Oscar is 3 weeks 2 days old, today he had his biggest melt down yet, and I was on my own as my husband is st work. He is really badly constipated and in laxatives from the doctor but they are still getting into his system. He was struggling to poo and screaming constantly. Nothing I did settled him I tried it all, tummy rubs, bicycle legs, singing, swaying everything. It was for 2 solid hours just screaming.

It got to the point where I was crying with him I didn’t know what else to do. He has finally done a poo and settled, with only an hour until his next feed.

He is my first baby, my worry is I’m not coping. Why did I cry? Why couldn’t I settle my child? Why do I feel like I’m not coping after one meltdown? I love the bones of my boy, kills me not being able to help him. Anyone got any advice / words of wisdom? I’m sat here thinking, I’m a rubbish mum I failed my first test 😭

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