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3,101	daddit	You're right for the first few weeks. After a couple of weeks our little man would sleep on longer increments little by little. By week 5 or 6 he was sleeping through the night (and still does at 8 months of age). Then again my wife and I are the luckiest new parents ever with having such an easy going kid.
3,102	daddit	Like i said even 5 bucks a week adds up. I have 20 a pay auto deposited to each of my kids accounts so i don't have to mess with anything and I don't notice it is missing because it never makes it into my account. My oldest turns 13 in a little over a month and my wife is mostly out of the fog but is amazed by what she forgot. I'm on the fence about starting a line of credit for him. Credit can be established fairly quickly and ruined even quicker. Remember if you do start one, you have to use it to improve it. Buy something you have the cash for, like gas, then pay it off that month. By doing this I brought my credit from zero to getting my home mortgage with no down payment. My first card had no yearly fee and a $250 limit. I never asked for an increase in it and I think they've bumped it up to about 8k now. (I have Netflix billed to it so it gets used monthly but i pay it off before the billfold cycle so I'm not paying interest. Whenever you or the wife get overwhelmed, take a breath and remember parenting comes naturally people have been doing it for as long as there has been people. You can do it.
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3,104	daddit	My SO has dubbed them hammer thumbs
3,105	daddit	Do not let her know. Not right now, at least.
3,106	daddit	My husband took those of me and my daughter and they are my most treasured. Print a copy and have it framed for her first mother's day. Instant winner.
3,107	daddit	Why does she look so nasty
3,108	daddit	My favorites are the most recent ones, except for even I'm looking at older ones. The best photo is the one you're looking at right now.
3,109	daddit	You have no idea! My boy is just about to turn 6 months and he's laying in front of me now with a toy in both hands, shouting "Da da da da". Might not seem like much yet, but trust me, it'll destroy you. Also yes, many amazing pictures will be had. We've got upward of a thousand pictures of him already. I could probably animate his life.
3,110	daddit	Definitely! And do family pics as soon you can get the family dressed nice and out of the house together. We had a baby in December, and we had our family pictures done in February. Already our baby girl looks SO different.
3,111	daddit	Jesus!
3,112	daddit	Yeah, we've been sure to spend our downtime together. I work in two day shifts, so I get plenty of time out of the house.
3,113	daddit	We had a home birth and yet we're got several "hospital" items. I have no idea how!
3,114	daddit	someone posted it on the flyers subreddit i think, or maybe im just imagining things
3,115	daddit	lol at my downvotes
3,116	daddit	Judging by your comment history, your shitty life might as well be over for the next 18 years, too.
3,117	daddit	u mad bro?
3,118	daddit	He's just been a colicy little bastard these last few nights. We've done 100% breastfeeding so far, but maybe we'll try to pump and bottle a bit more!
3,119	daddit	You shut your mouth! ...sorry. The lack of sleep has made me cranky.
3,120	daddit	Bottle feeding is the shit, my wife pumped and we bottle fed bot of our kids, had good sleepers and no colic
3,121	daddit	That's how we've been so far, and he's just a month old. I hope it gets better, but it is what it is. Awkward? How could that possibly be even the slightest bit awkward? :P
3,122	daddit	Sleeping through the night at 5 or 6 weeks is ridiculous! The kid is going to be a real asshole when they are 10!
3,123	daddit	I like your thinking!
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3,125	daddit	This kind of stuff makes me so excited for the future. He just turned a month old today, things are going to go so fast!
3,126	daddit	Yeah, my wife and I have only done pictures once in the six years we've been together. It normally just isn't our kinda thing, but I'm pretty sure there'll be some baby pictures getting done for sure.
3,127	daddit	That's awesome.
3,128	daddit	I'm not saying it's aliens...but... It's aliens.
3,129	daddit	Oh, yeah, I think I posted it on a thread there.
