I'm terribly guilty of spending more time on chi forums and other chihuahua pages, shopping for chi toys, trying to homecook chi-sized treats...
My chi, Nike, seems to cheer me up and be there for me more than my son who just constantly fusses
I even talk to her more than my son...
Anyone else have a real baby and feel like they sometime treat their puppies better than their own?

Please involve your son as well,they grow up so fast don't miss those vital years.How old is he ? Do things that involve all 3 of you

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Thank you Jan

We all love our chis and they are always there for us yes. But your sone is your baby and if you don't start maybe spending more time with your son your chi might start playing up. As chis do and can get to possessive and you don't want to start a war between you son and your chi.
Like Michele said maybe do things that involve all 3 of you. Try get your son to make the treats with you (if he is young enough).
Go for walks with your son and take your chi with you.
Just a few suggestions

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Thank you Charlotte for my Siggy mwah xxx

There is no psychiatrist in the world,
Like a chihuahua licking your face.

My son's just 3 months old. He's at his crying stage.
I do sit him up when he behaves and let my chi lay down on his lap too. He's just soooooo... fussy...I have to put him down
I raised dogs a good bit of my life but never a human baby. I don't get human babies
I do joke about lifting him by the foot caveman style and asking what the heck i do with this thing...

Oh how I wished my Son was still here, he passed away 8 years ago in Nov. Amberleah helps with that sadness. My Husband is jellious of Amberleah he says I love her more than him. LOL

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Theresa
and Amberleah Lou Lou

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Aww I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad she cheered u up

I do love my son, it's just a cute well behaved dog is soo much easier to spoil than a constantly crying baby.

Wow I'm really sorry to hear that
Xxx(hugs)xxX
But pleased you now have your little girl to make those bad days not so bad. And my husband Is jelious to hehe

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Thank you Charlotte for my Siggy mwah xxx

There is no psychiatrist in the world,
Like a chihuahua licking your face.

Pastel - I have two boys, the first was the closest thing to perfect you could imagine for a baby. Never sick, slept through the night from day one. Walking at 10 mos, off the bottle by 11 mos and potty trained by 2yrs.

I thought babies are a breeze...what's all the fuss! Then my younger son came along. He was born with a not fully developed digestive track, which caused him to projectile vomit during and after every feeding and because of he threw up what he ate, he was hungry all the time and rarely slept. That went on for two months before we finally found a formula he could digest. Not to mention two hospital stays. Nothing ever came easy for him. He barely talked, he was slow to walk, potty training took years.

Now that little fussy baby, is about to graduate High School and has already been accepted in the Air Force and in about four months I have to say send him out into the real world. And it seems just like yesterday I was rocking him at night saturated in his overspill and my tears. They grow up so fast and then they are gone. You do not want to miss one single minute with them.

If you need a place to vent come here, if you need a friend to talk to I will be more than willing to be a sounding board, and if you can't get past these feelings, you may need to talk to your doctor. You could be suffering from PPD and not even know it.

My heart goes out to you

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