Object, having received little support, during a difficult period with the baby? (8)
I believe the answer is:
teething
'a difficult period with the baby?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'object having received little support during' is the wordplay.
'object' becomes 'N' (N is an example).
'having received' is an insertion indicator.
'little support' becomes 'tee'.
'during' becomes 'thig' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tee'+'thig'='teethig'
'n' put within 'teethig' is 'TEETHING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for teething that I've seen before include "problem in infancy" , "- Troubles occur in the early stages of a project" , "Growing structures for biting" , "Occasion of initial troubles" , "The process is painful for babies" .)