https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:17:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mommy-guilt-getting-past-it#post-1077175 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:35:56 +0000 Mrsbells 1077175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spinningry: I also had guilt and dissapointment about my failed induction and c-section but ultimately what helped me most was the realization of how lucky I am to just have my LO here and healthy. I knew a few people who had pregnancy losses around the time I had my baby some of them due to similar complications as mine and it really hit me that it could have been me and then suddenly all the complications seem to fade into the background a bit because I still have my little girl and she feels the love we have for her regardless of how she was born or what she was fed in the first few months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mommy-guilt-getting-past-it#post-1077161 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:30:40 +0000 banana 1077161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @mrs. yoyo. You feeling mommy guilt means you are a GREAT mom. It means that you care. Otherwise you couldn't feel the guilt. That's how I try to think of it when I feel mommy guilt (which is often unfortunately). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mommy-guilt-getting-past-it#post-1077101 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:14:36 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1077101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, it's hard some times, but for me, this is the bottom line: I *love* that kid like crazy, and I make sure he knows it through both words and actions. It's sad to think about, but there are many, many kids in this world whose parents don't do the same, and they certainly aren't stressing out about feeding, working, or how their pregnancies went because they could care less. The fact that you are means you're a good mama who cares (now cut yourself a break :-) ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mommy-guilt-getting-past-it#post-1077089 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:11:00 +0000 spinningry 1077089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you get past mommy guilt? Somedays I feel like the guilt consumes me and I don't know how to get over it. I feel guilty about my pregnancy and that somehow I wasn't able to "grow" him right and being diagnosed with IUGR; I feel like my body failed me and I failed my baby when an induction led to a c-section; I feel guilty about not being able to breast feed when my milk dried up at six weeks pp. And now that my baby is getting older, he is almost to the point that he can't come to work with me anymore and I'm not going to be able to spend all day every day with him.</p> <p>I'm not complaining just need some tips on how to get past all this mommy guilt and feeling like I am already a terrible mother for things I couldn't control. </p>