Stressed out
I'm not sure if I should post this because i know I'll get judged but I'm so i stressed out recently my 5 month old baby always seems to be ill. He's had bronchiolitis twice this winter and is totally refusing feeds... he take around an ounce then stops but the doctor has said that I've to try keep his fluids up or he will end up in hospital (He's been in twice since he was born)...I've been trying to "force" him to drink even a little more the most I've managed to get him to take is 3 or 4 ounces..but that's at a push and pretty much pinning him down and feeding hin until he goes into full meltdown mode but when he hits this point if I keep feeding him he wriggles so much that he bangs his knee off my elbow or his head off my other elbow and I'm sorry docs but I'm not prepared to "hurt" my child just to get him to drink some milk.. his soft spot is sunken so I really can't let him take any less I feel like such a bad mum when I do it 😕 I've considered syringing milk into him but I'll be there all day using a 5ml syringe to give him a 4 ounce bottle 🤦♀️
Another thing... I do EVERYTHING for this wee lad he has no idea how much I love him but he seems to smile and giggle at everyone so easily but me? He does smile at me but trying to get him to giggle is hard...I'm pretty sure my own child hates me. I'm the one he's with most of the time my mum pops in to lend a hand every other day and his dad sees him for a total of 30 hours a week... I honestly feel like bursting into tears at any minute 😪😪 I'm not sure if I'm stressed because he's ill and just feeling emotional or if I'm stressed. Just stressed...
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