Tell me about your “easy” baby

[Boombabybab]

My baby is almost 5 months old. I don’t mean to be smug, but he’s probably the “easiest” baby in the world. To the extent that I feel a bit worried that there might be something wrong with him.

He seems to be meeting all of his milestones - smiles, laughs, makes eye contact, coos, rolls, props himself up. But he’s extremely placid. He’s never really cried, apart from once when I cut his nails and accidentally caught his skin.

I don’t want to look for trouble where there isn’t any, but I also wonder if he’s OK! My older two weren’t very difficult as little babies (don’t worry - they made up for it as toddlers) but they weren’t like this. I worry that he’s suffering a bit of benign neglect as the youngest child, but I try to make sure he gets some individual attention.

Has anyone else had a similar baby who is now a bit older? If so, what are they like now? Thanks!

My 5 month old is the same and I’ve had the same worrying thoughts but I know in my heart he’s fine x

Once we’d sorted DD’s CMPA out by 3 weeks old and got her on prescription formula she was like this. Our friends and family joked that they didn’t see her awake for the first 3 months! Slept through from 4 months. She was such a content baby, smiley, reached milestones on time etc. she’s now 2, full of attitude but she makes us laugh every day, she’s loving and kind with a brill sense of humour and still sleeps 7:30pm-8:30/9am. I’m about to give birth to number 2 and got a feeling I may not be as lucky! Ha x

I wouldn’t worry. I didn’t have a baby like this but think about all the people you know who vary so much in personality. Easy going people who nothing phases, stressy anxious people, calm and happy people, people who naturally tend towards the negative etc. We all vary so much so of course babies do too! You’ve just got really lucky, enjoy it!!

I believe I had an easy baby yes

However toddler (and upwards as well - she's 11 now) she is not easy!

People told me I wouldn’t get that lucky again after our son was an easy baby. Number two has turned out just the same! Both really chill, easy babies, great travellers, amazing sleepers and decent eaters. Fingers crossed you have that luck too.

This is us, except without your difficult first three weeks! Everyone comments that they’ve only ever seen the back of his head in the sling whilst he sleeps. 🙈

You might be lucky with baby 2! I thought my eldest was a super easy baby, with the exception of issues with feeding and jaundice in the first month. Middle was even easier, with no feeding issues. But they did both cry occasionally. Youngest just sleeps, smiles, eats, lies there, sleeps, etc.

Well aware it may well pass - first two easy babies have certainly had their toddler moments. But I just don’t know whether I need to worry about him being SO placid that he doesn’t cry at all.

A couple of my dc slept through the night at a couple of weeks old. Never cried unless for milk. I used to lie there with huge boobs willing them to wake up!. Trust me you don't get 2 the same....

My eldest was very hard work. I was ready to top myself when a friend said just you wait, you think it’s hard now…!’. Her easy baby turned into a whirlwind toddler who left her totally traumatised. Mine was exceptionally hard up until around secondary. Then He was the easiest ever teen and a delightful young man.

DS 2 was a very easy baby. Pretty easy toddler. More organised and tidy minded than me. He was a delightful teenager. Very bright. He’s now the messiest accountant on the planet, but delightful company and extremely hard working. Two jobs basically.

I also had a fostered child who was exceptionally easy- didn’t startle at noise, didn’t seem to feel pain. Always smiling, such a sweetheart. She does have learning difficulties. Still a sweetheart though.

So I’d say address the actual problems- non responsive, or missing targets- rather than worrying about a baby being easy.

I had the easiest first born, he was amazing, a literal dream. Then he hit 2 and he's the devil reincarnate. Whereas my second DC is the worst baby in the world so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that means he'll be semi manageable as a toddler 🤣

My baby is not like this but commenting in the hope that it's contagious and it rubs off on mine! 🤣

I would love to, but I have not experienced these!

All 3 of mine were incredibly easy babies. Slept through 12 hours at 8 weeks, 6 weeks & 6 weeks were just not difficult at all.

