Taking care of a newborn baby can be very exhausting and it is just right for first-time parents to receive support from others.
But one mother has shared how her neighbor constantly complains when her baby boy cries.
Posting her story on Reddit, the mom explained that she just gave birth to her son several weeks ago and he cries often because of ‘multiple allergens.’
“I had my son seven weeks ago. He’s really sick due to multiple allergens, and we’re still trying to figure out some of them,” she wrote.
“The majority of my time is spent trying to soothe him while he’s in pain. So, basically, he cries. A lot.
“We live in an apartment complex, and so our neighbours hear him a lot. It’s a given – cheap apartment, paper-thin walls.”
She continued: “On one side I have a single mother with three kids. She’s understanding and super supportive, often offers to babysit so I can sleep.
“On the other side, I have a young woman who is much less understanding. Every day she will bang on the door to complain, and she’s even called the police twice before they had a chat with her.
“She insinuated she would call social services over it, although not sure if she ever did.”
The mother said she has already tried to talk to her neighbor about it but the woman continued to “bang on the walls.”
“I’ve tried to explain that babies cry, and even divulged his medical issues a bit. I get where she’s coming from – he screams all day and all night. It’s disruptive. But I can’t make him stop, so there’s really no use giving me s**t over it,” the mom said.
“Anyway, she’s been getting persistent recently – blaring music when he’s sleeping (which I think is counterproductive?) and banging on the walls and things.
“Three days ago I bought earplugs, knocked on her door and gave them to her, with the comment of, ‘Use these and stop bullying a sick child and his struggling mother.’
“She was shocked, I walked back into my apartment.”
People on Reddit were quick to share their thoughts, with one person writing: “New mum here. I get that you can’t control your baby. You can’t always get them to stop crying. I get it. But I also get how annoying it is to have to listen to a baby that you didn’t sign up for.”
Another commented: “Man I feel you, it’s a baby – but the neighbour has a point too. It’s not her baby, her sleep is constantly getting interrupted and she must be sleep-deprived.”
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