When I hear a baby crying I feel like I am getting sliced open with a scalpel. It is totally fight or flight. What the hell is going on with me? This is more than yuppie griping about having dinner ruined. It is not just annoying but harmful to brain chemistry. What is going on w me.
posted by moammargaret
on Aug 20, 2011 -
19 answers
Neighbor behavior filter: I hear my neighbor's baby (definitely a baby) crying. I hear the sound of a man yelling things like "shut up" or "stop crying". And then I hear the sound of a smack. This makes me feel horrified. But is it any of my business to try to help?
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posted by your mom's a sock puppet
on May 25, 2011 -
40 answers
Baby is 15 days old. Due to bf-ing troubles, we have been feeding him pumped milk from a bottle. Friday night we switched to all breast. Now he doesn't drop off to sleep immediately after a feed like he did for the 1st two weeks.
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posted by pipti
on Apr 25, 2010 -
36 answers
My 5 week old baby cries most of the time he is awake unless I keep moving him around or feeding him. I am at a loss...any suggestion for this weary mom?
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posted by murrey
on Sep 25, 2009 -
42 answers
My five-month-old son has suddenly started crying in the middle of the night every hour or two, just as he did as a newborn. What gives?
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posted by zardoz
on Sep 3, 2009 -
17 answers
3 month old baby crying inconsolably in her sleep? Help me stop the crying without waking her up!
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posted by gaspode
on Dec 11, 2008 -
20 answers
Okay, I'm pretty much at wit's end. My six month old son (second child) has always been a very easygoing and happy baby, but for the last month or so, he's been extraordinarily needy. Normally, this is something I'd attribute to teething, but Tylenol/Orajel does not seem to help, and the pediatrician checked him two days ago and said he doesn't see or feel anything near the surface yet.
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posted by roundrock
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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I’d be interested in hearing people’s experiences with letting their baby cry him/herself to sleep. After 5 months of (literally) almost constant contact with an infant, I’m starting to falter.
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posted by bibliowench
on Nov 4, 2005 -
24 answers
I have two cats (brother and sister from the same litter 8 years ago) and one baby. The cats have never messed with each other beyond play fighting every so often and chasing each other for kicks. But recently, we noticed a horrible new behavior: when the baby cries at full tilt (only once every 3-4 days), the male cat gets up and goes after the female and tries to mount her, in an almost automatic, robot-like response.
I have some ideas of why, but I can't find any tips on what to do to stop it.
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posted by mathowie
on Jul 8, 2005 -
26 answers
