Feel like a bad mum today

How old is baby? Hopefully tomorrow will be better 🙏 my little girl struggled a lot between week 6 and 8 with gas and it was making her really unsettled x

@Jprc 4 weeks. I've never had a day like today it's been relentless

My baby was the same. Generally a relaxed guy, then at about 6 weeks we encountered 'the witching hour', which for us was several hours of 15 minutes of screaming then 10 minutes of on/off sleeping and feeding until bed time when he eventually fell asleep like normal for the night. I've heard for some it's just a phase you can't do anything for. For us I just had to really force him to sleep some more during the day as I found it was due to overtiredness. It was horrible to experience but thankfully only lasted under a week

Only thing I can suggest is if you know baby is OK in every other way, pop in ear plugs or play something through headphones so you can cuddle/rock/soothe them whilst keeping your own stress minimal

This is me most days recently so sending lots of love and support your way! I just think if I know she’s fed, dry, not too hot or cold, doesn’t have a temperature then she’s either over tired/stimulated/witching hour/going through a leap. But that doesn’t make it any easier when you’re going through it, it can be exhausting and like you’re guessing what’s wrong. Well for me it is. Hope you get a good night sleep yourself and just think.. tomorrow is a new day 🩷

Gosh I think we’ve been experiencing this too since week 4 and can totally relate it feels overwhelming xx

I've read on here that around this age they go through a developmental stage, where they get overstimulated. Although not helpful, it's been reassuring to know that we aren't the only ones going through this and we're not "doing anything wrong" I've had a day of hysterical crying from both me and her 🤦‍♀️ and now 2 days of clinging and will only settle/sleep when on me (which I've just accepted as I'd rather sit back and put some rubbish TV on and have a cuddle if that's what she needs at this stage) My little one is 6 weeks old. Sounds like you're doing an amazing job. Hang in there ❤️ everyday is a new day, just look after yourself

Sounds like she may have been overtired and needed to sleep but was struggling to manage it on her own. That's what my baby's like anyway!

Thanks for all the replies. It's nice to know others have experienced similar and it's likely normal. I do hope it's just a phase and doesn't last long. Not sure how many days I can do like that 😭