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Post by amberlynn on Sept 30, 2013 6:09:44 GMT -5
I frequently read other forums (nothing to do with colic) and I have to laugh at the moms freaking out over "wonder weeks" which I guess are supposedly growth spurts where "normal" babies are more fussy for a little while.
HAHA! Just cracks me up. If we were going through a wonder week, we would have no clue because that is our everyday reality.
Just had to throw that out there.
I find it hard to post on other sites bc I am too snarky when I do. When someone cries bc their LO is fussy for an hour a night, I can't help but be a little bitter and say, "You are lucky, biotch!"
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Post by alexmom on Sept 30, 2013 11:51:29 GMT -5
Haha, I was thinking the same thing when we were in the mids of colic!
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Post by Amber Lorraine on Oct 1, 2013 6:31:40 GMT -5
Amber, its true! I had no idea what wonder weeks were because Nolan would scream approx. 7 hours straight once 6pm hit every single night which is a long time non stop screaming every night. Even though his colic is pretty much gone now, I can still feel my ears ringing from those early days and remember how I felt being SO UTTERLY exhausted...these new moms on facebook that I grew up with are posting all these posts about how they love their babies soooo much and they are soo happy and the love they feel is indescribeable. I am so tempted to post things like " you seriously aren't miserable right now? your happy? are you being serious? aren't you downright exhausted like I was?" I guess I am bitter too because I had such a HARD time the first 5 months of my sons life with him...I was downright miserable. Just from the screaming and exhaustion and worry and not knowing what to do to calm him down...I felt like it was a constant game of who can calm him down first, me or my husband? lol. But I don't get how these girls are sooooooo enthrawlled with being a new mom omg omg its the best thing in the whole world!!!! ughhhh let me turn around and puke my brains out lol. I don't mean to be rude and snark either, but the beginning stages are not at ALL fun or rewarding even though you still love your child..at least I think I did, there might have been times I wasn't so sure lol. But, now its awesome so it does get a lot better.  its so much better after the 6 month mark to a lot of moms when the baby starts sleeping more consistently and yours will just trust that he will. |
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Post by anony_mouse on Oct 1, 2013 14:45:56 GMT -5
The wonder weeks is not accurate for colicky babies being fussy, but, you probably will notice that the mental leaps associated with the supposed times do take place. My son was colicky for 6-7 months and then high needs stage 5 clinger until just recently (15 months). He has always been fussier than normal babies but he is also brighter, ahead of the game, full of personality and WAY MORE HAPPY than most non colicky babies. However, even though the fussiness was never ending the mental leaps were so apparent. so i actually like and use the wonder weeks.
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Post by Amber Lynn on Oct 2, 2013 11:55:09 GMT -5
anony_mouse,
You are talking about the Wonder Weeks app? I heard about that. It's not free is it? Sounds like you had a pretty rough time. I do already see my son's true personality. It shines through the fussiness and it's beautiful! Thanks for the post!
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Post by sillyface on Oct 2, 2013 15:40:47 GMT -5
Lol! My thoughts exactly! Or when they have immunisations and the nurse says "they might be a little more fussy than normal.." yeah right...!
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its so much better after the 6 month mark to a lot of moms when the baby starts sleeping more consistently and yours will just trust that he will.