My DS was 9 weeks on Friday & since the Monday has had me in tears - mainly over his sudden aversion to taking daytime naps & subsequent draining behaviour: crying shortly after being put down & fighting me if I pick him up to soothe him. If he does fall asleep it's not for long & then he wakes crying.
At first I thought he was maybe just overtired, but I'm not so sure now as he doesn't seem much better if by some miracle he gets a decent nap. Also thought he was hungry, which is the case sometimes (after all he does need to feed in between all his unhappiness!) but he is only happy for a short while before it all starts again.
Aside from not napping, & crying on off ALL day I've noticed that he's drooling a lot more & often with bubbles on his lips; keeps shoving his hand in his mouth; if I pick him up coz he's crying & won't go to sleep he'll fight & rub his head from side to side on me making frantic sucking noises (hence why hunger was on my radar).
Is this normal?? Just when I think I'm getting the hang of this motherhood thing, something happens that makes me feel I know nothing about my son!!
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Teething at 8/9weeks???
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u32ng · 06/04/2013 20:36
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