Morning all
If any of you feel that your baby/toddler was/is high needs, what typical characteristics do they show?
I do think my DD is high needs but I’m not sure, here’s a few examples:
Cried and screamed hysterically every single car journey from birth to about 1 year (and still does if she’s not distracted - she 16 months now)
Did not have have established feeding patterns until I started weaning her and I broke it up to meal times but even now she will frequently refuse meals and want snacks instead
Sleep is just so unpredictable and I never know how each night will go
She has never had a nap schedule - ever! It’s very hard work to get her to nap and each day changes in terms of how I achieve this because one day a certain technique will work then the next she doesn’t like it
Hates mild transitions such as nappy changing and getting dressed
Has thrown tantrums since about 7 months old which started when toys were taken from her at baby groups - it became a joke where everyone would wait for DD to lose it!
Has always had really intense separation anxiety
Has always hated being in the pram - would not EVER sit in the pram without kicking and screaming
Needs a huge amount of physical contact (which I love, actually). She does need to be held a lot even as a toddler now she likes to be carried most places and cuddled. Could not be out down as a baby.
Did not manage to get her to fall asleep in a cot until she was around 1, until then we co slept because I just could not get her to sleep longer than 5 minutes without me
Would not ever be passed to someone else even if she knew them fairly well
I love her to bits and she’s full of character! A few people have mentioned the term High Needs and it kind of does make sense because she has always seemed quite difficult compared to my friends children and I used to think I was doing something to cause this fussiness but I think maybe it’s just her personality?