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clingy babies and temperment

IselaCidIselaCid member
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So DS was very clingy, fussy and hard to put down when he was a baby but is now a total social butterfly.  Our first day at preschool he walked in and dove right in, never looking back. 

So now I wonder what I'm going to get with baby #2...is she going to be a super easy baby and then turn into a clingy anti-social toddler? Indifferent

I'm mostly joking...but kinda not. 

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  • AlilivAliliv member
    I totally understand how you are mostly joking, but not!   I keep thinking the same kind of things - Olivia was a very easy baby, and she's a bit of a tyrant (I guess "leader" would be a better word) as a toddler.   I'm wondering if my new baby will be fussy/colicky, but an easy toddler:)
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  • NewLermaNewLerma
    Gabe is even more independent because I wasn't able to hold him constantly like I was able to with Roo. I hated having to put him down, but he slept better when we weren't holding him anyway.
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  • ~Soleil~~Soleil~
    lol. And I love that shirt in the bottom left of your collage.
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  • hula_lulahula_lula
    I wonder that too. DH and I were very similar in temperment as children, and DD is a lot like that. I'm very curious what 2nd baby is going to be like
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  • JasonsMauiMamaJasonsMauiMama

    I am crossing my fingers that DS's awesome temperment is due to my phenomenal parenting skills...

    I do wonder how your son would have turned out if you hadn't followed AP philosophies. IMHO, he's proof that AP can turn an fussy baby into a happy and well-adjusted child.  :)

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  • julygaljulygal
    DD was such an easy baby.  When DD was 3 months old my DH had an unexpected heart surgery with no babysitter available.  DD spent about 12 hours at the hospital in a carrier and never cried.  Sure she fussed, but it was really only for feedings if I lost track of time.  Since then we have always thought of her as an easy-going kid, gets along well with others, etc.  DH and I joke that we will have payback with this child and he will be quite the terror. 
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  • afgafg member

    I've been thinking the same thing.  No other kids to compare to but DH was an easy going baby, social butterfly and is still the same.

    I was an easy baby, but a shy clingy toddler/child.  I'm still shy to a point but I'm also the first to speak up about something and stand my ground. 

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