Saturday, May 1, 2010

The unhappiest mother on the block

I hate this book: "The Happiest Baby on the Block". As I write this my daughter, who I am so in love with, lay in my bed, crying her little heart out, because I won't let her pacify my boob. She's well full, that's a fact, and she wants to sleep on my breast. I cannot take it anymore. I'm done with it. My husband is not here tonight, so it's just me and Stella Grace. I've tried every damn trick I know, every one in that stupid book, I've tried the wrap, the swaddle, the shhhhh, the swing, the side, the bounce, the suck (my boob AND a pacifier), the walk, and all she does is root and want the boob. When I put her on it, she just falls asleep. When I take it out of her mouth, she wakes up wailing and wanting it back. My nipples are on FIRE, and I can't even pee because I've got this baby on my boob who's been there for two hours. So now I want to shake her, strangle her, throw her against the wall. Yes, I want to do this to my darling little angel who I so desperately want to protect, make happy, soothe, etc. AND I CAN'T. I just can't. Nothing works but the boob.

I'm a horrible mom. Here I am letting her just lay there and cry. I go to get her, she's calm for a minute, then she demands boob again.

I give up. If you have any suggestions, please send them my way. I don't want to be like this. I don't want to leave her there crying alone in the dark. I need help. And I don't know what to do.

Good night.

2 Comments:

Blogger MissM said...

I totally know the feelings you describe. Rage, frustration, and guilt mixed up with love and protectiveness. Makes for a pretty wacky cocktail. To me it feels totally crazy when it's happening, but I think it's actually kind of normal. Whatever that is.

We found playing white noise helped some:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/baby-white-noise-sampler-cd/id278624044

David will stick the baby in the car seat and swing her back and forth - that saved our bacon on some really hard nights.

Hope you both get some sleep! Sending good thoughts. -Michelann

May 1, 2010 at 8:51 PM  
Blogger ROOT226 said...

Experiencing the same emotions right now. i feel so terrible that i get sooo angry with Emory. Not looking forward to Deona going back to work next week....night duty will be all mine. nervous as hell.
I agree with Michelann....white noise has helped some. We have the "womb" sounds...he'll quiet down than start wailing when it stops. We also have a baby swing that i wasnt excited about having, but the gentle, constant rocking soothes him as well.
I went through a training that encouraged taking a coffee break in the kitchen or out on the patio, while pissed off and unconsoleable baby is safely placed in their crib. A good idea when you're feeling rage.

On a brighter note... having been through this before, it gets better soon. Emory's only been with us 3 weeks and I'm soooo ready. :) Let's hang in there together. *hugs!*

May 2, 2010 at 12:12 PM  

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