Second Baby: Anyone Feel MORE Clueless Than First Time Around?

[black_rose]

It's so hard isn't it, we were against the dummy too and tried so hard to avoid it but ds was getting very distressed. He likes being elevated as well, so if I can't hold him we use the swing

I hope you can work out what your dd needs soon.

[HotI]

My little one had colic until 13 weeks ish and i finally gave her a dummy which was really helpful. A couple of weeks ago, she just decided she didn't want it anymore and if we give it to her she just spits it out. So, a dummy doesn't have to be a long term thing. (Kinda wish she would still take it sometimes!)

[Ginger]

we struggled more the second time around. ds2 is just a fussier little individual, much more sensitive than his big brother - and for a few weeks we felt like we had no idea what we were doing!
it's weird cos i think we just expected ds2 to be exactly like ds1 and when he wasn't we were a bit dumbfounded. he had bad colic too, and my dh ended up puttting him in the HAB and doing laps around our house for about an hour every night just to stop the crying. ds1 hardly even cried!

[~Kim~]

Yep me too...and going back for another round feels just the same.

I think it's because the routine you had going gets all interrupted and you have to find your groove again, only you're finding it for four not three.