I think I need a reality check. This baby is 10 days old and has been so easy. It's going to get harder right? Or could I have been blessed with a chill kid?
F is a month old today and super chill. DH has started calling him "ghost baby" because you often forget he's around!
They say colic starts around 2 weeks but honestly DS1 came out as a screamy, high-maintenance little dude. And this guy has been happy since his first moments. I really believe a lot of it is personality so hopefully you just got a relaxed LO this time!
I forgot how much growth spurts suck. 2 weeks today and waking up to eat every 90 mins right now. With dd1 I mostly embraced it and knew it'd pass (i know it will this time too) but knowing I have to keep dd1 alive and entetained in a few hours makes it so much more exhausting.
Post by seadragon2013 on Apr 16, 2017 2:16:51 GMT -5
Add me to the list of people with chill second babies. DS was very high needs and colicky (he still is fairly demanding). DD is super-snuggly and just hangs out on laps or in the swing. It's so very nice.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 16, 2017 3:28:18 GMT -5
DD was pretty chill until the antibiotics I had to take. She's starting to get back to that but raises hell when hungry. Which is always. If she's awake she wants to be eating majority of the time.
DS was super chill unless teething. He flipped a switch as soon as he turned one and became crazy. Not super crazy but crazy enough to make me happy we didn't go for 2u2.
2 good nights in a row is the maximum. 2:30 and I haven't slept yet. 4 hours until I need to be up for the day so this should be fun. Fingers crossed for baby/toddler synchro nap tomorrow, it's going to be a long day
Also have a chill baby, but he's only 10 days old so we will see lol . Only struggle is he doesn't like to sleep anywhere other than someone's arms, and uses me as a soother. Successfully used a paci tonight and he slept almost 3 hours with it in his mouth! Hope the paci becomes a reliable source of comfort for him when he's fed and changed and just needs to go the fawk to sleep
I have been having strange dreams lately. Sleep deprivation induced maybe. One dream made me irrationally upset with H (I knew I was dreaming but I was still pissed at him).
L had one MOTN wake up. Which was glorious, but I was getting worried! I checked on her three times!
kaits8 and amandamh2 lots of love to you both. It's so difficult right now. It will get better, though. We are here for one another bc it's true; it takes a village. Not just to raise a child, but to support other parents. Just know you are doing your best and your LOs are so lucky to have you.
amandamh2, I'm right there with you! It does get better but man does it suck when you're in the middle of it.
Thanks mosdub and muskiefan On the bright side, last night was the first night I was able to do all feedings while keeping dd swaddled and put right back to bed instead of having to strip her down!
DD's last motn wake up was 430am, so by the time she was back down it was almost 5am so I've been up since then. I was able to shower (& shave my legs!), straighten my hair (which rarely happens b/c it takes forever) and put makeup on, all while everyone was still asleep! I'll take the alone time however I can get it, I suppose.
The Easter bunny brought DD1 a train table. I'm so excited for her to wake up and see it b/c she is all about trains right now. Then we're off to my parents' house for the day (yay extra eyes and hands to help with the kids!). Happy Easter everyone!
I can barely handle a newborn, you STM'S are another kind of super mom. Amazes me when I read about your Randoms.
Hang in there everyone, we are getting through this one day at a time.
Another decent night in the nursey. Baby slept 12:45-4am. I tried a dream feed to see if it would work. Nope. But he had been latching better everyday. I noticed some milk in his mouth yesturday so he is started to suck for milk instead of always sucking for fun.
Happy Easter! F and I have been up for about 30 minutes so I can play easter bunny. I'm excited for DS1 to wake up. This is the first year that he really understands what is going on.
This weekend we went to 2 family dinners outside the house. It was fairly successful. He just got fussy after eating because of his gas/reflux. The most annoying part of the visits was the constant question of "why is he crying?". I kept saying because he has stomach issues and needs to burp and fart to feel better. My H was getting annoyed and started responding with "babies cry".
Why do people just want babies to sit there quietly? They don't usually do that! That are either sleeping or crying right now.
Happy Easter, everyone!! Looking forward to seeing my girl's excitement today when she sees her Easter basket and hunts for eggs Not looking forward to going to the IL's this afternoon. Their house is super not kid friendly and SIL's family will be there too (they're awesome) but it makes me feel sad that my parents are across the country and therefore the only ones who won't be there. Wop wop. SIL was due with their first baby on Wed, so maybe she'll bail me out by going into labor today? Please? I'm also crabbier than usual bc last night was supposed to be my turn to sleep better while DH took the MOTN feed, but baby M woke up earlier than usual, DH took about 15 mins to get out of bed/get ready to feed him so I nursed to keep him happy during that time. Then M woke up with tummy pains (which he never does) so I got to be the soother off and on until we got up so I could feed him an hour earlier than usual. The night before (for some perspective), DH slept from 9:30-6. I was so looking forward to that type of uninterrupted sleep, esp since it was my one night of the week. Thanks for letting me vent. I know if anyone understands this stuff it's you ladies! Once I have coffee and see my little girl's excited face I know I'll snap out of it!
