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re: I have no idea how people have more than 1 or 2 kids. This newborn crap is insanity.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 7:59 am to Zarkinletch416
Posted on 11/17/21 at 7:59 am to Zarkinletch416
Our four are now grown and out of the house. I think they are delightful again (after the teen/college years). Our first grandbaby was born this year- game changer! All of the awesome, none of the sleep deprivation 

Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:02 am to DiamondDog
sleep schedule brah. your wife's maternal instincts are lacking.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:12 am to DiamondDog
lol
It'll get better. Lots of good advice in here. But there's one thing you need to be ready for:
There's this phenomenon that occurs the first night baby sleeps through. You'll wake up in the AM and tear to his bed with your hair on fire to make sure he's breathing. Swear to God, your heart will stop. Just be ready. Congrats on the babe.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:13 am to DiamondDog
Our son was/still is an angel, doesn't fuss much, no colic, eats, sleeps, can take him to restaurants without a carrier and he'll just watch other kids and laugh
It's going to cause us to try for a second and I fully expect a complete terror if we are successful. I've never heard someone say multiple kids were all good. It's always "this one was perfect and this one was a walking nightmare"
It's going to cause us to try for a second and I fully expect a complete terror if we are successful. I've never heard someone say multiple kids were all good. It's always "this one was perfect and this one was a walking nightmare"
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:17 am to DiamondDog
We foster and have 11 newborns through out house in the last 5 years. some kids have no issues and some have all sorts of issues. you have to sleep train them and it is ok to let them cry for a little while. It will get better 

Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:17 am to blueboxer1119
quote:For mine it was running water in the half bathroom. I agree that “real” noises work better than sound machines when they’re upset. The second she heard that loud water she would calm down. I think the tiny bathroom also made her feel nestled.
Rock him while you hold a blow drier on "low". Babies loves the white noise of a blow drier. Noise machines are trash. Blow drier is better. Mine had colic and reflux. This trick was magic. Worked like a charm.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:18 am to DiamondDog
Sleep training and a calm attitude is key. Make sure they learn night time is quiet time. And man up. A man only needs 5 hours of sleep.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:19 am to DiamondDog
You basically walk around in a constant state of agitation if you have at least three kids and they are all under the age of six.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:31 am to Picayuner
We were lucky that ours is very independent and hated being swaddled, rocked, etc. pretty quickly. Slept through the night without sleep training and generally just wanted to go to bed on her own. Huge fan of Kyte sleep sack for anyone with an anti swaddler.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:36 am to DiamondDog
GOt with my wife that had young children. We were dating and married 6 years before having own own. I have 0 patience left in my life. I am young enough o have 1 more, but I know I'd just be an a-hole and yell too much. Got clipped. No more for me. I want my kids to love me. I think they all do. 

Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:42 am to DiamondDog
Have a 3 year old and 10 month old. No family support near by, so just me and my wife.
I found having a second made life as a whole more difficult, but raising the second one easier? Just new struggles. But your more prepared. More clam.
Just a few tips. Essentially if they become fussy every day consistently, they just are ready for more food at each feed. Not sure what gas drops you are using, but stick to mylicon (if he is that issue, give it as often as possible). If he is shitting through his diaper at night, go up another size for sleeping at night time. You don’t necessarily need to sleep train but keep him active as you can during the day.
You say you don’t want another. But you’ll miss it when he is 2/3. You’ll have another and then regret your decision of having another one.
Saying that, I’m getting my dick snipped. If they take off the whole thing by accident, shite happens. But I don’t want and cannot afford more than 2. Won’t do it.
ETA: For sleeping “training”, we just picked one consistent thing we did each night before we tried to get them to sleep the entire time. So each night before bed, they got baths. Right after the bath it was straight to bed. Worked quickly for both to get to sleep through the night.
I found having a second made life as a whole more difficult, but raising the second one easier? Just new struggles. But your more prepared. More clam.
Just a few tips. Essentially if they become fussy every day consistently, they just are ready for more food at each feed. Not sure what gas drops you are using, but stick to mylicon (if he is that issue, give it as often as possible). If he is shitting through his diaper at night, go up another size for sleeping at night time. You don’t necessarily need to sleep train but keep him active as you can during the day.
You say you don’t want another. But you’ll miss it when he is 2/3. You’ll have another and then regret your decision of having another one.
Saying that, I’m getting my dick snipped. If they take off the whole thing by accident, shite happens. But I don’t want and cannot afford more than 2. Won’t do it.
ETA: For sleeping “training”, we just picked one consistent thing we did each night before we tried to get them to sleep the entire time. So each night before bed, they got baths. Right after the bath it was straight to bed. Worked quickly for both to get to sleep through the night.
This post was edited on 11/17/21 at 8:44 am
Posted on 11/17/21 at 8:43 am to DiamondDog
No shite it’s stressful
Suck it up and move on
Suck it up and move on
Posted on 11/17/21 at 9:34 am to DiamondDog
1. Read babywise
2. Game changer for us was “love to dream” swaddle until about 12 weeks then we switched to the zippidy zip
2. Game changer for us was “love to dream” swaddle until about 12 weeks then we switched to the zippidy zip
Posted on 11/17/21 at 9:57 am to MonroeTigerstripes
I have a friend who, using fertility drugs due to issues getting pregnant, had La.'s first quints. Then, in the next year, a very very much oops baby. Try 6 under the age of 1. Went grocery shopping with her once.....unbelievable. Bags & bags of diapers. Lots of diapers. Cartons & cartons of milk. Birth days & Christmas was a zoo.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 10:10 am to DiamondDog
We’re 16 months in and our daughter still wakes up 3x a night screaming andonly sleeps an hour or so during the day. Yours will likely be sleeping through the night by 6 months. Don’t be a pussy.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 11:34 am to olgoi khorkhoi
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We’re 16 months in and our daughter still wakes up 3x a night screaming andonly sleeps an hour or so during the day. Yours will likely be sleeping through the night by 6 months. Don’t be a pussy.
at 16 months who cares if she wakes up screaming? let her cry that shite out. she will cut it out quickly.
i have 3 and yea the 1st week or 2 suck, after that if you get them on a schedule, its not bad.
OP, stop letting him sleep during the day so much. get him on a schedule completely.
and you and your wife need to take turns, one night you, one night her.
get the baby on a schedule asap though and feed them around 9 or 10 and put them down.
most of yall are just being pussies and dont want to let the kid cry it out. Stop hovering
Posted on 11/17/21 at 3:08 pm to DiamondDog
Calm your tits.
It is going to get better soon.
And don't pretend that it's up to you. Chances are your wife's gonna want another one.
The second time will be just as bad, but with another small child in the house. But then it will get better and be ok all over again.
It is going to get better soon.
And don't pretend that it's up to you. Chances are your wife's gonna want another one.
The second time will be just as bad, but with another small child in the house. But then it will get better and be ok all over again.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 7:43 pm to Dr RC
We tried gentle ease on my youngest and she didn’t do well on it. Tried another one too, name escapes me, but out ped recommended the parent choice brand (Walmart private label) and it worked as expected.
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