Does it get easier?!
Is anyone finding the 7 month/8 month stage harder? My little one is very active, I can’t take my eyes off for a second as he moves so much, doesn’t want to lie down (but it’s safer to leave him rather than sitting), refusing food and milk and teething.
I’m finding it honestly so exhausting and I feel drained at the end of the day. I have lost my independence because I can’t take a simple trip to the bathroom and I can’t do a thing as if I leave the room he cries.
They said it gets easier as they get older, does it?!?
Who else is finding this stage hard?
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I was in the stage, then I bought a play pen 🤣 it’s not a crime to leave your baby in one of those so I thought it would help me get on with stuff around the house which it does - you can also sit baby up in a bouncer or a walker - or you could sit them up in a play pen in the corner so if they fall the net catches them x
My little one is exactly the same and I’m STRUGGLING, I really hope it gets better
Every stage is easier in ways and harder in others than the one before. The separation anxiety and moving but not being secure on their feet stages can be very hard but they have so many positives too. The same happens as they get older too, its just the hard parts change. I have a two year old as well and there are tons of positives but her emotional outburst, although developmentally normal are tough but they are only this age for such a short while.
I put my LO in a carrier to do cooking / cleaning if she’s clingy. Or bring her highchair into the kitchen with a few toys
Omg I thought it was just me. She’s got 4 teeth, completely off her milk and whilst she can sit totally independently, she wants to move and gets so frustrated. Also v clingy - whines the second I put her down. It’s a v draining day 🫠
Mine loves the jumperoo so enjoys that for short bursts (he would stay in longer than I actually leave him in there) whilst giving me the chance to get a few things done ✔️
Yes I’m struggling with this too and with bedtimes at the moment. She’s being such a pain to get to bed but if I need to do a couple of jobs in the kitchen I put her in her highchair and stick her toys to her tray. It keeps her entertained long enough x
My eldest is just over 3.5 years and there are peaks and troughs throughout. Some things get easier but then something else happens etc. I believe that overtime we also become better at accepting challenging times and appreciating that they won’t last forever, but that’s easier to acknowledge after the tough period has passed x
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