Comments on: The Sound Of Crazy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:05:00 +0000

Has anyone tried Baby Einstein? It works smoothly!! I use it with my baby, a professional screamer!!! After seeing the puppets is all laughs, she seems hypnotised!! Then I can go to the bathroom… No need to wait for your hubby..

By: caramama

caramama — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:33:00 +0000

Oh, Catherine! I am having flashbacks reading this! My little girl (now 16 months) was the same way. Could. Not. Put. Her. Down. Except in a swing, and then only at night, swaddled tightly.

I will join in the chorus of those suggesting the swing and the sling. Also, my sister lent me The Happiest Baby on the Block DVD, where he shows how to swaddle and shush and the other "S"s, which really really helped with ours.

Good luck getting through this! It totally will get better, but you know that.

By: karrie

karrie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:15:00 +0000

My son was also a b) " just really likes to be held ALL THE FREAKING TIME and is not afraid to say so."

Among other pleasant quirks, for the first few months he would only sleep--if you could call shutting his eyes for 2 minutes sleep--while laying on his back, on my swollen, scabby leaky chest. And then he would somehow manage to kick my c/s incision.

It was hell. I secretly hated everyone else I knew for their easy, sleepy babies, and their fast recoveries.

He's still not an easy child, FWIW, almost 4 years later.

I'm genuinely sorry you're in this place right now.

By: zakary

zakary — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:05:00 +0000

My son went through this as well.

His swing and a sling were the only way I could do anything.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:37:00 +0000

Thank you for posting something so honest and genuine and accurate about what all this is really like . . . I think it is so helpful for other moms going through similar stuff. i hope things get much, much better for you very soon!

By: justmylife

justmylife — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:02:00 +0000

I feel your pain. Little Miss had colic for 3 1/2 months, hubby had back surgery, my dad had heart problems and I was all alone with it. Walk away is not an option, help is not available. All I can say is it does get better. It doesn’t help now but sometimes just knowing there is hope helps! Good Luck and rest when you can.

By: LD

LD — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0000

That sounds so much like my son.
Have you thought of going to an osteopath? We’re going now (a special infant/children’s one) and it’s incredible.
It’s gentle, but helps with gastro issues and also with the crying.
I wish I’d gone when Matt cried non-stop. So worth it.
Let me know if you want the info (it’s in Toronto).
PS Sorry for the unsolicited advice, but really, if I’d known how great it was when he was a screaming baby I would have camped out there for an appointment.

By: womaninawindow

womaninawindow — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:25:00 +0000

You just brought it all back. ALL OF IT! I remember going to the dentist when my first was about 8 months old and he said in surprise, “What in the hell’s going on with your teeth? They were always so nice before?” And I said I had no time. “Everyone has time,” he said. But I didn’t. I didn’t! My baby was like an evil monkey stuck to my lapels and she was loud. Relentlessly loud. I feel for you. Yes, enjoy those few and far between golden moments.

By: mamatulip

mamatulip — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:52:00 +0000

I remember putting Oliver in his crib and standing out on the porch in the dead of winter, in the pajamas that I’d been wearing for four straight days, because I couldn’t handle the screaming anymore.

Deep breath in, deep breath out. This too shall pass.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:48:00 +0000

It is so hard. Your putting it to such beautiful words may be the balm for another aching Mom. It will get better. But I know, having been the mom of the 2-year old and a newborn only 2 years back, that it doesn’t make the present any easier.

Hang tight…exquisitely better times are coming.