RANT RANT RANT

Jamie

I'm losing my mind.. my son will be four months old on the 16th. He has eczema and Erysipelas (cellulitis of the top layer of skin. I slather him in Aveeno baby eczema lotion, bag balm, Vaseline, I've tried coconut oil, Burt's bees stings him.. I used Lush's oaty creamy dreamy wash, baby Dove, baking soda, I keep him clean, I put socks on his hands, I had topical ointment for his Erysipelas but it stung him and now he has cephalosporin based oral antibiotics (cephalex I think?) every six hours. No matter what I do, his skin is dry, stinky where there's Erysipelas, red, chapped, raw, weepy, he rubs against everything to itch, he has scratches everywhere from where he pulls the socks off, he won't sleep in his bed, only on my chest.. He has to be attached to me literally 24/7. I can't put him down when he naps or he screams, I have to carry him 24/7, I can't even go pee without him having a meltdown. He's losing his voice from screaming so much. I haven't showered in a week and I only sleep about 4 hours at night. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who has been through this. It's affecting all other aspects of my life, my mom is constantly jumping on my ass about things, being extremely condescending, making dumb suggestions ("he doesn't sleep at night because he needs cereal and formula" and he's EBF!!!) And I feel like lashing out at everyone who tells me "it's okay" and "it'll pass" or anyone who tries to comfort me.. I'm just exhausted and I'm at my actual breaking point. 😔

Sorry it's long but if you made it this far, thanks for listening. Pic of my poor guy in the comments.