https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:46:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-mommy-guilt#post-774734 Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:20 +0000 lomom 774734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just don't think I was prepared for the overwhelming love I have for my son. I knew I'd love him, I loved him from the moment a second line appeared but now that he's here, it's such a strong, deep, overwhelming love, I definitely wasn't prepared for that. I just want the absolutely best for him. I want him to grow up feeling loved, nurtured, and cared for. I want him to go to the best daycare, the best schools, I just never realized how strongly I'd feel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-mommy-guilt#post-774714 Sat, 11 May 2013 00:55:30 +0000 googly-eyes 774714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I did at that age because of all the things I couldn't do or did halfheartedly because of ppd. I do now because I don't know if I'm doing enough with lo, even though I sah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-mommy-guilt#post-774712 Sat, 11 May 2013 00:45:33 +0000 blackbird 774712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually, not really. Not yet lol. Guilt is an emotion we bring amongst ourselves and I refuse to be the cause of feeling bad! I know I'm doing the best I can and always will. But I know it's coming! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-mommy-guilt#post-774686 Fri, 10 May 2013 23:28:20 +0000 Running Elley 774686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 7 months and I still have mommy guilt. If I leave him playing by himself I feel horrible even though I know independent play is good for him and that I need to get other things done. I'm constantly wondering if I'm snuggling him enough, stimulating him enough, singing enough, etc. I have gotten a lot better at dealing with it though. I don't think it'll ever go away.</p> <p>I try to just remember that my LO knows that he is loved. I do my best and its inevitable that I will end up making mistakes but that's true of every parent. All I can do is my best and to juggle all of my responsibilities as best as I know how. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-mommy-guilt#post-774680 Fri, 10 May 2013 23:22:05 +0000 lomom 774680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm struggling a lot with mommy guilt. Just the mere thought of putting LO in daycare makes me feel horrendous. I know it doesn't make me a bad mom but I still feel like a bad mom for doing it. </p> <p>And I feel horrible because I spend so much time pumping (which is when I hb) and if I'm pumping, I can't hold LO. (He's on fortified breast milk so we can't really nurse and at this point, nearly 4 weeks old, I'm not sure if he will ever nurse, I may wind up pumping for a year). </p> <p>Then there's all the housework that has to get done (just the basics like dishes so that he has clean bottles to drink out of, laundry, etc. I really have pushed off/slacked on most stuff in favor of more snuggle time) but I hate that what I have to do interferes with holding him. </p> <p>He sleeps most of the time and when he is awake, he gets plenty of attention and snuggles but the mommy guilt is still there. I didn't realize how intense it'd be. :( </p>