Mum guilt

So LO has moved into her own room and we have the video monitor set up so we can see her etc.

This morning I woke up to her crying hysterically. I have no idea how long she was crying for I was completely out of it asleep.

I feel like an awful mum. She was crying tears and everything. They always say we have an instinct when our babies are upset.. apparently I don't.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Please help a guilty mum!

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All. The. Time. I've slept through her crying to the point shes woken up my partner. It happens. Your exhausted. Don't be too hard on yourself

Honestly, this happened to me last week 🫣 I had woken up at 9:30am and i thought she slept through and she was still asleep (she normally wakes at 7am)

my cameras audio wasn’t working and i was knackered so didn’t hear her but I checked the camera after, she in-fact awake at 6:30 and she has been crying for around 20 minutes and then fell asleep again and then woken up crying and fell back to sleep again🫣🫠 she looked like she was fuming when i went in🤣

I felt awful but knew she was safe and it doesn’t happen often so i understand the guilt😩 You are not alone!

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