Am I selfish?
We have a one year old and a 3 week old and live with my boyfriend’s dad. My boyfriend’s aunt ALWAYS wants to give unsolicited advice. Today, she changed my one year old and mentioned how the last time she saw him, he had a red spot on his ball sack. I told her it was still there. So she followed my boyfriend into the other room when she changed and started whispering. Or at least she thought she was - but she’s the world’s worst whisperer. So I can hear her telling my boyfriend about how “I really need to be using rash cream on him” and how “they bought some for me multiple kinds so they don’t understand”. (They bought it when he was like 3 months old lol). She also tells him that he needs to tell me to change him every half an hour for it to go away.
Maybe I’m just being sensitive, but it did kind of annoy me because I try to do everything I can for them but it’s exhausting. The 1YO is teething so he’s really fussy and he’s jealous of the new baby. The new baby also has acid reflux and breastfeeds, so she wants to eat ALLL the time. My boyfriend and his dad both work long shifts so I’m home with both babies until later in the day when one of them can be home. Then on top of it, my boyfriend takes medicine that he really needs to sleep, so I’m by myself all night too. I also cook, do laundry, and dishes all by myself most times. (They both don’t help unless I specifically spell it out). I haven’t been able to do anything baby free or get a good nights sleep since before my oldest. I physically can’t change him every hour at night, I’d be running off less than fumes. Not to mention he sleeps through the night, so if he’s asleep, I’d much rather catch whatever sleep I can.
But now I feel like I’m being selfish 😭😭😭
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