feedings suck - and so does teething
The boys are at the age when they are easily distracted by their surroundings, thus making it very difficult for them to finish a whole bottle or breastfeed unless sleepy. If anyone speaks…if the cat walks by…if one of the brother’s makes a noise; it’s over. And the teething pain is also making it hard. And the reality is that teething sucks and there is no magic cure to make it easier. Some days, none of the tricks work. No amount of medicine, no amount of gum rubbing, teething toys… nothing stops the baby from whining and crying all day from obvious discomfort. So on those days the bottles don’t get drank and the baby food doesn’t get eaten and there is a LOT of crying around our house. They cry from various frustrations and I cry from various frustrations. Lucky for me I’ve found that my crying makes them STOP crying. Their concern is very sweet and always makes me smile and puts me into the right mindset again.
It’s hard not to feel like your failing along this motherhood path. Oh I know that’s silly and probably over dramatic but it’s true. You can’t help but have fears that you are messing up this or that. I feel so completely NOT cut out for this. No training, no idea what the heck I’m doing. They may be flexible and resiliant but am I??
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