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Working MOM Needs Help

remlap235remlap235 member
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 I Have just endned my maternity leave and it is my second day back  . The problem is my baby cries and cries and cries and cries when she is with her dad and he is at his whits end and I dont know what to say to help him he has tried everything to get her to stop crying but nothing helps she does not sleep when i am gone she just cries and the only time she stops is when  I get home , I dont know what to do cause I can not stay home  ,HELP
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Re: Working MOM Needs Help

  • LoCarbLoCarb member

    babies are hard to read sometimes.... He'll get the hang of it and learn what she wants to soothe her; nap, hunger, diaper change, wanting a change of scenery.  White noise can calm a baby.  He can try to hold her while standing in a bathroom w/ the fan noise or a lot of modern gear has a white noise option.  Rule out the baby is not colic.  If she is gas drops and grip water helps.  

    Try not to feel too guilty about leaving her to work.  You are supporting your family by working.  If you were home all day, holding her 24/7 would not be a healthy option as that develops bad habits.

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  • mben1119mben1119 member
    Babies take a few days to adjust to any transition. Time will help.
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  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    How old is she?

    Has he tried a baby carrier?  Music?  Vacuuming?  Long, outdoor walks?

    It's hard being with a baby by yourself all day.  I'm sure at the end of day two and lots of crying he is at his whit's end.  Tell him to hang in there!

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  • ChicagoWeded2007ChicagoWeded2007 member
    Yes. What has he tried? How about bathtime? He could also wear a shirt that you wore to bed so it smells like you.

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  • sarenu1sarenu1 member
    Try a carrier.  My daughter hated naps (still fights them).  I ended up carrying her around the house most of the time.  The movement and warmth usually put her to sleep.  As soon as I stopped moving around, she would usually wake up.
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  • remlap235remlap235 member
    He has tried everything from my shirt to walking to rocking her in the chair everything , I tell him to try and relax cause the more tense you are the more that she is going to cry because she can tell you are tense , He wishes that this baby stage would hurry up but i dont want it to he makes me feel guilty for having to to go work not that i allready dont feel that way for having to leave her in the first place ,
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