Why does my baby hate me?

My 7 month old has had a personality change in the past week. He just whinges all day and screams. I feed him, change him, let him nap on me, play, take him for walks and cuddle him. Give him his teething gel and his other medicines he's on. But nothing is ever good enough. He's fine for his Dad. What am I doing wrong? I feel like running away 💔

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He doesn’t hate you. He’s a baby, he’s learning new things. You’re his safe space, he’s with you all day, he knows that you’re always there for him. He doesn’t know everything you do for him, he’s got no control over his emotions. He’s just learning new behaviours. It’s totally normal. Be kind to yourself

They tend to be better with people they aren't with all the time because it's a distraction or a new face or new interactions, it's normal for you as their primary care giver to almost seem boring because they are so used to you, I have the same and it's hard not to take it personally but you are doing your best mama and it's nothing you are doing to make him act like that - my little one eats better if I'm on facetime to my mum just because there's something else to get Interaction from that isn't what he's used to - it's frustrating!

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