I feel like I'm failing any advice?

My baby is 10 months old and it just feels like I'm doing everything wrong. She seems to need two 1 and half hour naps and any less affects the night time sleep and causes massive overtired screaming for days after if one nap goes wrong. This has led to basically being stuck to the house as only naps in cot or in arms in dark room. But aside from that she's really fussy with weaning not trying anything and starts crying in highchair. Also she isn't rolling, can't get herself in sitting position (is fine once up), doesn't crawl or anything. Is desperate to walk but can't even roll yet. No waving or clapping or anything. Just screams a lot when awake because unhappy about most things/overtired or she's asleep. I feel like I've just made a huge mistake having a baby. She's not happy and I don't know what to do to help her.

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Have you had her iron checked? I know deficiency can cause difficulties with sleep/appetite/fatigue/irritability x

Ahh I'm so sorry that you're feeling like this. It's so hard being a mum, especially when we feel like we can't get anything right. Do you have people around that can support you?

In terms of the sleep, two 1.5 hour naps doesn't sound abnormal for this age, my first was similar. My 2nd can cope with 1.5 hours of day time sleep which seems crazy to me! All babies sleep needs are different so you aren't doing anything wrong. I know it's boring, but prioritizing day time sleep does pay off in the end. Can you embrace the contact naps and watch some Netflix or read or just enjoy the forced stillness? I spent hours on my sofa with my first, in the dark watching netflix with the volume on 5 and subtitles 😂 I just resigned myself to the fact that it was good for her and gave us more peace in the long run.

In terms of food, is there anything that she likes? Porridge? Toast? If there's one thing she likes, try to vary what you serve it with. Different toppings etc. Can you sit her on the kitchen work top, obviously with you right there, and offer her food there. Let her explore it/take the food herself without any pressure of the high chair or spoon feeding. You could even set up some messy play with porridge on a mat on the floor and see if she likes that.

It's so hard being a parent and feeling like you're just predicting and solving problems all the time. Especially at this age when they can't tell you what's wrong!

I realize I've made a lot of suggestions but ultimately just want to say I'm sorry you're struggling and hope you have support. Happy to chat if you want to message x

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Took 9 week old to a family party where there was loud music and she was next to the speaker for most of the time (about 3 hours). She slept through most of it. Do you think she has hearing loss from this?

Freaking out right now :(

Would this upset you…

Our baby never sleeps, so our current arrangement is I will feed her to sleep around 8-9pm and then when she wakes initially my husband will hold her in his arms until around 11pm-12am, then he puts her down and goes next door to the spare room to sleep for the night and I do the rest of the night alone (but obviously have been able to get a couple of hours head start on sleep while he’s been holding her)…

Today he has gone to watch the football with his friends and had several drinks and got home around 8pm… I fed her to sleep as normal and put her down and I heard him getting up to leave, when I asked where he was going he said next door, and when I was confused he said “I don’t trust myself to stay awake with her” implying he had drank too much and was using it as his excuse to get out of helping…

So not only have I solo parented all day, I now have to all night with no help at all, and then we are straight into the working week where it’s all on me…

I just feel SO ANGRY about it - if it was a one off thing or a special occasion it would be fine - but football feels like it’s on every other week and it’s not acceptable to me to drink enough where you are unable to support your struggling partner for the first couple of hours of the night?!

Do I have a right to be annoyed?????

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Has anyone experienced any of the below problems with their baby?
He’s always a happy baby so this is completely not him. He’s a terrible sleeper but now it’s worse, if it could.

He’s was EBF but now on formula for the last 2 weeks. 2 days in a row now he’s vomitted a lot of milk out everywhere in the evening and just before bed.
For example I was walking around the room with him around 18:45 and it just came out of no where everywhere.

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All night he just won’t settle in his cot. Sometimes just starts crying hysterically and I can’t settle him at all.

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