My second ds is a high needs baby. He isn't as bad as some that I have read about but it has still been an interesting first year 
It was a shock as he is the complete opposite of my firstborn. ds1 slept through the night at two months, in his crib
(I didn't know about AP or co-sleeping then) and could self-soothe no problem. Then I had ds2...WOW.
He nursed almost non-stop, had a slight tongue-tie and was gassy a lot. I had him in a bassinette beside our bed until he could almost climb out of it, and then decided to move him into the room with his brother in his crib even though he was still nursing a few times a night. He would sleep from about 11-2 or 3am for about a week and then he started waking up more and was harder to put down without waking up. I finally decided that the only way to keep both our sanity was to have him sleep with me in bed. He now will only nap during the day if he sleeps on/touching myself or his dad. He will only sleep for about a two hour stretch by himself at night and then only if he is passed out really well first. He also gets worked very easily and has a very high pitched SCREAM to let you know that he is upset. I always try to nip it in the bud but sometimes I don't notice it coming or it seems to come out of nowhere.
It has been challenging but I don't regret any of it. Finding my way parenting him has been worth it. He is a much happier baby than he would ever had been if I had listened to family and friends around me telling me to let him cry it out and that I was going to spoil him by holding him so much. I realized that I had more attachment parenting in me than I ever thought I would.
It was a shock as he is the complete opposite of my firstborn. ds1 slept through the night at two months, in his crib(I didn't know about AP or co-sleeping then) and could self-soothe no problem. Then I had ds2...WOW.He nursed almost non-stop, had a slight tongue-tie and was gassy a lot. I had him in a bassinette beside our bed until he could almost climb out of it, and then decided to move him into the room with his brother in his crib even though he was still nursing a few times a night. He would sleep from about 11-2 or 3am for about a week and then he started waking up more and was harder to put down without waking up. I finally decided that the only way to keep both our sanity was to have him sleep with me in bed. He now will only nap during the day if he sleeps on/touching myself or his dad. He will only sleep for about a two hour stretch by himself at night and then only if he is passed out really well first. He also gets worked very easily and has a very high pitched SCREAM to let you know that he is upset. I always try to nip it in the bud but sometimes I don't notice it coming or it seems to come out of nowhere.
It has been challenging but I don't regret any of it. Finding my way parenting him has been worth it. He is a much happier baby than he would ever had been if I had listened to family and friends around me telling me to let him cry it out and that I was going to spoil him by holding him so much. I realized that I had more attachment parenting in me than I ever thought I would.
