Extreme mom guilt 😫
I’m so overwhelmed. Even between the help of my husband, taking care of our baby this past week has been a real test. Out of nowhere he’s so much more active, opinionated, throws short but frequent tantrums when he’s had enough of his toys or jumpers, he’s more clingy...and although there are still some great qualities and time with him I’m exhausted in the process of trying to adjust to his new attitude. On top of tying to keep him entertained, my anxiety goes through the roof when he’s watching TV. It keeps him occupied he has his favorite music songs that he watches on YouTube but he’s also into closely and intently watching movies so sometimes we will put one on. I don’t know what to do to keep him busy during his wake windows after he’s played and had his floor time (still learning to crawl). He’s only awake for 3 hours between naps and we go through so much emotion and high activity levels during those hours that I’m drained and questioning my mommy skills...especially with him watching TV throughout the day 😩😩😩
I’m aware that he’s going through teething so I try to provide as much comfort nursing as he needs and even that has turned into a whole acrobatic session with him squirming, wanting to jump and slide out of my arms to land on his feet lol 🙃
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