Strong willed baby

Anyone else have a strong willed baby?

My baby can be very strong willed and I find it difficult sometimes. She will have a meltdown at the smallest things and if she doesn’t like/want to do something you know about it. The lungs on her!!!

My friends babies the same age are so chilled in comparison and I just find it hard to manage in certain situations. I know I shouldn’t worry what others think but I can’t help but feel sometimes they are like 😳

Even small things like today, we go for a walk and she’s due a nap but just fights it in the pram until she’s hysterical and I have to go home whilst the others stay.

I can’t even imagine toddlerhood at this rate!

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My first was like this. Would forever show us up in public and hated being restricted in any way. Thankfully she's a lot better now and is really good. I was always wishing for a more content baby like the ones I'm always seeing in public, but was told that most that have babies like ours tend to keep it behind closed doors. That made me feel better about things 😂 It's embarrassing for us, but it's really good they're like this 😊

My girl is the exact same but I have to say she’s starting to become the best behaved girl recently lol x

My girl is the exact same, she knows her own mind like her mother 😂. It can be tough but she’s amazing, so full of personality and character. I just know she’s going to be full of sass when she’s older ❤️

She definitely has more personality and I love that - she’s so funny and charms everyone (if she’s not having a meltdown)
It’s just the other end of the scale I struggle with sometimes!

My son has recently started what my mum would call ‘paddying’. He stomps and kicks his feet and squeals when he doesn’t like something!

Yes he hates getting dressed so getting him out of the bath, a bib on before food or a coat on before he goes in a pram is a meltdown everytime, he tries to breakout of his pram before we are moving and he tries to climb his cot if I put him in it if he isn’t ready for a nap straight away 🙈

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