I feel like I’m going crazy

I’m a 19 yr old single mom with a 4 month old baby boy, don’t get me wrong I adore being a mother, but sometimes all I wish for is my old life and my old self back. I don’t get breaks I live at home with my parents but I don’t get any help because my mom has a lot of medical issues. I don’t go anywhere I don’t do anything I just sit at home all day with him. I have absolutely no life. His doesn’t help. I feel so alone and I’ve tried medication all it does is make me unbelievably tired. I’m so angry all the time. Any advice? Please.

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Baby breathes fast and slow during sleep?

I’m freaking out a bit! does anyone else notice this with their baby?

Putting themselves to sleep

Ok I know this might seem daft but has anybody else's baby started going to sleep themselves

I put Freya down to make her a bottle today and I came back and she was fast asleep

Apparently according to her dad she does this during the night

AND she slept 9:30pm until 5:50am today all the way through I'm grateful but just wondering if it's normal

Clinginess

I have a 9 week old and when he was first born the minute I put him down he’d cry it got to point where I was barely getting an hour sleep every night cause he wouldn’t even settle on my partner, he’s now 9 weeks and exactly the same once my partner went back to work it left me with the only option of co sleeping with him otherwise it’d be more dangerous me being so tired around him I feel as tho it’s only made it worst he can’t stand being put down it leaves me in a situation where I can’t do anything for myself cause he’s in my arms constantly I try with morning feed like once he’s don’t feeding I wait 20 mins then they transfer him I’ve tried every method swaddling, feet them bum then head then hand gently on chest we do car rides but he wakes up as soon as car stops pram walks he’s familiar with feeling of the stones under pram on our drive so wakes up I’ve tried carrier but once put down wakes up again, I love him to pieces but it gets overwhelming especially with the dog as the dog follows me around and wants attention to not to mention the house is a mess and my partner tried his best but he work long hours it’s driving me insane especially the crying it’s not like a slight cry it’s like cry until can’t catch breath kind of cry until I pick him up again

Annoyed

I am so sick of my family telling me “there’s something wrong with your baby” all the time. She’s my second born my first is a boy he was a calm baby. She cries a lot. It’s just really getting to me now. I tell them it’s because she’s tired or overstimulated and they are like “why is she overstimulated?” Like hello she’s a baby!!!!!!

Nursery help!

11 m baby boy did great in his settling in sessions. Only cried when I picked him up. But since starting properly this week it's been a nightmare. He's waking up earlier so a long wake before first nap , having 30 mins naps there so he's exhausted when we pick him up. They said he's crying and upset most the day, they cant put him down. I picked him up early today because he's so exhausted he's struggling.
I feel so so awful that he's struggling.
Does anyone have any tips or just reassurance that it will get better?

Off sick- call from manager with no compassion

Actually really annoyed that my manger called me while I’m off sick and had no compassion in her words. Absolutely nothing. Not even a congrats or a sorry your feeling like this. Just got straight to business. I get it you’re a manager but make your employees feel good. I’ve come away from that call with mixed emotions.