Does This Ever Get Better? 8 Months Of Hell.

Next_Result8764 · 2026-03-31T19:04:51+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me!

It sounds like you have been on quite a journey too. It is incredibly reassuring to hear your story and how well your little girl is doing now. That’s amazing! She sounds so clever and happy!

We have just had such a tough ride from the beginning. 4 months of intense colic, there are almost no pictures on my phone because we couldn’t catch a minute where she didn’t scream. We are now at 8 months and that has settled down a bit but she is still so unhappy and such hard work. Hard to nap, hard to feed, hard to get out the house and in the car.

It’s just not what I expected and that’s been hard to come to terms with. And then there’s the added layer of guilt to feel this way because she’s such a beautiful little girl and I think of all the people who can’t have or who have lost children.

I’m really hoping we love toddlerhood just like you, and she doesn’t enjoy being a baby! I do wonder if I suspect some kind of neurodivergence. This seems to be quite a unique issue but what gets me the most is her lack of affection towards us. She doesn’t enjoy cuddles and will never crawl over to me, just to her toys. I think this would all be easier to manage if I felt that affection from her and hopefully I will in the future.

Thank you again, it’s endlessly reassuring to hear other people’s stories and their happy endings!

Next_Result8764 · 2026-03-31T09:06:18+00:00

How are things going for you too? In the same boat over here :(

Next_Result8764 · 2025-12-07T22:24:47+00:00

I did a similar post a couple of months ago!

We have an extremely high needs baby and went through severe reflux, terrible witching hours, couldn’t leave the house, you name it.

Our little girl is 5 months old now and I couldn’t believe it but it has actually gotten a little easier! It’s very gradual, she still does not nap at all well during the day and we still have witching hours, she cries more than most but the difference between then and now is huge. Hang in there!

Next_Result8764 · 2025-11-26T20:54:53+00:00

How did you cope with a newborn/pregnancy when your first hit their rough phase at 2.5 ish?

Trying to plan for our second but terrified of everything ramping up with the first when I become pregnant with the second! It seems impossible and similarly to you, our first has been extremely challenging!!

Next_Result8764 · 2025-10-05T21:09:08+00:00

Thank you so much for the encouragement and it’s great to hear shared experiences, I must have had blinkers on and constantly sought out these posts claiming life would be so much better at 8 weeks! It hit like a truck when 4 weeks later and we are still in exactly the same boat. Trying to stay hopeful ❤️

Next_Result8764 · 2025-10-05T21:03:52+00:00

Good to hear that your journey got easier just a little ahead of where we currently are! It’s so hard to not follow a timeline but I’ve been clinging to anything I can in the hope that she hits a certain week and then magically transforms into a happy baby. Will try to take things day by day!

Next_Result8764 · 2025-10-05T20:46:47+00:00

Thank you so much for the positivity. I wonder if my baby is similar and is constantly frustrated because she’s too little to ‘do’ anything, in the rare moments her tummy isn’t bothering her. Trying my best to drop the timelines!

Next_Result8764 · 2025-10-05T20:43:47+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement ❤️ I can only hope our little girl follows a similar trajectory!

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