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It'll all get better, I can promise you that. I know that doesnt help the matter at hand now.
I wish so bad that my kids were little like that again. :(
 
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yeah that's what he sleeps in at night and for naps, b/c he doesn't like to sleep on his back. And it doesn't get him to stop crying unless i leave him there alone for like 20 minutes.
 
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yeah that's what he sleeps in at night and for naps, b/c he doesn't like to sleep on his back. And it doesn't get him to stop crying unless i leave him there alone for like 20 minutes.
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I hear ya. I forgot, your a brand new to parenting parent :) I learned to tune that shit out. Crying doesn't hurt them :) I also got him on a schedule for sleeping at the same time every night as well. Even to this day (he is 15) he is not a night owl unless I let him play xbox all night.
 
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I tried telling her this before. As long as he is comfortable, fed, dry and healthy... put him in his swing close the door and let him cry for a while. It's ok if he cries for a while, it won't hurt him a bit.

Take 15 minutes and regain your sanity. :) I'll be home soon to relieve you. You can take a short drive or walk if you want. But you need to get out of the house if your going crazy. Put him in the stroller and go for a walk, he'll quiet down for ya.
 
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It is ok for him to cry for a little bit. Clean him, feed him, lay him down or put him in the swing and go take yourself a nice hot shower. Wash away the new mommy anxieties. ;)
 
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RecklessTim said:
I tried telling her this before. As long as he is comfortable, fed, dry and healthy... put him in his swing close the door and let him cry for a while. It's ok if he cries for a while, it won't hurt him a bit.

Take 15 minutes and regain your sanity. :) I'll be home soon to relieve you. You can take a short drive or walk if you want. But you need to get out of the house if your going crazy. Put him in the stroller and go for a walk, he'll quiet down for ya.
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the thing is, he's been fed for the past idk how many hours! he just won't stop eating today...and he only slept this afternoon for MAYBE an hour. The only way he'll quiet down is if i feed him. So please come home so he can stop crying and i can stop crying and i can get out of the apartment.
 
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the thing is, he's been fed for the past idk how many hours! he just won't stop eating today...and he only slept this afternoon for MAYBE an hour. The only way he'll quiet down is if i feed him. So please come home so he can stop crying and i can stop crying and i can get out of the apartment.
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:( I actually just shed a tear reading all of that. You 2 are awesome. This is the rough time right now... but it does get better.
I know its hard Alicia, to sit there and listen to your baby cry. I remember wishing mine would be able to just TELL me whats bothering them. Sometimes babys are just fussy... and theres nothing you can do other then the normal, changing the diaper feeding, holding. I think sometimes babys just want to be left alone. Your doing everything you can Alicia...hang in there. Take some time out when Tim gets home. Take a bath, go for a ride, take a walk... just do something by yoruself-for yourself. <hugs>
 
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A word of advice, some babaies will eat, and eat, and eat .. then they get a tummy ache and cry and cry and cry .. don't feed him outside his schedule .. no matter if he crys or not.

Since he's eaten so much .. he could have an air bubble and can't work it out, extra burping might help out. That will definately make them keep crying.

Sometimes crying is good for them, it will make them tired and make them sleep longer. But, sometimes they are trying to tell you something.

Sometimes you can figure out ways to quiet them if you're sure they aren't in discomfort, here are some suggestions:

Bounce him, not hard .. just bounce your body while holding him. Sometimes babies like to be held while standing, others while sitting. Try both.

Swing him, in your arms not the swing. Just hold him and swivle your body at a slow to medium speed back and forth. Try incorportatinng a bounce in there with it .. my son LOVED that.

Rocking works with some babies .. but not all. My son didn't care for it until he was over a year old.

Go for a ride in the car. I have no idea what it is about the car, but a vast majority of babies love it. It calms them, maybe its the vibrations from the road, I dunno but it works a lot of the time.

You'll do fine .. you're a great person and I can tell you love your son .. just try not to get frustrated with yourself, or him. :)
 
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Well I got home about an hour ago and Alicia really needed a break. So I took the baby and suggested she go out for a few hours and take a break. It looked like I got home just in time :)

He was real gretsy and didn't want to settle down, so I changed him (he was well fed) burped him for about 20 minutes just to be sure (one small burp) then swaddled him and laid him on his side on my lap and rocked him to sleep. Once I was sure he was fast asleep, I laid him in his swing with some white noise going. He seems to be sleeping well for now. I think he likes to be wrapped up tight. That book "The happiest baby on the block" is pretty good with the 5 S's... it seems to work pretty quick at quieting him down and getting him to sleep. I still have a lot to read, but what I have read so far works.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
 
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:( I actually just shed a tear reading all of that. You 2 are awesome. This is the rough time right now... but it does get better.
I know its hard Alicia, to sit there and listen to your baby cry. I remember wishing mine would be able to just TELL me whats bothering them. Sometimes babys are just fussy... and theres nothing you can do other then the normal, changing the diaper feeding, holding. I think sometimes babys just want to be left alone. Your doing everything you can Alicia...hang in there. Take some time out when Tim gets home. Take a bath, go for a ride, take a walk... just do something by yoruself-for yourself. <hugs>
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Quit telling lies... Just keep this in mind. This will be the easiest time of raising your child, hands down.
 
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That was great of you Tim .. you don't know how appreciated that type of father is. A lot of guys just leave all that stuff to the mom .. many don't take the time to notice how stressed mom is. Kudos for you!


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Quit telling lies... Just keep this in mind. This will be the easiest time of raising your child, hands down.
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That's not really true. No part of raising a child is easy, but being a new mother with a new baby is not only physically draining, but emotional and mentally draining as well.

Especially for brand new mothers who are figuring things out for the very first time.
 
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