Annoying 11 week old

jasrun80

I feel like everyone says they get easier like after 8 weeks. What's wrong with mine? She will have one good week,,, and then be back to screaming death screams & is annoying to deal with as she won't tolerate sleep during the day so she becomes insanity by nighttime. I'm losing my mind. People say "it gets easier at 12 weeks",,,, um, it better. I'm pretty sure my attitude will ruin my marriage as well as my sons view of what a fun & great mom I once was. 

I hate this stage.  

When does it actually get better?  

xtina05

Sounds like you could use a break... Like a weekend get away. No baby has a magic week. You just learn to adapt.

Rhianna1981

I agree- babies can be annoying at times. What time are you putting your baby to bed? We started a proper bedtime last week (so, I she was about 11 or 12 weeks) and it has made things MUCH easier. We put her down around 7pm, so it means a quiet evening to get stuff done-- and a bit of a break. Also, she has been a lot more pleasant during the day time, and even napping better, once we instituted this early bedtime.

ladyjenna13

I would expect nothing less from an 11 week old.  Hasn't even been around for 3 months yet.

I have learned not to expect other people's experiences with their children to automatically be the case for my kid.  My only expectations are that my boy will eat, poop, sleep and cry when he wants something or is upset. I cannot imagine those expectations will change in 5 weeks when he is 11 weeks old.

Normally, when we get annoyed, it is not his fault, but rather the lack of sleep and energy that we have because of it all.  That is when we get away from it.  Like this past Saturday.  I went golfing for 4 hours in the morning, came home, and then my wife went to get her nails done and do some shopping with a girlfriend.

FInd some time away.  Even a couple of hours can make a world of difference, and you will start to miss the LO and rush home.  Happens to me everytime!!

RRMOM

xtina05:

Sounds like you could use a break... Like a weekend get away. No baby has a magic week. You just learn to adapt.

This .. if you are with her all day and have a young child on top of it at home it can drive you crazy. But I think you need a day to yourself. Also this will pass so fast and someday you will miss this and wish she was this young again so in a way, let some of roll off your back and say this is not permanent.

firegal195

did u try changing formulas...maybe her belly hurts or gas drops?

Mrs_Bennett

I don't have much advice, except to say that IT DOES GET BETTER!!  It really does.....but it's different for every baby.  I'll admit that I hate this stage too.  I can't wait for DS2 to get older!

Have you thought about if your feelings could be PPD related?  I had it with DS1, and it's really rough. 

https://www.postpartumprogress.com/the-difference-between-postpartum-depression-normal-new-mom-stress

starlababy02

The period between 8 - 12 weeks or so is pretty rough, mostly (I think) b/c of the fussiness related to growth spurts.  My LO was really fussy at around 7 1/2 weeks, and then again at 11 weeks.  the period in between was AMAZING (always in a good mood, STTN) but it felt so short.  could it be gas/reflux related? otherwise, google Wonder Weeks or check out my blog post on it and see if that helps

https://www.whosthatmom.com/wonder-weeks-week-by-week

jiffy-pop

It DOES get better. And it will for you very soon, promise. You have to try different things until you find what works for your LO. For us, at two months, I took the advice of a cousin and bought a sound machine for white noise, and started swaddling with Aiden+Anais swaddling blankets. That pretty much did the trick on helping her get on some sort of a schedule with her sleeping during the day and night. Previously, she napped horribly and woke up after 20 minutes every time. My other suggestion is to get a baby book like The Baby Whisperer is the one I got. It helped me to be able to reference things in a book like that when I felt like I wasn't doing something right.

StarJoe

my baby is only 7 weeks so I don't have experience but what about a bath? Does she settle down after a bath? if so try one before bedtime or my baby falls asleep after she is full.

 

Hope these help. good luck