10.5m old is the worlds moaniest baby

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Just that really.
baby boy has always been hard hard work. Screamed for first five months of life, very clingy. Got a little better 6-8m but since 9m he cries or moans pretty much alllllll day long. Which on top of the Rough start we had has really worn me down. He starts nursery very soon and I cannot wait. I am so triggered by the eh eh eh sounds and crying all day long.
any one else have / had a very fussy uncontent baby - when did it improve? Even my mum said she feels really sorry for me as she’s never met as moany a baby and she can see the toll it’s taking on me and even my marriage! (Not at risk of divorce but we bicker so so much since baby arrived!)

We’ve posted very similar thread within minutes of each other!

Its so hard isn’t it. I can’t wait for it to pass.

we too had a rough start with reflux/colic and this just feels so unfair to be going through this also.

I have also had comments from grandparents who say they’ve never met a baby like mine.

Probably not until around 2 years I’m afraid. He’s 3 now and pretty chilled. Wasn’t happy until he could fully walk, talk clearly and let us know what he wanted. He’s very independent now. Think he just hated being a baby.

My son is 18 months now and I was absolutely in despair for most of the first ten months of his life. He slept poorly, hated the pram, could never be put down without crying (even in a bouncy chair for one bloody minute) and was just utterly miserable- he spent most of his time whinging and crying and I felt extremely alone. People would say ‘just let him cry’ but if I did that, it would very quickly turn into inconsolable hysteria and he’d be impossible to soothe.

He learnt to crawl at ten months and there was an instant improvement, and he has continued to improve in mood with every milestone and as his ability to communicate has improved. He still has his toddler moments daily and certainly goes through more grumpy phases but it absolutely pales in comparison to those first ten months.

Do not underestimate how gruelling and soul destroying it can be to parent a miserable baby. Unless somebody’s been through it, they don’t understand. Some babies are much, much harder than others. You’re doing amazingly.

Solidarity. I have a 10.5 month old and all he does is whinge or try and climb every dangerous object/surface he can find and then throws a tantrum when I won't let him. It's exhausting. I'm already back at work and look forward to my working days more than my days off at the moment. Sounds awful to say but he's hard work, everything is a fight.

Aw you guys are so lovely!
@scott2609 thank you so much for saying that as I often don’t feel I am doing amazingly! I try so hard to be patient with him and sadly I can’t and the guilt is then overwhelming! Also fully with you on the let him cry - he very quickly goes from fussy to a sobbing mess!

he’s crawling and cruising so I did think it would improve but it’s not sadly 🫠

@Helpmeimtired it’s so so tough isn’t it. Hugs!