I'm solo parenting until Tuesday. It's been rough. We have good moments and then bad. I've probably bombarded him with too much new stuff like a baby jail, first shower, and half formula/half milk in his sippy. Add to his moment where he tasted a rail down the street, causing me to worry about getting something bad. Tonight, when I put him down, he wailed and wailed from his crib. I feel like a crap parent. I hope I didn't break him!
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Oh honey I have so been there. It's very hard to do it all by yourself for more than the work day. My first few were brutal too. Just know that no matter how hard it is too hear your baby will not be damaged for life if they cry in the baby jail for a but here and there while you shower or use the restroom or just compose yourself. I know its grating on the nerves and sad. Can you co sleep while your hubs is away? Sometimes that helps. I co sleep all the time but I know people who only do so when their partner is away. Hugs
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@MrsMccarthy: thanks for the love. He's a crib sleeper. He finally fell asleep an hour after going down. He's usually a super easy baby with both of us here. I remember early mat leave was hard, but this is a near walking, tantrum throwing toddler. I talked to my parents. They vocalized my overwhelmed feelings. I see this as a taste for when he goes to a bachelor party next summer.
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It's tough to do it alone! Don't be too hard on yourself.
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I survived. We had pretty good days, but after naps and before bed were the toughest for him. He also tried to see if he could get away with playing with his food, touching DH's trash can near his desk, etc. I was pretty firm on that. I faltered in some areas like making it an LO show sometimes instead of letting him CIO about me being out of the room.
His sleep last night wasn't the greatest, so he slept in until 7:30am. So, we all of the weekend stuff plus diaper rash and teething on top of it. He had his first trip to Walgreens with me. I walked so much this weekend with him. I'm still recovering while work and really need a shower. Thanks for the love.
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Solo parenting can be really hard. I STILL struggle with it sometimes and my kids are older now (3 and 1). Like you said, there are good days and bad days. And I always remember that children are very resilient and can over come a lot of things, even licking gross things and getting bumps/bruises. Hang in there!! What helps me get through some of the tough moments is just taking a stroll outside. It's nice to get some fresh air once in a while.
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@banana: Thanks! During the weekend, walks outside really, really helped him. On Saturday morning, it rained, so we stayed inside. He got really ornery. Once it stopped raining, we went outside and wore him out.
It was tough, but we got through. With DH back, he went to bed without a fuss, not even a peep instead of the wails I got. I went to get dinner in the oven when he crawled into the kitchen to see me, so I got to be the hero tonight on that. Even though the weekend was tough, we did new things out of desperation that he liked like walking down the street with his walker toy. He wore a onesie and shoes to the park while pushing his toy. He got a lot of awws for it. So, changes plus mommy only made for an interesting weekend.
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