So how special is this.... my cousin has a daughter about the same age as mine. She just posted a picture to facebook of her baby next to a picture of mine, saying that our babies are basically twins and our genes are so strong.
Um.......no...... This is my cousin who I haven't seen in a literal decade. We aren't close. Also our babies don't look very alike.
I feel awkward lol. What does one even say
That is obnoxious. And Also? Not cool to post a pic of your kid without permission.
I know plenty of women who struggled to conceive and needed treatments to have their first child but conceive subsequent children naturally. A small group of us from the loss boards call ourselves the previously infertile myrtles.
ladytiffany24 and muskiefan I've totally had to tell H before "You were a real asshole in my dream. Sorry if I'm short with you this morning, I just woke up a little pissed"
Thanks all, so glad we can support each other here. Newborns are tough! Well no real sleep for me but DS's first Easter egg hunt was adorable. He was so excited about looking for eggs. He had such a hard time finding them despite "hiding" meaning setting them around the room haha.
I know plenty of women who struggled to conceive and needed treatments to have their first child but conceive subsequent children naturally. A small group of us from the loss boards call ourselves the previously infertile myrtles.
Raises hand. Needed fertility treatment to conceive DS1. DS2? Not so much. Was just starting to cut down on nursing sessions and boom, pregnant.
I can barely handle a newborn, you STM'S are another kind of super mom. Amazes me when I read about your Randoms.
Hang in there everyone, we are getting through this one day at a time.
Another decent night in the nursey. Baby slept 12:45-4am. I tried a dream feed to see if it would work. Nope. But he had been latching better everyday. I noticed some milk in his mouth yesturday so he is started to suck for milk instead of always sucking for fun.
My IL were in town last weekend, and my MIL asked me what was wrong with the baby so many times....um, she's a newborn?
I'm still so annoyed that she's texting requesting pictures of DD in her Easter outfit and I'm taking my time responding. Yes, I guess I'm passive aggressive and like 15 years old, but I'm mad! And she doesn't get it it. 😡
Anyway- just wanted to let you know we'd been there, and it's annoying. Your baby is being a normal baby, and don't let people convince you otherwise. (I may or may not have taken the baby into her pediatrician bc she turns red when she poops and MIL was convinced she was in pain....)
I can barely handle a newborn, you STM'S are another kind of super mom. Amazes me when I read about your Randoms.
Hang in there everyone, we are getting through this one day at a time.
Another decent night in the nursey. Baby slept 12:45-4am. I tried a dream feed to see if it would work. Nope. But he had been latching better everyday. I noticed some milk in his mouth yesturday so he is started to suck for milk instead of always sucking for fun.
My IL were in town last weekend, and my MIL asked me what was wrong with the baby so many times....um, she's a newborn?
I'm still so annoyed that she's texting requesting pictures of DD in her Easter outfit and I'm taking my time responding. Yes, I guess I'm passive aggressive and like 15 years old, but I'm mad! And she doesn't get it it. 😡
Anyway- just wanted to let you know we'd been there, and it's annoying. Your baby is being a normal baby, and don't let people convince you otherwise. (I may or may not have taken the baby into her pediatrician bc she turns red when she poops and MIL was convinced she was in pain....)
And I quoted the wrong post....my response is to your post about the family dinners.....
I also have no clue whether my baby is chill or not. 🤔She slept through her first 5 weeks of life, but the last 3 she's woken up a bit. It's more fun, andbutalso more difficult. She wants to be entertained!
mikaela20, and glb30 people are so annoying when they ask what's wrong with baby. The baby is crying because they are a baby and it's their only way to communicate. Babies have a limited number of needs but they're all urgent. I also hated "they're nursing again?" Yes, tiny baby is nursing again because he has a tiny stomach. People have amnesia about how babies work really fast when they aren't around them all the time.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 16, 2017 9:29:00 GMT -5
We made it through church. DD slept, DS slid across the pew 38 times I think. Catholic mass so he had many opportunities. I slept through my alarm and missed him finding the Easter baskets. I heard his screams though so I guess the bunny did alright.
My chill baby kept me up so much of the night. He just fussed off and on because he had to poop. Every 20 mins or so he would fuss long enough for me to be awake and soothe him a little then he'd go back to sleep. Luckily he did a huge poop this morning and seems to feel better. And E finding her Easter basket and eggs this morning was a great distraction from the exhaustion. I have matching outfits for the kiddos today but DS is definitely going to be swimming in his. Oh well! He will at least wear it for pictures!!
She also didn't sleep through the night regularly until 15 months. That's another story for another day. Butt I guess I'm just waiting for shit to hit the fan.
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