Miserable Baby?

Question

Please no judgment, because I'm judging myself enough as it is... I feel like my baby is just never happy. She's 6 weeks and I try to make her smile, and I've gotten a couple little ones, but nothing consistent. I feel like if she's not eating or sleeping, I'm just trying to prevent her from crying until the next time she eats. I think she's bored with me and I just don't know how to keep her happy. I feel like a terrible mother. Any suggestions? Is this normal at her age or am I just doing this all wrong?

Answer

My LO definitely has good days and bad days. It's about 75% bad days and 25% good days. On the bad days I'm just consoling a fussy/crying/screaming baby all day and I don't even get a chance to change out of my pajamas. I can't wait until I have a happier baby that I feel comfortable bringing places. My leave is over in 3 weeks and I'm hoping to have a larger percentage of good days before I have to go back to work. I'm just exhausted and hungry most of the time now. I envy the moms with happy babies that fuss minimally. My LO is so high maintenance. And I feel like it's my fault he seems to be unhappy.

Answer

I totally felt that way before he started smiling consistently. It was made worse by how excited he got when he heard his dad's voice after work. He's 9 weeks now and he smiles so big when he sees me after a nap and he wiggles so hard when we talk to each other. Before he was able to do all that I was certain he got bored of me every day and I was missing some important part of being a parent.

Answer

Sometimes I feel like that too

Miserable Baby?

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