3,130	daddit	yeah piss off
3,131	daddit	Try the whole swaddling, hold him face down, rock, and make "SSSSHHHHHHH" sound way louder than seems reasonable thing. That always calmed ours down quickly and easily. The bathroom fan works wonders when you're tired too.
3,132	daddit	I strongly recommend trying out infants friend, baby massage, white noise, swaddling, swinging, skin to skin, check fingers/toes for wrapped hairs, establish a routine, put them down drowsy, chiropractors, endless gp visits, eliminate chocolate, eliminate spicy foods, eliminate brassicas, eliminating dairy, elevate the basinet. Then when things improve at 7 / 8 months wonder if that last thing you did actually worked or if she just grew out of whatever or bothering her. Worked for me! My daughter would often cry inconsolably for 4-5 hours per day, every day. If things get tough I would suggest: Make a cry/sleep/awake diary to take to the dr. Don't be afraid to give then panadol etc if you think something is hurting them. Adult equivalent , if you had a migraine, a hug won't help. Do what you gotta do to keep the baby settled. Don't worry about "building a rod for your own back", you did that when you had a baby, ha! What did actually work for us ws walking in a baby carrier had to be outwards facing for us) Skin to skin in a warm shower may give some temporary relief. Keep your sense of humour and be kind to each other. This is an incredibly beautiful picture. Congratulations on your tiny human!
3,133	daddit	My wife breast-fed my two sons throughout the day for all of their feedings. She would also pump so we can make sure to give them a big bottle at night to OD them on boob milk, we are pretty sure that would help them sleep through the night. They wouldn't need to wake up because they were hungry. Congratulations on becoming a dad it's the most amazing thing in the world. Hope this helps!
3,134	daddit	It helps to get into a routine but if things aren't going as well as you think they can, change things up! Hopefully little man will start sleeping through the night soon!!
3,135	daddit	Is he gassy? Mine started crying at 11pm and didn't stop until 1,2, or at the worst 3:30am for a few weeks due to gas. That period sucked. I started wearing her more during the day and did more tummy rubs. I also cut out dairy from my diet (ebf). Those things seemed to help... Might have helped or her digestive system matured enough to let her sleep. This period will fly by quick. Keep your chin up, take naps when possible, and give the little one lots of hugs and cuddles!
3,136	daddit	I'm not here to shamelessly plug a product, but if u haven't tried mommy's bliss gripe water, give it a shot. It's amazing. Also soothe colic drops are amazing. Pricey but worth it. Make sure youre stocked up on gas relief too. Sometimes kids are just gassy
3,137	daddit	Is your wife drinking milk? I've heard that drinking milk during breastfeeding contributes to colic. Try cutting it out for a week and see if there's a change.
3,138	daddit	Stop drinking your wife's breastmilk. I know it's fun and super erotic but we had to stop after our kid became colicy and the colic went away.
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3,140	daddit	Try giving some formula using a spoon so the baby doesn't get used to the fake nipple. Many time parents confuse colici baby for what is realy a hungry baby.
3,141	daddit	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progimax.vacuum.free
3,142	daddit	Just keep trying new things
3,143	daddit	My wife really wanted to breast feed for a while and it was so stressful when the kid was not cooperating, ... Was so glad when she finally accepted kid would be primarily bottle fed. It let me take more of the baby duties too. I wonder how much of sleeping well has to do with bottle feeding.
3,144	daddit	Yeah, I figure the teenage years will likely be tough ha-ha
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3,146	daddit	Idk about you guys, but wife looked fine af after having her baby. In fact I wanted to pounce on her right away. This bitch looks a shriveled slug.
3,147	daddit	You won't regret it. :)
3,148	daddit	Don't feed it.
3,149	daddit	Seriously do this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mm3aJ78TXak It's like witchcraft. Also this: https://miracleware.com/product-category/miracle-blanket/ (you can find used ones on eBay) And this when they get older. No joke: http://www.magicsleepsuit.com
3,150	daddit	When I had colic my mom would hold me and use the vacuum to make noise
3,151	daddit	Is that a real thing, lol?
