Baby Hell

[bdk0186]

Feb 17, 2015 10:02:13 GMT -5 corinne said:

My LO is 7 weeks old tomorrow and is colicky, so most of my mommy experience so far has been with a crying, screaming , or uncomfortable baby. I see little glimmers of a sweet baby, but it doesn't last long and we go back to what I like to call "baby hell".

 How do people have more than one child? Am I going to be stuck in a baby hell forever?

Sorry if this is a bit "dear diary", but I just had a really tough sleepless night.

Is your baby breast fed?

[kboyet]

I was there and still have bad days. We are 10.5 weeks. I took him to a chiropractor and it really helped! I also am going to start giving him probiotics as I heard that has helped a lot, too. He is ebf and I stopped eating dairy (helped too). Good luck! If you ever need an ear, I'm here. It is tough!

[iaminigomontoya]

This is exactly how I felt with DS1. I quite honestly could not understand why anyone would have more than one child. All I can say is that it will get better. It may not seem like it. And it may seem like forever. But it will get better and in hindsight it will feel like it flew by.

Now that I have DS2, it helps to be able to physically look at DS1 and remember that I survived and that it all seems so long ago. For me, six months was when I finally felt like "I will survive, I can do this."

[gatoreng]

My first baby was like that. During naps, I use to have to look at the lights on my baby monitor to verify if he was crying or not because the sound was always in my head. It took time, but things got better. Now he's a calm easy going guy. Hang in there.

[auburn]

My DS is my third, and I struggled the most coming back to work and sending him to daycare. Today is his first day. He stayed with my mom last week. I think I am having a harder time this time because he is EBF and I worry about being away from him so long each day. He also cries a lot due to his reflux and I wonder how that will work in a room with other babies. He is one of only two infants at this daycare. It's also new. We've never used them before. Lots of reasons to be anxious. I just keep praying and telling myself that it will be ok. I teach so I am counting down the days until spring break. I try to set small goals for myself. Just get through this week. I would definitely talk to someone if you feel the anxiety is overwhelming. Hugs to you!

[kboyet]

corinne what kind of probiotics do you use? I just bought Baby's Jarro Dophilus Drops today and I hope they help!