Why is it Delilah is so well behaved for her dad and nan but plays up as soon as she's with me. My mum said it's cause she can sense I'm stressed out but it's just making me feel like I'm doing something wrong I try everything I can to help her like feeding changing and burping her whenever she cries but it seems as soon as my partner or mum takes her she's quiet and good as gold. 😭 I've tried feeding her, burping, changing then walking about with her and it works for a few minutes 😷
Kai used to be like this and I hated it when my partner went back to work on nightshift, he would cry til 4am I would of changed him fed him cuddled him literally everything twice and he would still cry and then I would cry, it is hard but if you can ask you partner to take over for a while and take time to look after yourself x
@linkofhyrule i was going to say if you were breastfeeding she would probably look for comfort from you. What shes doing is completely normal though. To her you are everything. All of mine as babies would be well behaved for everyone else but kick off for me. Just remember what i said to you yesterday. Take time to destress and look after yourself. You are just as important as her x
@chesscalouise she loves the bath and has only screamed at me once in there because she was hungry.
@sara-lou86 it's hard as my mum and partner are usually at work. My partner is usually too tired to help at night and my mum tries to help when she's off work.
Try some skin to skin, maybe put her in the bath with you x @linkofhyrule
You aren't doing anything wrong dont worry. Babies are funny little things! Are you breastfeeding?
It's true babies sense how we're feeling, so if we're feeling stressed or anxious, they will become stressed, anxious/ unsettled. However because we're also usually the ones with baby 99% of the time, it's easy for someone else to take over and be more relaxed & calm baby down.
It's really tough in the early days. Our emotions are all over the place. When I felt myself get overwhelmed I'd let Daddy take over. Go off & give myself a minute or 2 then go back feeling more calm. Helps sometimes!
@natalie.louise89 he usually has Saturdays off and takes the night shift Friday but he recently bought a car so all the insurance and that it means he has to do any shift he can to get money until everything's paid of. He already does 6 days a week 6-5 so I understand he's tired but if I'm honest as soon as he gets in he's asleep and it's always "sorry I didn't help I was tired thank you for letting me get some good sleep though" and I'm at the point I just want to scream at him that he'd not the only one but he's working to provide for us so I can't really say anything 😣🤷♀️. So if I need time it's usually always my poor mum and I feel so bad that it's always her🤷♀️😣