Well of course. The twelve-year-old isn't exhausted or frustrated by a fussy baby. You were probably stressed out and your kid picked up on it and kept crying.

I think that it just comes down to the fact that sometimes babies aren't comforted by a face they know well. Having a stranger be nice and distract them from whatever was upsetting works better than mom's efforts every once in a while. As much as it stings to not be able to comfort your own child you're not a failure as a mom for that.

have you tried dr. robert hamilton's hold?

When my son was two, I took a flight with him and he was just awful. He wouldn't sit in his seat, even during take-off. He was screaming, fidgeting, and flailing. A woman across the aisle was able to engage him by talking to him, singing songs, and showing him pictures. I was 100% unable to do anything about him, but she not only calmed him down, she had him behaving and smiling the entire trip.

You should've asked her if she babysits!

Congratulations on your new baby :) that's completely normal, baby will react to your stress of trying to calm her down so some babies do better with other people in time of need. I don't think this is an FML but more of a relief that you no longer have a crying baby.

Don't sweat it, OP. Some people have a knack for calming babies and others don't. It doesn't mean you can't learn, but some people have "the gift" and kids seem to have a way of communicating with other babies. You even see it among different species. My puppies always had a way of gravitating toward smaller kids and their interactions were different than with adult. Babies know babies. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. I'm terrible with kids (except those I am very close to like my brothers and their best friends across the street) and feel incredibly awkward when they ask me those intrusive questions kids ask and I panic when a baby starts to cry, but my husband is a natural with kids of all ages. It's hard to be the person who doesn't instinctively know what to do, but it doesn't mean you can't be a good parent and it doesn't mean you won't learn how to be able to calm your baby.

The way you've written it, the girl was better at calming down the baby than she was at calming you down. Obviously that's not what you meant. Next time try something like, "The girl on the bus was better at calming my child down than I was." Hopefully you're a better parent than grammarian, but to be fair, that's a somewhat challenging sentence to write.

Don't feel to bad. Sometimes its just the "newness" of the person that keeps them entertained and quiet.

"I'm a terrible mother. FML"