Easy baby - Do you get scared it'll change?

Mar5195 · July 2012

I know I'm very fortunate that my child hasn't had some of the hiccups that other baby's had (like colic, problems with formula, etc).

He doesn't spit up, always poops good, sleep trained very well, etc. People always tell me he's such a good baby. Has a great temperment (only cries when he needs something, etc.).

And for some reason I'm terrified he's going to turn into a monster and be really hard. Am I the only one who feels like the switch is going to flip?

I'm starting to get some anxiety about teething. He's definetely getting the bottom teeth but they aren't popping out yet. Is he going to be a total nightmare?

jju_stb_jju · July 2012

This is us, DS has always been a great baby even as a newborn he rarely cried, he has never been fussy and everybody tells me he is so good. At restaurants he will sit and just stare and watch everybody and not cry, he has been sttn since very early, he lets anybody carry him, and I thank God he has not been sick! fx he doesn't get sick just yet I feel so bad for my fellow bmb mommas when I read their lo's are sick cause it tears me up to see ds get shots I cry too so I can only imagine how hard it must be to see your baby in pain from being sick:( but yes like you I feel like one day he's gonna wake up a totally different lo!! Lol I keep thinking this is the calm before the storm!!

runrinserepeat · July 2012

DD has always been an easy baby. Even this weekend, when she was a teething nightmare, she was a complete sweetheart about it.

We're more worried that she's ruined us for any future children.

sparks2987 · July 2012

DD is always an easy baby...for me. She has had nightmare like days for DH and for SIL, but she is always an angel for me. I just say I have mom super powers (or I know when she is tired and she needs to sleep or the evil baby emerges)

I worry about her once she starts walking and getting into stuff and we have to actually discipline her....DH and I are both such soft hearts, we will struggle here for sure.

SY Smiles · July 2012

kleMcK:
DD has always been an easy baby. Even this weekend, when she was a teething nightmare, she was a complete sweetheart about it.

We're more worried that she's ruined us for any future children.

This. I've been telling people that we've been too lucky with Nolan and any future children we have will probably be pure chaos.

MollySm · July 2012

Everyone tells us our next one will surely be a terror!

casoldier03 · July 2012

LOL DS is a great baby! Like you, we have not had any real problems with him and people always tell us what a good baby we have. I'm not too worried as he really seems to have a sweet personality and has a calm temperament. There are times when he acts like a crazy person (usually when he is sleepy), but he seems to be taking the teething in stride. When the tooth actually pops out I'll let you know if he was a nightmare leading up to that day, you know hindsight and all. Smile

christinak22 · July 2012

I felt this way about my DD--she was a really great baby. She's still very well-behaved, but it is hard sometimes to know how to discipline her when she does things she shouldn't, like PP said. Also, DS has not been as easy as she was--he cried a LOT for the first three months and spits up like crazy. It was a hard adjustment, but I think it helped to be able to see how DD grew up and out of things while dealing with him--a light at the end of the tunnel kind of feeling.

I'mGonnaMarryYou · July 2012

kleMcK:

DD has always been an easy baby. Even this weekend, when she was a teething nightmare, she was a complete sweetheart about it.

We're more worried that she's ruined us for any future children.

This exactly! My DH and I joke that #2 will be a terror as DD is so good.

reikotxm · July 2012

I'm scared too. I get the same compliments and feel the same as everyone else on here! I hope the next one is the same and DS stays like this for the most part!

allisons1014 · July 2012

Absolutely. DH says DD is perfect so why would we think about trying for a second. I hope that she will stay easy going because we are very easy going parents.

jmccall79 · July 2012

I'm scared to death!!!! Ian has always been a great baby...once I figured out, after 6 days, that I had no milk and we started him on formula. He's always been very even tempered, has always napped well, slept for 3-4 hour stretches at night as a newborn and has been sleeping through the night since he was about 2 months old. He's very good with other people. He's even good tempered if he's woken up from a nap if we have to be somewhere. He's very "busy" and has started rolling from tummy to back so naps are starting to change because he will not sleep on his back. This has started making him a little more cranky a little earlier than what his normal bed time is. I'm afraid that he's going to give me a run for my money, very soon!!! My niece skipped crawling and went to straight to walking at 9 months old...I'm afraid this is going to be Ian and he will be unstoppable.

ferris0906 · July 2012

kleMcK:
DD has always been an easy baby. Even this weekend, when she was a teething nightmare, she was a complete sweetheart about it.

We're more worried that she's ruined us for any future children.

This exactly. Cole is super easy baby (see my post where he thought a 15 hour+ airport visit was a blast). My husband and I are terrified that when we decide to expand our family, number two will be a "challenging" baby. We are so spoiled right now.

BrownMa · July 2012

Arch, I hate you all! I'll come out and say I'm jealous LO doesn't sleep more then two hours, he doesn't nap more then 30 min and he can be super fussy. I really wanted more then one but I am miserable.

anythingelseplease · July 2012

BrownMa:
Arch, I hate you all! I'll come out and say I'm jealous LO doesn't sleep more then two hours, he doesn't nap more then 30 min and he can be super fussy. I really wanted more then one but I am miserable.

I feel your pain. My baby was either asleep or crying for the first 2 months of her life (and asleep wasn't as often as I hoped) and after that there was slow incremental change. She still turns on a dime and people stare at us constantly when we are out because of her blood curdling screaming that can start without warning. My husband is convinced we are one and done and I am starting to see the logic there. But maybe we will have the opposite situation and the second one will be the sweet happy baby.

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