Fussy Babies! (a support thread) - Page 2

[birthmommom]

it totally sucks when you find something that works and then it doesnt then it does then doesn't and so on...

I tried everything this afternoon adn he would not budge, why does he fight sleeping so hard? I swear that he is showing me what it is going to be like when he is a toddler

right now he is sleeping in the sling and I should be in bed but I am not, I need a min to be on here.

He hates the car, no matter what. I even made a cd with vacuum sounds on it and that didn't work although we found he doesnt cry as hard when there is loud jazz music...go figure.

ayone else dealing with this...he wants to nurse all the time but gets made b/c there is milk there and I htink he jsut wants to suck on something.

*sorry for the typos...wearing carpal tunnel brace

[birthmommom]

Nellah was feeling really fussy last week and I asked dh to walk around with her (up high on the shoulder and patting her bum while walking) he did it for a few minutes then sat down and decided to let her cry

my dh does this too and it makes me nuts.

[Writerbird]

I totally cheated today to ward off the 6:30 screeching... I let him sleep through a feeding in the late afternoon, so I could have two full breasts to pacify him.

I warded off the 6:30 screech!

Too bad the 10:30 screech is still going, though.

[justmama]

thank goodness grace likes sleep at night usually. she gets several hour stretches at night to refuel me for the long day of fighting sleep ahead. but unfortunately I really have NO help(other than a 7 year old who can grab her sister's sippy out of the fridge or hold the baby on the floor in the bathroom while she screams so I can shower quickly) so this journey is an uphill battle. she lays in my lap and screams while I dress her sisters and do their hair. She is held and screams while I make breakfast. It's just frustrating. I can't wait until she can play with toys.

[mommy2abigail]

Ah yes, the crying....it's making me nutty. And it wouldn't be so bad except every time my newborn cried my toddler does too. She really can't handle the crying very well. She covers her ears and shakes and then finds something she is 'sad' about. The car is the worst. Neither of them like the car, but carseats are a necessary evil, so I have to drive with both crying/fussing. Plus we all got sick with a cold 2 weeks ago, and we are JUST NOW getting over it.

For a time, awake meant crying around here, but I'm finding that the more dd2 sleeps, the happier she is. I know, easier said than done, especially with a toddler here waking her up constantly, but it's true. I'm wearing her pretty much all day long, and she sleeps good in the moby or a sling. I can't wait to put her on my back!

We also have a non-comfort-nurser here. I have overactive letdown, so every time she nurses, she chokes, sputters, swallows a bunch of air, needs to burp, fart and wiggle, and then gets the hiccups. By the time that is over, it's time to nurse again. At night is the hardest, because I really just want to nurse her side laying and fall back asleep. With dd1, I didn't figure out how to nurse laying down until she was 10 months old, and with dd2, we got it right away, but I have to sit up and rock, pat, and walk her back to sleep for an hour anyway so it does me no good. She is just now figuring out that night time = sleep time, so she isn't up from 10-2 am anymore. Thank goodness, that was making me crazy! Now we get to bed between 10-11 and she wakes 2-3 times from then until 8-9 am. Not bad, except for the choking on breastmilk part. I can't wait until it doesn't choke her anymore, that will be heaven.

For now, I'm just trying to not lose my cool with either of them, it's hard, but we are managing. I am having to re-read lots of my gd books to remind myself of my 'ideals' and that is helping. Luckily the weather here is beautiful, so we do get out every day to the park or something.

[smokeylo]

Originally Posted by birthmommom

it totally sucks when you find something that works and then it doesnt then it does then doesn't and so on...

I tried everything this afternoon adn he would not budge, why does he fight sleeping so hard? I swear that he is showing me what it is going to be like when he is a toddler

right now he is sleeping in the sling and I should be in bed but I am not, I need a min to be on here.

He hates the car, no matter what. I even made a cd with vacuum sounds on it and that didn't work although we found he doesnt cry as hard when there is loud jazz music...go figure.

ayone else dealing with this...he wants to nurse all the time but gets made b/c there is milk there and I htink he jsut wants to suck on something.

*sorry for the typos...wearing carpal tunnel brace

this sounds just like robin - fights sleep, overnurses for comfort (then spits up which makes her cry again). fortunately she's not like that 24/7.

[thirdeagle]

Me Too

My fusspot was born on Feb 11th.

She is happiest when latched on to me.

Or when carried and being walked around. She's not a fan of the hotsling or ergo carrier with newborn insert that we have. I'm not sure whether to try a wrap or a ring sling - I don't think there's a baby wearer club near where I live.

When she's deeply asleep you can sit and sometimes put her down.

Oh - and she's a big time spitter too. Its hard to decide whether to burp her so she won't drench me later, or to enjoy her having nursed herself to sleep. And when she's drenched me, I sometimes can't decide whether to just leave us drenched in the hopes that she'll just go back to sleep (which she sometimes does).

The world comes to an end when her diaper needs changing, or we give her a bath.

Some days are better than others ... its so cool when she likes the world ... she's so engaged and starting to smile ... I'm not sure what else to do but hope that she grows out of it fast.

Poor first DD. She was angel baby and a great 3 year old and she's just not sure why DD2 cries so much and so loudly and takes up mama's time so much.

[Jezzy]

My little one has been less fussy lately knock on wood

[krizzanne]

hello, april ddc crasher here.

I know that some of your babies will just be spirited, but some may be 'colicky', and this information could help you out.
It's a GREAT study on probiotics:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.or...ull/119/1/e124

a quick summary: 95% of the infants that took probiotics (L. Reuteri) had 100 minutes less crying per day after only 5 days of treatment!
the group that took simethicone ony had 7% of infants reduced crying by 30 minutes.
Both groups had dairy free diets (to ensure that wasn't the cause - very interesting aspect to the study!)

For anybody who doesn't like taking supplements (like me - I always think WHY should we take them?) people ate probiotics in natural form regularly 'back in the day' and now we barely eat them.

I just wish I would have had this info with my 2nd who cried for 3 hours straight every day for months - I know now it was gut issues (probably from abx during labor).

Have a wonderful time with your babies!