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I'm just glad I am not your kid, I guess.
They are human beings with emotional needs as well, if I may remind everyone. Not just a sack of potatoes that may or may not be screaming.
I'm gonna try one more time, flight attendant style: you have to care for yourself first.
Trying to care for baby when you're no longer capable isn't ever an acceptable solution.
Set the baby down and get help.
They'll usually live through it.
Edit: To be clear a babies chances of living through being set down once in awhile are much better than their safety with a parent who doesn't know how to set them down once in awhile.
There's plenty of data on the topic.
Take an occasional break, new parents!
We're probably saying the same thing at this point, I realize.
I did not interpret tour comment as ignoring them only when you are worn out and cannot deal with the situation.
In that case, yes I agree, and I reach that point myself occasionally as well, and do walk away if needed to recoup myself.
My objection was against treating this as a regular behaviour, rather then a rare exception.
And i did have a baby with colic. Fortunately it was the first one, and it's much easier when you only have one to deal with, so I was generally composed.
That's bold of you to assume their emotional needs aren't being met. Either you're a parent whose basic checklist doesn't include giving the kid a cuddle, or you're not a parent, in which case rest assured that most parents' checklists do contain cuddling their babies when they're crying.
Sure, but that is not what the parent comment said. Or at least I did not interpret it that way.