Feeling like a bad mum

loopylou86 · Mar 29th, 2012, 13:10 PM

I am having one of those tearful crap moments.

My LO is 19 months old and me and his dad share access due to me needing to work full time. Plus he goes to a childminder 3 days a week. I am strict with his night routine and put him to bed at 7pm. I have just bought him a CD player for his room so he can listen to audio stories at bedtime. He doesn't like reading with me or learning but does it for his dad. He is now crying in his room and I just feel like a useless mum.

He can talk but is reluctant, he is crying a lot at the moment and throwing lots of tantrums. I feel like I am doing everything wrong. Having a tearful moment not knowing what's right

blinkybaby · Mar 29th, 2012, 13:53 PM

Hey hun,

My LO is younger than yours and isn't a fan of reading books, he brings them to me, I read a page and then he's bored!

With the crying at bedtime, is this a regular thing? Have you tried staying with him until he is calm or the sleep separation technique?

There is no instruction manual when it comes to babies and being a mum is the hardest job in the world, you have to just do what you feel is right and do what you can. Maybe he's going through a growth spurt at the moment and learning lots of new things, that can often make them fractious.

((((((Hugs hun))))))))))

Hope you feel better tomorrow.

xxx

loopylou86 · Mar 29th, 2012, 14:11 PM

No he doesn't normally cry. I am finding it hard to establish a routine at night as he just isn't interested and then he gets upset.

New Mrs W · Mar 30th, 2012, 01:23 AM

Looking at your ticker, is there any chance that you're feeling a little hormonal at the moment? At 7 weeks pregnant, all I did was cry!! I cried one day because it rained and I couldn't put my washing out!! Nothing in your post screams out "bad mummy" to me! Have a bath and some rest and give yourself a big hug xxx

Mar 29th, 2012, 13:10 PM	#1
loopylou86 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,485	Feeling like a bad mum I am having one of those tearful crap moments. My LO is 19 months old and me and his dad share access due to me needing to work full time. Plus he goes to a childminder 3 days a week. I am strict with his night routine and put him to bed at 7pm. I have just bought him a CD player for his room so he can listen to audio stories at bedtime. He doesn't like reading with me or learning but does it for his dad. He is now crying in his room and I just feel like a useless mum. He can talk but is reluctant, he is crying a lot at the moment and throwing lots of tantrums. I feel like I am doing everything wrong. Having a tearful moment not knowing what's right

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Mar 29th, 2012, 13:53 PM	#2
blinkybaby Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,594	Hey hun, My LO is younger than yours and isn't a fan of reading books, he brings them to me, I read a page and then he's bored! With the crying at bedtime, is this a regular thing? Have you tried staying with him until he is calm or the sleep separation technique? There is no instruction manual when it comes to babies and being a mum is the hardest job in the world, you have to just do what you feel is right and do what you can. Maybe he's going through a growth spurt at the moment and learning lots of new things, that can often make them fractious. ((((((Hugs hun)))))))))) Hope you feel better tomorrow. xxx

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Mar 29th, 2012, 14:11 PM	#3
loopylou86 Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,485	No he doesn't normally cry. I am finding it hard to establish a routine at night as he just isn't interested and then he gets upset.

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Mar 30th, 2012, 01:23 AM	#4
New Mrs W Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,570	Looking at your ticker, is there any chance that you're feeling a little hormonal at the moment? At 7 weeks pregnant, all I did was cry!! I cried one day because it rained and I couldn't put my washing out!! Nothing in your post screams out "bad mummy" to me! Have a bath and some rest and give yourself a big hug xxx

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