I never knew that my baby's cry would make me go BANANAS

[TheHerdNerd]

It makes me want to grab a spear and chase predators. I never knew it would make me go this crazy.

[PinataPaddy]

s baby's cry has been honed over millions of years to cut right to the quick.

[TheHerdNerd]

Does it get any easier? Do you get used to it? I'm having trouble reacting rationally to situations at the moment. It's day three, so if I know that it'll get easier then that would help...

[bookthief]

Everything will get easier than it does at day three (not straight away, but it does - honest)

[TheHerdNerd]

Hum. Now it's 2:20, and baby had a feed at 1:40 or so. Now she wants to party.

Sigh - at all other times (ie. during the day) when she has a feed, she sleeps like a ROCK for at least 3 hours.

But noooooo, not the 2 am feed. Noooooo.

[mummyhill]

Bless you. It does get better eventually honest says the very tired mummy who got in from work at 1am, sat and had a drink and thought right time to go to bed. Half way up the stairs she hears a bump, a murrmer of mommom and is now sat watching baby first with a 2 yr old who wants to party. If my first had been such a night owl I don't think I would of had another child.

[BigGitDad]

It is hard work and I don't think you realise no matter how much anybody tells you how much hard work is involved in looking after a baby. When the times are good, it beautiful and when the times are bad it is bloody awful!
Our two had colic for six months or so and the night time feeds were a nightmare. However as time goes by it is amazing how much of the bad times you forget. (tiredness sees to that!)
One day at a time and you will be astonished at how quickly time passes.
Good luck.

[PinataPaddy]

Ah, nerdherd, if you look in Behaviour and Development, there are some good threads about newborn behaviour. Or start your own thread with particulars and you'll get your own advice. You can find lots of helpful hints and tips on how to survive. How are you (plural) feeding your baby?

I strongly recommend co-sleeping or at least roomsharing (have you heard of sidecar cots?) in these early days which can help them change their bodyclock around.

[CountessDracula]

Oh poor you

I remember it all so clearly and it was 5 years ago! No practical advice really, just sympathy!

[kiskidee]

how are thing these days HerdNerd? i am pinatapaddy btw.

[TheHerdNerd]

Things are going really well now - when I posted that first post we were having trouble getting breast feeding going and were quite stressed!

Since then we have a happily eating, pooing, sneezing, sleeping, snuggling, cuddling, nuzzling, drop-dead-gorgeously cute little munchkin.

Life is sweet.

[DaDaDa]

Just wait till she gets louder!

DS's cry really only gets to me in the car. That's when old fashioned father genes kick in, and a bad angel dances on my tongue wanting to shout 'can you not stop him bloody crying?!' I think it's the confined space and the fact that you can't get him out of the car seat to cheer him up that gets to me.

I've resisted the temptation to actually say the words so far though, thank God.