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XP from 0-3: has it gotten worse for anyone?

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in May 2012 Moms
I keep hearing that things get better after 6 weeks... Not so much here.  Connor has gotten fussier to the point that he barely has any awake happy baby times.  I feel like a human pacifier because the only way to get him to calm down is to give him my boob.  I'm starting to get anxious to go out because he is a time bomb and with all  this boobjuicing, I feel like (sorry if this sounds stupid but it's a thought) I'm teaching him to eat for comfort...a problem in our family already.  Ugh.  Where's the light at the end of the tunnel?!?
              
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Re: XP from 0-3: has it gotten worse for anyone?

  • babydawsonbabydawson
    Have you tried giving him a pacifier? That helped us.
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  • PotomacStPotomacSt member

    Our first six weeks were hard (2 hours of fussing every night no matter what, always took 30+ min of fussing while I rocked, swaddled and shushed to get her down for a nap) and I felt like everything exploded at week 7. It was all that and worse, she wouldn't nap at all, and just like your LO, screamed unless my boob was in her mouth and we just sat like that for a couple hours every day. And then, magically, at 8 weeks it started to get better. I am thrilled to report that now at 10 weeks, she is basically fuss-free. I am SO HAPPY. I don't dread the evenings any more and now I actually leave the house without anticipating that she'll start screaming at any minute.

    Obviously no one can guarantee that easier days are around the corner for you, but at that point they were for me.

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  • lindy27lindy27 member

    I would definitely try a pacifier or another chew toy to see if he just wants to suck or chew but not actually eat.  My LO started chewing on her hands a lot recently and will even chew on some toys if I put them in her mouth for her.

    Have you tried leaving him with DH and leaving the house to see if your LO can be calmed without you there?

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  • Chelsey68Chelsey68 member
    It's just now started getting easier for me, I started swaddling him during the day for naps and now he naps longer and isn't fussy like he was. 
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  • tjkdlhbtjkdlhb member

    Have you mentioned it to your Pedi?  It could be something else... like reflux... (a friend of mine had a really rough go with her LO for the first several months until they figured out that he had trouble with his bowels)... it might not hurt to have a good all-over check-up. 




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  • MelissaMisoMelissaMiso member
    We had the same thing happen with our LO. She got even more fussy and exhausting at 6 weeks. It didn't start getting easier until week 8 for us. As tiring as it is, the only thing that helped us at that time was boob time. Lots and lots of boob time.

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  • bornmommybornmommy member

    imagebabydawson:
    Have you tried giving him a pacifier? That helped us.

     

    Since day 3.  It helps at the very beginning of the fuss but doesnt stop it..just makes the beginning longer  

                  
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                                                                DS #1 born 05/25/2012   
                                                         BFP#2:  06/12/2013 ---- loss     
                                                                DS #2 born 4/08/2014
          BPF#4: 2/1/2016 --- 2/23/2016 suspected molar pregnancy--- 3/15/2016 D&E - diagnosis MM
                                                                   BFP#5 - 9/22/2016
                        
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  • queenaagqueenaag
    Hang in there! At week 8, it was like a switch flipped for our little guy. We still have fussy times, but it isn't all day like it was before. Obviously each baby is different, but know you aren't the only one going through this. You'll have a happy baby soon enough.
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