DH is worried about Lachlan

[GinaRae]

He feels Lach is either sleeping or cranky with nothing in between. Because of work and what-not, he does miss some periods where Lach is just peacefully awake.

I assured him that most of our babies on the DDC are similar. They don't know what to do while awake. But maybe I am wrong???

Lachlan does spend most of his time asleep or at least with his eyes closed. If Itry to put him down he gets fussy, otherwise you wouldn't know he's awake during those times.

Other times if he isn't on the boob he is a very cranky baby when we're holding him.

Thoughts?

[*Lindsey*]

DH and I were just talking about this the other day. It seems that if Hazel and Lucy aren't sleeping or nursing, they're fussing. DH said, "They don't know what to do with themselves when they're awake!"

Once or twice a day, they will spend a happy 5 minutes in the swing or bouncy seat. Then they're fussing again.

So, my thoughts are: my girls are just like that (and I hope they grow out of it SOON)!

[kathteach]

I'm glad you posted this because Desmond is 3 weeks adjusted and still mostly just sleeps, eats, and fusses. I was wondering how the other newborns are.

[Momma Aimee]

Charles is still sleeping MOST of the day too -- at 6 weeks

3 Weeks was a rought time for us too .... see my old post.

Aimee

[*Lindsey*]

Oh, my girls are 6 weeks.

They are happy (sometimes) if we hold them, I really hate it when they cry and I've done all the nursing, changing, rocking, etc. They have to be upright 99% of the time. I think we have some reflux issues.

[GinaRae]

Usually I am lucky enough for 30 minutes or so in the morning where he will actually just lay in bed, happily flailing his arms and grunting. That's a lifesaver!!! I can sometimes shower AND make sure the kids are on track getting ready for school. Heaven!

Sometimes another happy time or two during the day/evening. The rest is sleeping in arms or grumpiness.

[scheelimama]

Okay, I've decided that Piper is a pretty easy baby after all your posts. She has a good 4-6 hours of awake happy time each day. She will lay on the floor near us on a blanket or in my bed or her pack-n-play happily for 10-15 min. several times a day. She enjoys looking at the lights on the Christmas tree and she loves to be held and just look at the world and check us out. I have to hold her a good bit of that alert time or she will get fussy, but she's in no way a demanding baby. But it sounds like Lachlan is more the norm here.

[GinaRae]

We had a few days like Piper, but not enough. Definitely not 4-6 hours. He always looks SO conflicted. He's only happiest on the boob. Period.

[GinaRae]

I shouldn't make it sound terrible though. Most of the time he's a bit disturbed and fussy, but we're lucky that mostly he doesn't scream unless he's actually in pain. He just grunts and fusses and fights w
ith his hands.

[renaissanceed]

Silas is a lot like Lachlan. Every time he's not being held or nursed, he starts to fuss. He has maybe 2 or 3 five minute periods during the day where he'll be content enough - enough food, no gas or poop to get out, not tired etc - to lie somewhere.

Mostly he loves the bathroom; I think because the lights on the vanity make the room hot hot hot and there is often the sound of running water. He just loves to lie on the floor and stare at the bathtub - for all of 5 minutes. This at least makes having a bath easier (we have no shower).

[sorteep]

dean sounds a lot like lach.. but sleeps a lot less... sigh.. then there's the reflux... ack.. all my boys have been very high needs fussy non-sleeping critters....

[Lizzie9984]

I hate to boast, but for a 5 day old, Angie's a breeze....She only fusses/cries when she's hungry or you're changing her diaper. Actually, when you change her diaper, she screams bloody murder (I think I need a wipe warmer, I can't get the wipes warm enough) but it's white noise to me already
She does make these little grunting/snorting noises when she wants attention, but usually we catch her right when she's waking up and we get these big open-mouthed grins and "heeeeeeee!" laughs. She's pretty much always at the center of someone's attention when she's awake.

I dunno, she's just very easy-going and laid back, seems to be a pretty happy kid so far.

[GinaRae]

I theorized to hubby that babies on bottles tend to be easier going because they don't connect the bottle with the comfort as much and especially FF babies since formula seems to stick around the tummy longer. My third son was fed breastmilk up to 6 months BUT mostly by bottle and the breast wasn't a positive experioence for either of us. So it would seem that's why the other kids were more settled?????

Who knows!

[StacieM]

Until these last few days Stacallen didn't really seem like she was up very much. Then in the last few days, it seems just like what you describe....she's not sleeping as much and when she's up, she's been fussing. I think part of it is the heat....she's got a little heat rash going on. She's also more gassy than any of my babies have been so sometimes a gas bubble wakes her up from her sleep.

She not really one to just lay in her bouncer and be happy for a while. She can go down for a few minutes and that's it. On occassion, she'll fall asleep if we put her down and let her cruise. Other times, she'll sleep on her own (propped up and cuddled with pillows) on our bed. The rest of the time, she's in someone's arms.

Lindsey: like you, I don't like when she's crying after I've fed her and burped her and changed her and all that good stuff. She was basically eating every 3 hours, then the last few days I feel like I'm feeding her every hour and there are only a few times a day when there are 3 hours between feedings. I hope it's just a growth spurt or something???

[chubbycheeks]

Sam will be 6 weeks on Thursday (man time flies!!) and he is lucky to have maybe 15 mins of awake time a day, and that is mostly because I wake him, plop him somewhere and have the kids or myself 'play' with him. He sleeps like 23.5 hours a day, lol. He is pretty content when he is with me, either nursing, sleeping next to me or in a baby carrier. But when DH or anyone else carries him, all he does is fuss. He's giving poor DH a complex!

[maisiedotes]

Mairaed tends to sleep alot too- if she isn't eating or sleeping, she is fussing all but maybe a total of an hour a day, when she is gawking around. But that is for maybe 5-10 minutes at a time. I think we are going to get her some visual stimulation toy things. Something with little lights on it or something. We have a swing for her with a mobile but she shuts her eyes and goes to sleep when we put her in it.

[De-lovely]

I agree with all the PP. Cora is just now in the last few days at almost 7 weeks having periods in the day where she is just up looking around, hanging out. That is, until one of the big siblings disturbs her then its back in the sling or Moby she goes.....

[mittendrin]

nak

niklas is 5 wks and is fussing when he's awake because he o0nly wants to be held, not put down.

[GinaRae]

Originally Posted by chubbycheeks

But when DH or anyone else carries him, all he does is fuss. He's giving poor DH a complex!

My hubby is going thru the same thing! He says Lachlan was sent to pay him back for stealing the affections of our last baby whom fussed at ME whenever I picked him up, even though I was the one with the boobs!