Is this what babies do? Or is DD high energy?

[MummaSue]

Hey,

I've been trying to post this for months but kept forgetting

DD never. stops.

She's always moving. When she is sitting down her legs and arms are moving. She's like a baby octopus. When she is lying down, she's always kicking her legs. When you carry her she is grabbing your hair, glasses etc. When I lay down with her to get her to sleep she is grabbing at things, rolling around. I have only recently stopped wrapping her to get her to sleep because she'd never settle as she was moving around so much. I now give her the wrap in her hands to play with otherwise I'd be there for hours until she burned herself out.

Lots of people comment on how "high energy" she is. I never really thought about it but watching her over the past 2 weeks - and since DH has been home over the xmas period, he commented and said how he doesn't know how I'm not completely exhausted. She's moving all the time.

Do babies do this? I watch other people's babies and none of them seem to be on the go as much as DD. Surprisingly though, she isn't crawling yet - seems quite happy to sit and just move on the spot LOL.

Is she high energy? Or is this what babies do and I have no clue?

[misty]

completely normal especially for that age and especially if whe isn't crawling. Once she starts crawling and walking it it be non-stop tearing through the house if she is anything like my three. 'Most' babies are high energy - everything is still so new and exciting for them, it is their way of exploring and learning about the world.

[Janie]

My DS2 is like this, never.stops.moving. DS1 wasn't like it at all, so I don't think 'it's what babies do'. Once people have held or played with DS2 they comment on how high energy he is. Our paed commented too. But mostly people don't get it until they've spent time with him, I'm sure they think I'm exaggerating. I'm not! He really is a mover and groover, more so than most babies. So I get what you're saying.

I feel like my life is over LOL, I'm going to be forever worrying about him breaking bones etc.

[RockingBaker]

DD1 and 2 are like this. DS is the toddler version of it. DD3 is my only calm kid.

[UntoldAngel]

You just described Mr P!!
I felt him from 14weeks and it hasn't slowed down AT ALL, and we're almost 7months old

[MummaSue]

I should have mentioned that too actually, I felt movement very early on in my pregnancy and from that day, she'd move every 15 minutes at least. She was ALWAYS moving. And yeah, hasn't really slowed down any LOL

[onthefly]

DS too, in utero and out. Though now he has replaced some of his physical movement with constant chatter

[RockingBaker]

Oh thank goodness. Utero baby is slack

[Tuesday's Child]

DD is like this too and I felt movements from around 16 weeks in pregnancy with an anterior placenta . Bedtime is when I find it most exhausting. We co-sleep so if I don't feed her to sleep I'll lay down on the bed with her. I'm often asleep before her as she is constantly crawling around and pulling herself up on the bedhead. Every now and then she'll stop and lay down, but will be back up and moving again. The time she lays down gets longer and longer as she gradually lies down. It's been a tough lesson, but I've learnt to let her go and wait it out.

I'm hoping she'll be an active child. DH and I tend to be very sedentary and I'd like that to change so I hope she'll get us up off the couch

[Rowellen]

I hope she'll get us up off the couch

My DS is very active too. If he wants us up, he'll grab our hands and pull saying "up, up, up" until we move.

I would guess there's a spectrum of different levels of activity for all kids just like adults but most I know, including my DS, are the high energy kind

[melbel]

Another high energy kid here....it's exhausting just watching him zoom around from toy to toy and place to place...only time he stops is when he is asleep!

[HotI]

Yep, my DD is just a wriggly worm. When she is awake she is constantly active. However when she does sleep she is completely calm and motionless. Similarly from when she was just days old people are also saying 'she is so alert'.

I think a few of the previous posters also have babies who don't like to sleep. Is there a connection?

[~Lashes~]

id say normal! all my 3 are constantly on the go! i was trying to get dd to sleep last night, she just lyed there squirming and wriggling for 2 hrs, untill daddy came and layed down to. the boys are older but still havent slowed down, i even caught them swinging on there fan yesterday hope your liil one dosent get that bad!! i think dd wont be as full on as the boys tho, the minute the could crawl the started climbing EVERYTHING! dd seems to be happy just crawling arround and finding things she can stand and push arround.

[MummaSue]

Kate, DD is the same - from when she was days old people commented on how alert she is. People often mistake her for being a few months older too