3,152	daddit	This worked amazing till my daughter was 3mos.
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3,154	daddit	Yeah, she cut diary out too. It's hard to tell if the milk so effecting his gas/reflux or not. It's been better lately, we've had him on some gas drops and Zantac for two weeks now.
3,155	daddit	We've been using Gripe Water and Mylicon, and they've both really helps with gas!
3,156	daddit	She has! Maybe there's still some left in her system though?
3,157	daddit	IM AN ADULT I CAN DO WHAT I WANT
3,158	daddit	I think we're gonna start using the sleep sacks more. We swaddled him the first two weeks, but he doesn't seem to into them anymore. He just kicks and stretches his way out! We have these Velcro swaddler things that are pretty badass, gonna give them a shot tonight. I just don't think his brain is ready to sleep all night. He sleeps during the day in his swing or with us, even on the on-the-floor playmat thing. But in his crib, or at night? Nope!
3,159	daddit	I dunno man, this guy has been one hungry little SOB! He spends a lot of time latched up to the boob.
3,160	daddit	We had a similar problem, mother wasnt producing enough milk / baby wasnt taking enough, so baby didnt put on enough weight. In France they asked us to do two things that worked really well for us, 1: mother must use a breast pump regularly It'll encourage the mum to produce more milk. 2: at each feed we gave the baby a little top up. Put a little breast milk (only about 30ml) into a bottle and run a small tube between the milk and the mothers breast. So when the babies suckling on the mother, hes actually getting milk from both the mother and the tube. Gave the baby a bit of a boost amd after a coupke of weeks we gradually reduced the booster. Worked really well for us and ensured baby was still ised to the breast.
3,161	daddit	He's actually pretty good now. I just remember how miserable I was for the first 3 months.
3,162	daddit	Not much bud it more has to do with the child being fed, your wife just couldn't breastfeed right simple as that.
3,163	daddit	I posted it over on /r/redditgetsdrawn, so we'll see if anyone likes it!
3,164	daddit	I guarantee your wife/sister looks like a beat bag of dicks if she had a child with your inbred ass.
3,165	daddit	My mom made a tape recording of our vacuum because I loved it and it helped so much.
3,166	daddit	The SHhhhhh sound is close to the background noise in the womb. The laying face down on your arm thing works because of magic. Sway around for a bit and things should start to calm down. This particular method has an unusually high success rate.
3,167	daddit	Loud noises are surprisingly effective in 50% of kids* *In my experiences
3,168	daddit	A fan works for my current small one, bbc radio 2 for the first one...
3,169	daddit	I was just remembering the last night we were up with my daughter (this was the night after Christmas last year) until some stupid hour in the morning. We would take turns walking her up and down the hall. My husband hit his limit so we switched and I took her. I don't know how long I walked her. The next day my husband said I walked her for at least a couple hours. I sang twinkle little star over, and over, and over again. Then she let out this one bad scream/cry that broke my heart. I was so tired and emotionally hurt that I couldn't make her feel better right then and there...I started crying as I was walking her and singing. Then she suddenly fell asleep! I laid her down so carefully...I didn't breath for fear of walking that poor baby! Looking back at that night, I think of it warmly now. The way I could hold her... Her sweet smell... Her cries were such delicate sad songs. Now my kid screams like a banshee that causes my ears to ring for minutes! And there is no way I am cradling a 25-ish lb baby for hours in my arms while walking... I miss my new born baby! My now 9 month old is pretty awesome! She's working on a couple new teeth and started making a whistle sound today! She also learned how to gently pet our cat without pulling a fist full of hair out! Sorry for the long blab. I am getting a bit sad at how fast time is going by...
3,170	daddit	We had the same problem. My wife cut out dairy for over a year and it really helped our little guy. P.s. Let's Go Flyers!
