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I posted the below out of frustration to the Facebook online community.  I was basically overwhelmed by the sheer of work and grind from feeding a dependant:

I just need a place to vent
I am so overwhelmed with solids feeding that I find myself end up skipping meals on her - rather than feed her 3x a day I only fed her twice or once a day.
I get So anxious and tired, sometimes I can't even get up from bed out of exhaustion.
Baby is 8.5 months old, love her to bits and I obviously need to feed her 3 meals a day. We give her mashed food, finger foods, food packet, etc.
But everytime I feed her, this is the grind:
-Put baby down to floor for her to play
-Get food ready
-Put them in baby tray / make sure temperature OK etc
-Get the baby
-Put a bib on her
-Put an apron on her
-Once done with eating, wipe her hands & mouth
-Clean her & change her
-Skincare her - wipe face with warm water towel (its winter), moisturise, barrier cream (my baby has eczema), replace bandage to any broken skin
-Wipe chair
-Wipe floor / replace floor newspaper
-Wash apron/bib
-Wash her clothes, multiple times to get stain off
-Wash my clothes
I know millions of other moms do this, but I just want to complain it is such a task every time! How do other moms do it and keep it consistent???
Right now bub is 8.5 months, so her primary source is still milk.
Underlying problem is - I have arthritism, joint pain everywhere and my hands are often sore to do tasks like this. Battling with baby is the most physically and tiring part.
Apart from husband (who works full time), I got no one to help me.
Preparing food is one whole lot of other thing! Currently I use food packets, I am learning to cook new meals every week I want to give my baby better food soon.
Anyone has tips and tricks just to make it easier? I cannot strip her with no clothes as its winter & she cries if I wipe her body, I would rather wash her clothes afterwards - rather than fighting to clean her body every time.
The point is - sometimes this gets so overwhelming that I end up skipping meal for my baby. I feel guilty afterwards. Now I feel so upset about myself, I promise I will do better tomorrow!

I received over 100 responses and they are all so supportive and soo nice!   I found tips and tricks to improve and basically 3 weeks later, I am used to it :) 

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