https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:54:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681714 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:48:06 +0000 charlotte 681714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh my gosh, every day. the biggest thing is I planned on not breastfeeding but changed my mind when he was born and latched on. :) unfortunately the lack of planning and knowledge is coming back to bite me as I work to fix my mistakes. liiiike pumping the first week which has probably contributed to what i think is oversupply.</p> <p>and the fallout from the oversupply [or whatever our issue is] = me being so tired that i sleep through the monitor and fall asleep on my son's floor while he is nursing. my husband has to go out of town for a few nights soon and i think he is honestly worried about leaving me and i feel like the worst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681696 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:42:33 +0000 yoursilverlining 681696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt like a parenting failure last week when we were flying cross country and I realized I didn’t pack LO any spare clothes in our carryon; and then (OF COURSE) she peed all over her clothes midflight when I changed her diaper so I had to hold a naked baby wrapped in a blanket for 3+ hours on a totally full jumbo jet full of people!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681686 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:39:25 +0000 cascademom 681686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby sleep always makes me feel like a failure as a parent. It's gotten better but we had some tough bouts this weekend at my parents house. What's worse is that my DH always second guesses himself, so I have to stand strong in a decision. Also, last night, I didn't do a dream feed with LO and he woke up at 4:30am. I forgot to feed him when we got home too because everything was so rushed leaving and we didn't stop on the way home. Epic parenting failure there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681679 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:36:56 +0000 looch 681679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much every day, when my son refuses to get changed from his jammies to his clothes. He'll do it no problem with my husband, but we don't have the kind of time in the mornings now with us both working.</p> <p>The morning really sets the tone for my day. If my son gets changed with no problem, I have a great day. If he fusses (and by fuss I mean throws himself off the changing area) I am not starting the day off the best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681571 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:50:46 +0000 MamaMoose 681571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Aw don't feel bad! Sometimes it's just a change of scenery that snaps them out of a bad mood! My LO does this all the time. One of us will try forever to calm her down while she screams and then as soon as the other parent comes in to take over she is soothed right away and drifts off to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681560 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:47:05 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 681560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh that happened to me Saturday night at 2am. Same thing - nothing I did made would make her stop crying... DH picked her up and she stopped. It definitely hurt and made me question my ability as a mother. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-felt-like-a-failure-as-a-parent-lately#post-681549 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:42:55 +0000 autumnlove 681549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 15 month old LO may have napped too long yesterday and she woke up at 4:45 pm and she was CRANKY. I tried offering food and milk and she wasn't feeling it at all....just hysterical crying. I tried redirecting and ignoring her but that didn't work either. I wasn't able to hold and soothe her because she was kicking and hitting too much. :-( Her meltdown lasted almost 45 minutes and only ended when DH got home. I was happy that she calmed down but I also felt bad because *I* wasn't able to diffuse my angry toddler! </p>