Bad Parent
Over the past few weeks I have proven to be a bad parent. Let me give some back story by saying that my son has been teething, has had a virus and his first ear infection which has led to severe diaper rash (from the antibiotics), him not eating well, no longer sleeping through the night, and general crankiness. Also, a few weeks ago I stopped giving him breast milk. From the beginning I did not produce enough so we supplemented. Towards the end it was too much effort for too little. I talked to the pediatrician about it and she said it would be OK to stop. Still, I felt guilty that a) I didn't produce enough to begin with and b) that I was stopping at only 4 month. As you can see, right after I stopped giving him breast milk, he got sick. Score one for the bad parent.
Score two came about in the middle of the night when he was screaming. He wouldn't eat, he had a new diaper, he was inconsolable. So, I told him that at this rate he would never have a brother or sister because I couldn't handle it. Obviously he couldn't understand what I was saying but still, I am the adult and I shouldn't say that.
Last night I finally gave in and let him have some cereal in a bottle. I have been so against this. I have only been feeding it to him using a spoon. He has gotten pretty good about keeping some of it down. Yesterday though I was so worried that he had hardly eaten and wasn't sleeping well that I gave it using a bottle. He ate well and then slept through the night. I feel kind of justified in that he was able to eat and rest but everyone says how bad it is to give cereal in a bottle. I have heard that many people do it but I was trying to go "by the book." So, there is strike three against me.
See, I am a terrible parent.
Other than the illness though he is doing great developmentally. He rolls all over the place and pushes himself forward on his belly a little. He props himself up on his hands on looks around a lot. He sat up unsupported for a minute yesterday and has finally noticed that we have cats. He seems more fond of one of them. When you pull him to a sitting position he stands up using his own muscles.
We are moving in a few weeks. We decided just to stay in the same building and get a bigger apartment. The baby will FINALLY have his own room. I think this will make a world of difference!
Score two came about in the middle of the night when he was screaming. He wouldn't eat, he had a new diaper, he was inconsolable. So, I told him that at this rate he would never have a brother or sister because I couldn't handle it. Obviously he couldn't understand what I was saying but still, I am the adult and I shouldn't say that.
Last night I finally gave in and let him have some cereal in a bottle. I have been so against this. I have only been feeding it to him using a spoon. He has gotten pretty good about keeping some of it down. Yesterday though I was so worried that he had hardly eaten and wasn't sleeping well that I gave it using a bottle. He ate well and then slept through the night. I feel kind of justified in that he was able to eat and rest but everyone says how bad it is to give cereal in a bottle. I have heard that many people do it but I was trying to go "by the book." So, there is strike three against me.
See, I am a terrible parent.
Other than the illness though he is doing great developmentally. He rolls all over the place and pushes himself forward on his belly a little. He props himself up on his hands on looks around a lot. He sat up unsupported for a minute yesterday and has finally noticed that we have cats. He seems more fond of one of them. When you pull him to a sitting position he stands up using his own muscles.
We are moving in a few weeks. We decided just to stay in the same building and get a bigger apartment. The baby will FINALLY have his own room. I think this will make a world of difference!
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