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Has anyone had a baby that hardly cries at all?

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JackDsMum · 14/09/2005 14:07

I am on child number 4. I have had various levels of crying from the first three - the first being the worst. My fourth child is possibly an angel and only cries when hungry. The rest of the time he is happy to sit and stare into space, watch his mobile or the telly, or siblings etc. He is 10 weeks old and I think he has cried a TOTAL of 1-2 hours since he was born. Am I just amazingly lucky, or is this a bit abormal?????

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MascaraOHara · 14/09/2005 14:08

My dd was like that, she still is.. She's 3 now and generally very placid. Enjoy it!!

piffle · 14/09/2005 14:09

Lucky, my dd was/is like that, she's 3 next month and rarely cries and if she does is easily soothed...
Enjoy

CarlyP · 14/09/2005 14:10

Lucky you, id say no.4 for you was a 'treat'!!!

DissLocated · 14/09/2005 14:11

My dd was like that, I asked the paed in hospital why she wasn't crying like all the other babies, he just laughed and told me to enjoy it. She's 17 months now and has always been happy, placid, eats well, sleeps well etc etc Just say 'thank you' and enjoy it!

Hausfrau · 14/09/2005 14:11

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Fimbo · 14/09/2005 14:14

I'll swap my ds for yours if you like!

Nemo1977 · 14/09/2005 14:18

ds was hardly a cryer as a baby or even now as a toddler he will fall over etc then just go oops and carry on..even with bruises etc.

Twiglett · 14/09/2005 14:20

ds and dd were both like that ...

DissLocated · 14/09/2005 14:22

Twiglett - you had two like that? It can happen then? We're planning to start trying for babe no 2 quite soon but I thought I'd used up all my good fortune on dd1 and would be given a demon child 2nd time round!

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JackDsMum · 14/09/2005 14:23

sounds normal then....I swear if I didn't love him so much I'd accidentally leave him somewhere-he is so content to just sit quietly, you'd never know he was there. He sleeps loads too....

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expatinscotland · 14/09/2005 14:24

Me! DD was a classic 'angel' baby and is a contented, even-tempered toddler.

lucykate · 14/09/2005 14:28

my ds is the same, he's nearly 16wks, just a happy little chap, only cries when he's overtired.

dd, was the complete opposite, and still is!.

MaloryTowers · 14/09/2005 14:31

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Miaou · 14/09/2005 14:56

ds is like this, as was dd1 and dd2. He only cries when hungry or wet, and that's only if I don't pick up on the other signals he gives out first.

Tbh I know I don't know how lucky I am IYSWIM! I had very straightforward, calm births with all three though and assume that has something to do with it.

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Listmaker · 14/09/2005 15:03

Eyp my dd2 was like this too. She was a brilliant baby. She's now nearly 6 and still doesn't cry a huge amount - only when really badly hurt. Her sister cries if she gets told off etc but not dd2. Funny isn't it?

bakedpotato · 14/09/2005 15:04

Yes, DS, I truly can't believe it.
His big sister was very angsty, bless her.

Twiglett · 14/09/2005 15:05

Diss .. yes .. I thought the same .. it makes you never want to stop having babies though

I have a theory that up to the age of about 5 children have x amount of crying, whinging, moaning and tantruming .. all children have the same amount .. it just comes out at different stages of their lives

does that make it easier on those who had babies with colic?

Skate · 14/09/2005 15:05

ME!

All have been very calm and contented babies but ds3 only ever cries if he is literally starving or if he is very overtired. That's it. He hardly ever cries - he's just happy and smiley! Hurrah!

Twiglett · 14/09/2005 15:07

also when they do cry it throws you a loop cos you're sure there's something seriously wrong and you don't have the skills to cope / ignore

Skate · 14/09/2005 15:07

With each baby my friends would say 'go on, tell me he doesn't cry and he's sleeping through', I would say 'er, yes' - they all think I'm a bit jammy but personally I think it's down to my excellent parenting skills

Listmaker · 14/09/2005 15:13

But maybe it is partly parenting skills as from what ywe are saying it's rarely our first babies that are so placcid and happy!!

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JackDsMum · 14/09/2005 15:14

I felt wonderful, happy and serene all through my second, third and fourth pregnancies. Especially my fourth - I wanted to savour it as it is my last. Maybe this wonderful feeling of mine got through to baby and has contribuited to his wonderful calmness??? Thoughts?

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julesgs · 14/09/2005 15:14

I have two dd's, 3 and 7 months and they both scream blue murder. I think they are gearing up to be opera singers

Listmaker · 14/09/2005 15:16

But when I was pg with dd2 I found out about my exp's affair and we split when she was 3 months old so I was going through an incredibly stressful time. I really thought she's be a nightmare with all the trauma while she was in my tummy but she was a dream! People were always commenting how you wouldn't even know she was there!

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