Resentment due to extreme tiredness

I feel like I'm starting to resent motherhood as the evenings are so bad. My lo has always been a rubbish sleeper from birth but it's 14 months in and if anything has got worse. We now have hours of awake/unhappy I'm guessing teething or developmental and I'm getting 2-4 hours if I'm lucky. I now feel rubbish in the day and fear the nights. I just know this whole experience would be better with some solid sleep but I don't see it happening for years!

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Firstly I’m sorry you feel like this, but i feel pretty similar and I’m also 36 weeks pregnant with my second too. My son has never been a good sleeper either and he is unwell on top so last 2 nights have been worse! Before then it was teething aswell.. I AM EXHAUSTED! I just want to cry. Being a mother is hard work especially if your the default parent with minimal support. If you feel like you want to chat, feel free to message me x

Oh bless you. I hope your next sleeps better and encourages the first. My lo is normally such fun in the day but the nights are killing me and I don't want the dislike to creep more into daytime x

Im feeling exactly the same right now honestly, I get barely any sleep and then I’m up with LO every morning, my partner never gets up with him. I spend so many times daydreaming about what my life would be like if we’d never had him and then instantly feel incredibly guilty. It’s hard, especially when pretty much doing it on your own 😞

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My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

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Has anyone used alcohol free vanilla in their babies formal to help them drink?
I’m 100% sure my baby refuses her bottles as she doesn’t like the taste of it!

Just anxious to try it, don’t want her to get used to it and then refuse bottles again after two weeks of using (correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve read you use it for 2 weeks max)

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I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

I feel like just a milk cow

Hi I have a 16 day old via c section, I'm a FTM never having been around babies before as I am the youngest of my household and from a small family. My husband is fantastic with our little one. But ever since I've had the baby I just feel like the only thing I'm good for is producing milk. I feel disconnected from my husband like the only reason he's around is because am producing milk. We were having some issues before the baby and we're struggling it took a while to feel like he was onboard even though he said he was from the moment we found out. I dunno if I'm feeling like a spear part because I'm lacking confidence with baby or because I feel like he wouldn't mind being a single dad. Is this postpartum hormones or something else?

How long did it take for your child’s circumcision to heal and you could give him a bath?

I’ve just been wiping him down with a fiber wash cloth but I just wanted to know from others experience on how long it took