One Fussy One Not

I need as much advice as possible on what to do about my son's fussiness. He has pretty much always been fussy but it seems to be getting worse. Most times he is only happy if he is being held or sometimes he is ok as long as he can see me. I'm having a really hard time with it.My daughter is totally different. She only cries when she's hungry or extremely tired. Some days I feel like I'm losing my mind. Any advice on how to get him to calm down?

 

How old are your little ones? My DD was always the fussy one during the FY (and now is the calm one as a toddler). One of the things that has always helped my two with fussiness was using the bouncy seat (for DS) and the swing (for DD, she had no love for the bouncy seat). With her, we did a lot of walking around the house during those early days.

 

Hi Nancy,

Thanks for the input. My twins are 7mth old. I stay home with them for now. Maybe I need to get him some new toys to play with.

Danielle

 

Hi, my DS was the fussy one during the first year. He just about drove me batty with crying. Can you try getting out of the house, going for a walk or going to the park? I found a change of scenery was helpful for both of us sometimes. My DS is still very intense when he is upset now, but he's also very sweet and laughs a lot. I guess he's intense on both ends of the spectrum.
I used Baby Einstein and Nick Jr. sometimes to help distract them. Not all day, but a half hour break was wonderful when nothing else seemed to work (still helps me keep my sanity).

 

Maybe you can start working yourself away a bit. It hard to have a baby attached to you all day long. Do you go out and get some time to yourself and leave them with someone else? Maybe try leaving him a bit in a safe, confined area, and keep talking to him so he knows you are there.

 

Same here . My daughter is like that. What I do sometimes is I re ores my voice ile I was reading a book and whenever she needs me but I need to do some work around the house, I play my voice recording and she thinks I'm close by talking to her. Also lately walks help as well. She also likes to watch me explain what I am doing in the kitchen, when I face her towards me in a feeding chair, but like your son, every trick only works for 10-15 min, so I have "play stations" that I set up for her and have to rotate every time: swing, bouncy seat, changing table where she likes to look at chandeleer, play gym, jumperro and a feeding chair. My son on the other hand is the easiest baby ever. Hope this helps

 

Same here . My daughter is like that. What I do sometimes is I re ores my voice ile I was reading a book and whenever she needs me but I need to do some work around the house, I play my voice recording and she thinks I'm close by talking to her. Also lately walks help as well. She also likes to watch me explain what I am doing in the kitchen, when I face her towards me in a feeding chair, but like your son, every trick only works for 10-15 min, so I have "play stations" that I set up for her and have to rotate every time: swing, bouncy seat, changing table where she likes to look at chandeleer, play gym, jumperro and a feeding chair. My son on the other hand is the easiest baby ever. Hope this helps