Last night was.... Horrible. For the first time since having my babe, I had to walk away. He wouldn't stop crying & when he did it was only for 5 minutes or less. Finally I just laid him down and told my husband "figure it out!" & walked away. I could hear him talking, so when I came back Arlo was calm and just laying there...I gave him a bottle and rocked him, he knocked out finally. Now I feel bad and like I abandoned him for 5 minutes, lol.
I have to walk away sometimes. All of us gets frustrated! It's good to walk away and calm down! There's times I just leave him in his bassinet and I walk out and just breath. If you know they're fed and changed and everything, you're not doing anything wrong!
I used to work In the nicu and have seen many cases of babies with shaken syndrome and babies passed away from being shaken. It's a sad situation because when you are in that moment of I can't do this some people cracker and some walk away. crying won't hurt baby if they are not in need of anything.
@mommapam, @deckroth2001 Thanks you guys, I try not to get frustrated and try being understanding but being exhausted and trying to be understanding got a little hard. I felt bad but I know I had to walk away and come back with a positive vibe. I didn't realize how hard being a mother can be, mentally.
you did the right thing!! I'm proud of you. It's hard, and we don't give ourself enough credit when it comes to doing the right thing! @arlogreyson
@arlogreyson, I've had to walk away alot of times so its okay to do that. Go somewhere quiet and calm down anytime your feeling frustrated and I promise you will feel a lot better when you come back. Being a mom can get very exhausting trust me I know exactly how your feeling.