How do you deal with a five month old baby who is always crying and you have to work as a mom?

Answer 1

Motherhood IS a job. Caring for others takes a lot out of you.

A lot of mothers have to have other jobs than the immediate care of their babies. In a civilized world that wouldn't be the case, but it is.

Maybe if other mothers who work different shifts were to take shifts caring for each other's kids?

That would be only a patch on a big problem, but unless and until the bigger problem ever gets solved, patches are all we have.

Five months is a scary time for a baby, from his point of view. All of his senses are starting to sort themselves out, he spends less time asleep than he did a couple of months ago, he is constantly learning and needs a lot of care and nurture and guidance.

Women are a lot better at this than men. Maybe it is because the women bear the children, and are raised in expectation of this. Maybe God gave them that job merely because they are more capable of handling it.

Nobody knows for sure, why exactly....

but it just works out that way.

But for a more practical solution, which is what you are looking for, doing a time-share with other women who have the same difficulties might be the best.

At least you and they are looking for an answer, and looking for it is the only way to find it.

It beats the living dog poopoo out of giving up and assuming that the answers can't be found.

You care enough for your kid to want the answer, now the question is how to communicate to a person who has like effectively no vocabulary that you do.

That's what he wants to know, not how or why or anything like that, but that he is loved and cared for.

You can sort out the how and why once he has gained enough knowledge to understand them, or even want to understand.

Other women who have the same problem could be the answer to your collective problem. You are better at communicating especially with the non-verbal language of babies than I ever will be.

Answer 2

How long did you stay home with your baby before you went to work? He or she may just be very attached to you or the baby may have colic. The baby will have to grow accustomed to the new environment which is very hard on u also. There is really no cure for colic as they have to grow out of that also. Some doctors attribute it to acid reflux. Make sure all health issues are taken care of and nothing is going on with the sitter. May be there is a reason the baby doesn't want to be left with this person. Hopefully it is just separation anxiety and the baby will learn that Mommy will return to get him. I hope this helps. My children were very attached to me also and it was hard to leave them with anyone. God Bless!

Answer 3

Dear its the time he needs you a lot.But if you dont want to terminate your job then place someone who will stay 24/7 with him;but one problem will be there;he will be more familiar with that persons lap rather than yours.

Answer 4

I am a mother of two and the best way i found it was stay at home or take them to a childcare

Answer 5

you shouldnt have gone back to work just yet baby needs you more, you get maternity leave? this is a human child not a fashion accesorie but i guess you take your handbag everywhere and dump your kid on someone else you are going to cause issues with your baby its too young to be away from mum i know my answer is blunt but check it out rightfully you can cause future problems with your child if you spend too much time away up until five yrs old but theres preschool nursery for child and part time jobs for mums that seems to have evened that theory out a bit,, when you decided to have your kid you should have decided to be a mum

Answer 6

if you need someone to talk to about this as im ayoung mum of two please email me on [e-mail]