I feel like my newborn doesnt like me.
She's a week and three days old and I know its ridiculous that I feel this way but I feel like I already suck at comforting her and I feel like she does not like me. Baby doesn't cry a lot except when she wakes up and she's hungry. But every time I carry her to try to put her to sleep she starts fussing a lot, squirming, and whippers. With other family members like my mom and dad she ends up falling asleep ASAP. my mom can rock her for 5-10 minutes and baby falls asleep. My mom has also slept with her multiple times n it angers me because I can never get her to sleep with me. I was successful able to have her sleep twice in her crib today and even then she was in the "awake sleep stage" I even suck at BF because all iv been doing is trying to cheat and pump so when I latch her on she doesn't eat as much. When I carry my baby it seems like she just doesn't like it so I hand her over to my mother which might be the mistake im doing. NOT only that but me and the father are not together but when he comes visits her she smiles at him or quietly stares at him and I feel so embarrassed when he hands me over and she starts being fussing. Ugh... What am I doing wrong??
I do think she senses my lack of confidence! I feel so uncomfortable with family members around me watching how I care for her, I could only fake it to a certain point.
Jordyn, thank you but I don't think it has anything to do with PPD im happy with baby just upset that I can't be the one to comfort her. My pregnancy wasn't planned but also not a surprise thanks though?
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