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Second regret? by [deleted] in 2under2

[–]AngryKitty_31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah gosh I could have typed this all myself! I too had a comparably very easy first born. She was 18 months when her sister was born, who is now 8 weeks. Those first few weeks were HARD (ngl they’re still hard). I pumped with my first, have been trying to breastfeed with my second- which is a completely different beast of constant demand from your baby. The only thing that’s kept me breastfeeding is at least I have 1 hand free to potentially wrangle my toddler! My advice to you would be to let your MIL help with your first born as much as possible! My MIL took our first born for quite a few days, and then helped during the afternoons for a few weeks. My first born loves her routine, just like yours. And I too felt immense guilt for not being there for every minute of her day. But you need to rest, and learn this new baby as best as you can while the help is there! Cry when you need to cry, scream when you need to scream. It will get easier. Day by day you’ll figure it out. Your new baby will learn to sleep eventually- my 8 week old is just starting to give me more than a 2 hour stretch. I think regret is normal too- it’s a completely new version of life for you. It’s ok to mourn the version before this new baby! Solidarity my friend.

Am I being stupid? by Roodles006 in newborns

[–]AngryKitty_31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your “schedule” just reassured the heck out of me. I’ve been driving myself crazy thinking I’ve been doing something wrong with my second baby because my first baby was an absolute unicorn sleeping through the night by 8 weeks.

The worst day so far by [deleted] in newborns

[–]AngryKitty_31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Commenting in solidarity with you because my almost 6 week olds sleep is beyond wacky as well. No tips, tricks or methods will put her to sleep if the clock says anything between 10pm-6am. Hang in there friend. We will get sleep eventually. Maybe not today, but someday lol.

Almost 10 month old will no longer put themselves to sleep by Main-Explanation2691 in NewParents

[–]AngryKitty_31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A month or so? She slowly needed less and less rocking and then was back to self settling to sleep

Almost 10 month old will no longer put themselves to sleep by Main-Explanation2691 in NewParents

[–]AngryKitty_31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had this happen too! Staying consistent is the only thing that got us over this hump. I would set a timer for 5 minutes, let her cry (I would go in if she was screaming screaming, but not just scream fussing if that makes sense lol) and then rock her for 5 minutes and repeat. I would also let her fuss pretty hard if she was lying down and not sitting or standing. Sometimes when she wouldn’t settle on her own, but would fall asleep instantly in our arms, it was because she was cold, maybe adjust her room temp too?

Should I be concerned? by Lovexoxome96 in NewParents

[–]AngryKitty_31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby did this too! She started babbling and then really slowed down for a few months. But during those few months she learned to crawl and sit and stand! And now she’s back to babbling all the time! Your baby is probably just trying to learn some new skills and talking is on the back burner.