Why does my baby hate her dad?
My baby will be 6 weeks on Friday and she is quite a cryer but I manage to get her to calm down fair easily. However, if her dad tries to calm her, for some reason she ends up getting herself into an absolute state. This never happened with our first daughter so I don’t really know what to do. It’s exhausting knowing that even if she is fed, changed and not tired she will probably be screaming the whole time she is left with him. Makes it hard to relax and do basic things for myself like have a shower and stuff because it’s so anxiety inducing to listen to.
And to make matters worse, once she get herself into such a pickle it is then back on me to calm her back down. In all honesty I don’t feel like my partner has much patience with her and he ends up huffing and puffing when she is like this so maybe he is feeding off of his vibe? Is there a way to make this better?
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At 6 weeks your baby won't be able to see very much but they'll know your smell and hear when you're not around. Could try putting something you wear near baby when they are with their dad or when she's happy having awake time try put her on a plat mat and see what shes like when you leave the room. The more time she spends with him the better it'll get 🙏
Babies definitely feed off people's emotions!
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