's never a short conversation with MIL so when I'm trying to get sleep/ into a routine with DS i find it too much. I am finding that with lack of sleep and the issues with OH family it's all too much and I'm irritated and angry and snappy a lot which is so unusual for me - me and OH rarely fight but I seem to just feel what we had has changed with the arrival of DS and I resent him for the way his family are I wish they would all just leave me alone - I have found myself really wanting my mum who I've not seen for 6 + months due to Covid and it's all a bit much dealing with this anger/ irritation I have and I hate how snappy I've become :( i guess I'm wondering if this is normal is it lack of sleep catching up with me? Any advice would be great

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JingleJohnsJulie · 19/12/2020 09:32

Sounds like you're having a bit of a rocky start. Can your DH tell his parents to stop ringing and calling you and tell them he'll text/call them once every other evening?

Then, put your phone in night mode so that you don't hear the notifications.

Can DH take LO out for a walk this morning after a feed so that you can get some rest too? I think you might be right in thinking that exhaustion could be making you feel worse Thanks

JingleJohnsJulie · 19/12/2020 19:03

How are you this evening @zooloo88?

zooloo88 · 20/12/2020 14:07

Thank you I managed to catch on some sleep and feel much better for it :)

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JingleJohnsJulie · 21/12/2020 20:27

Thank you I managed to catch on some sleep and feel much better for it :)

Glad you got sone rest. Don't hesitate to speak to PANDAS or your GP if you feel yourself slipping though Thanks

Calty123 · 21/12/2020 23:19

Just don’t answer the phone then message later to say you were doing blah blah with the baby/take ages to reply to texts etc and they will hopefully feel the vibe start contacting you less! Me and my partner were unusually snappy with each other when our baby was 2-3 weeks old as the lack of sleep really sets in but he’s 12 weeks now and all back to normal Smile

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