unhappy babies

AdamsGirl81305

I feel like our girls are so unhappy.  it breaks my heart.  all they do is cry.  they don't smile.  they sleep a lot.  don't want anything to do with bouncy, swing, play mat.  in adults, all that would equal depression.  i know people say it will get easier, but seeing them so unhappy makes me feel like a bad mom.

AdamsGirl81305

oh, they are barely eating now too.  went from 3oz to 2oz.  still having wet diapers though.

lajolla09.30.06

Aw... don't beat yourself up!  You have 34 weekers which means that if they were full term they would only be a few weeks old... I have 34 weekers too so I know how hard it is to deal with the "adjusted age" phenomenon but mine didn't really start smiling until almost 3 months (around 6 weeks adjusted) and they also cried unless they were being held and really only woke up, ate, and went back to sleep.

Once they get a little older they'll start "waking up" more and then they'll be more fun

If you're concerned about how much they're eating (or not eating) call your pedi.

macchiatto

Lajolla gave great advice; mine were only 2 weeks early so i don't know as much about that part of it. But if they are crying during almost all their awake time, I might talk to the pedi about that and see if something is causing discomfort--reflux, etc.