Always the bad guy. Venting.

My 8 month old daughter is constipated, and apparently it’s my fault. She sometimes goes a day or so without pooping, so I don’t flip out right away. She is eating more solids these days and it is backing her up a bit sometimes. The doctor prescribed lactulose, but I try not to give it unless I have to.

But she was very constipated today. She has not pooped since Thanksgiving. I started giving me medication yesterday, and continued today. It says it can take up to 48 hours to produce a BM.

She was in a lot of pain tonight. Screaming. Crying. It was heartbreaking. I tried massage, water, feeding her pears, bicycling her legs, etc.

The whole time I am tending to her my husband is commenting on how it’s my fault. I let it get this bad and I don’t feed her correctly. He starts saying things like, “The next time this happens, you stop feeding her everything except breast milk and high fiber foods.” Just being really bossy and condescending. He NEVER feeds her. I am very mindful of what I give her.

This is all happening while the football game is on. I know it sounds stupid, but I look forward to football every week. It is when I get to relax. Obviously, my daughter is more important, and I was putting her needs first. But my husband continued to watch the game and just make critical comments to me. I finally went to give her a bath, and instead of trying to help, he continues to watch the game. Must be nice.

I am just so irritated.

Edit: She usually poops once a day or every other day. She pooped on Thursday morning. Didn’t go on Friday. I started medication Saturday morning. So take your shaming elsewhere. I didn’t wait too long. It wasn’t abnormal for her to go a day or so.