“I normally just leave her here and go off and do whatever I need to do, but now when I go she cries and it’s about separation or something and it’s just me, so what am I supposed to do”
…take her with you!
use a sling
Use a chair/bouncer in the room you are going in
Do the task when she’s sleeping and don’t leave her.
I do not understand how she has no basic common sense at all? It’s not just being maternal, it’s like she has no common sense at all, not an ounce of it.
my 3 children used to follow me to the toilet, the shower etc if my other half wasn’t there to help.
they are safe and looked after when you can actually see them. If they aren’t in the same room as you, then you aren’t looking after them and anything can happen. Is that not just common sense?
Bonnie crying and her trying to give her milk and then reading to her. That cry was a painful cry, like she had a pain, how can she not see that? No milk or story will fix that.
Maybe she’s cutting teeth, or has a sore tummy. How can Laura not understand that Bonnie WILL cry sometimes and for no reason (in Laura’s eyes) as she cant communicate in any other way than crying to let you know she’s upset about something. That’s when as a mum you exhaust every option and wind them, burp them, cycle their legs, bounce them up and down in your arms, cuddle them, take them for a walk in the fresh air for a change of scenery, give them Calpol if you’ve exhausted everything and they are still crying etc.
Laura saying it’s hard work keeping up when things are constantly changing - like having to up the teat size.
I thought she had read books? Surely she knew before having Bonnie that having a baby was not a walk in the park. Surely she knew her life would change dramatically and it would literally never be the same again. Why does she act so surprised that raising a baby is hard work, demanding and a full time job in itself?