I wouldn't consider them to be particularly difficult now either.

My second daughter was a darling. She was always happy, smiling full of laughter such a different child to Dd1. Count your blessings @Boombabybab he sounds a delight .

I had two easy babies. DD1 was easy, but liked to be held/co-sleep. We just went with it. DD2 was even easier, she'd just sleep wherever you put her, was very self entertaining.

DH and I were easy babies, I think it is partly hereditary.

But I also think that DD2 was so easy as she has inattentive ADHD. She's often away with the fairies and probably was as a baby too.

My first was like this. Slept , fed, and smiled a lot. I also worried there was something wrong, but there wasn't. She was also an easy toddler and teen, and is now an easy going calm adult.

I had one like this. He was feeling rotten one day and didn't smile or make eye contact as he sat in his high chair. He didn't want his spoon. Wider family were incredulous when I complained that he was in terrible form. That was as bad as it got with him. Now, he is full of fun but mellow - still not an irritable child. And he's sharp - he's not placid because he's dim. He is the kid that everyone invites to tea because he's easy. Having said that, he will lie down and wail at home if asked to try food with a texture he 'can't bear'. But I did wonder why he was so little work. He also couldn't be bothered to walk or talk at the right times. Quite literally could not see the point. His big sister was clearly put on the earth to explain to people what he wanted and bring things to him.

My DC2 is like this - they slept through from birth (at first we were waking them for feeds, but they put on such good weight that the GP said to stop waking them after about three weeks). They are hitting milestones, shouts out when they want a feed but I've basically never seen them cry. If I leave them they just coo happily to themselves.

Nothing like my DC1. They're still a baby so following this thread with interest... But they seem to be growing well, happy and hitting milestones so far. My DH is very easy going and apparently he was like this too as a baby

My second was like this. He was my unicorn baby that slept through from 6 weeks old, transitioned easily from breast to bottle and never cried. After the trauma of his birth it was really the least he could do haha!

He gave me grief though as he didn't roll until 6 months giving me a false sense of security that he'd take longer to learn to walk (eldest was 11 months but first rolled over at 15 weeks). Nah the sod took his first steps just shy of 9 months old.

My easy baby (very content and placid) was a very stubborn two year old and a biter. From the age of three/four he’s been content again, but driven at school, reading very well and very articulate. He isn’t passive, but he is quite calm and sweet-tempered.
To be fair, my difficult baby has grown up to have a similar character too, she’s just a bit of a fidget.

My DS, he never Cried, slept all night holding on to my finger. Was very clever. Never misbehaved. Always did homework. Straight As student. He’s 24 now, never been told off.
He has Aspergers.

Wow this is very interesting. My DD was definitely not an easy baby at all but is a wonderful toddler now (she remains HIGHLY sensitive though). As a PP said above, think how different all the adults you know are to one another. It only makes sense kids vary too! I say enjoy it!!

DD1 was an easy baby, and never had a toddler tantrum either. Just the most laidback girl pretty much all the time, she’s almost 16 and is still the same.

Only problem is she’s so laidback it can be hard to get her to focus on stuff she’s not interested in (like maths!).

DD2 was an entirely different story, but has turned into a sweet (if a little highly strung!) teen.

My 10month old is super chill. He doesn’t cry and when he does I know something is wrong. Take it the same as me if something is wrong they will tell you. Currently having a lot of this as he has been really poorly with every viral infection under the sun 😔 from snotty nose to fever and now full body rash (roseola) from it all. He is my only one so no one to compare to I guess that makes me worry less. He even wakes up with a smile on his face chatting away 🥰

Once mine was on gaviscon for silent reflux she was a very easy baby, smiley, chill, happy.

My 2nd was easy hes a thumb sucker still to this day hes 18 next yr my 1st horrible up all night shes 19 now .. 3rd was OK hes 14 now 4th horrible we saw every hour hes 10 now and my 5th she was OK shes 9 now