3,171	daddit	Mine is 10 months now. Still doesn't sleep through the night. Some nights are horrendous and some nights are less horrendous. But I can count on one hand how many times he has slept right through the night. We have tried literally everything. Sometimes it's needing to fart that wakes him. Sometimes we have no idea. I have gone beyond wanting to throwing him out the window to just accepting it.
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3,173	daddit	Just giving you real advice from a father of two. It's the problem bro
3,174	daddit	My little girl didn't like being swaddled and all attempts since leaving the hospital have failed. She just kickes and stretches out of it. She likes the freedom.
3,175	daddit	Oh. You're going to have to stop him from sleeping so much during the day then. His cycle is backwards. Also, his sleeping locations are backwards. You'll do great!!! Best of luck!!!!
3,176	daddit	I know but mom's milk might not be as filling, every woman is different. Talk to a nurse, where ever you live there may be a call in 24 hour hot line.
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3,178	daddit	Glad to hear things are getting better!!
3,179	daddit	Make sure to thank the artists, or the mods will kill you in your sleep.
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3,181	daddit	Haha nice incest joke loser. My wife at least knew to put on makeup so the baby's first sight didn't have to be a nightmare. Good job scarring your child for life.
3,182	daddit	So is shaking them, so I've heard..
3,183	daddit	She's been drinking almond milk with her protein shakes lately, so hopefully that helps. Let's go Flyers, baybeeeeeeeeee!
3,184	daddit	Yeah, it sure can get frustrating. We're at two pretty good nights in a row using these awesome straight-jacket-like velcro swaddlers. Once you get him in super tight, he just shuts up and sleeps his butt off. I hope it gets better for you...and for me, haha!
3,185	daddit	4 weeks in and already time to spice things up?!? Be careful with this one OP. /s
3,186	daddit	He's got a checkup next week, so we'll look into it if doesn't start sleeping better.
3,187	daddit	That's...potentially genius.
3,188	daddit	o_o Noted, will do.
3,189	daddit	I'm gonna need it!
3,190	daddit	I bet she bought the finest cosmetics available at Wal-mart, the stuff she usually uses for her backpage.com profile pictures.
3,191	daddit	Yeah, but when you say "SHHHHHHHH" really loud it doesn't cause permanent brain damage...
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3,193	daddit	Dude why are you insulting my girl like that... low blow man I'm sorry I can't afford the best makeup... no reason to make fun of my wealth
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3,195	daddit	With the little milk monster. :P
3,196	daddit	https://youtu.be/8OuUHeqhi00?t=11
3,197	daddit	Wow, glad that story turned around. I remember being so frustrated trying to feed our little girl while she cried and I was sleep-deprived, and wanting to throw the fucking bottle through the wall. But I never blamed her, so I guess I have a hard time relating. Everybody has their own journey though, and I'm glad you found the source of your anger, let go of your pride, and figured it out. It takes a real, mature man to achieve that. And you're right, we would all face the worst possible torture to spare our little ones an ounce of hurt. Edit: Thinking about it more, I do remember having to come to terms with the fact that I was unable to do and be everything I thought I needed to be when I first became a dad. I hate letting people down, so it was a real blow to me. But once I admitted it, I became a better father and husband.
3,198	daddit	Dude, do yourself a big favor and don't call her your "wide." Seriously. Otherwise, I know how Hulu feel. I promise you. All parents are making this shit up as they go along.
3,199	daddit	Wow, dude. I don't have anything helpful to contribute I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this very real and unapologetic story. My situation is a bit different. I fathered a child I didn't want three years ago but the mom basically disappeared with him and I had no feelings towards him at all. Recently found out the mom went to prison and the kid was in sitting in a trailer full of meth junkies 5 hours away and I went from having no relationship with him to taking him home and suing for custody in the matter of days. Its been weird. Good luck with your mew family, and I'm glad you had a breakthrough.
3,200	daddit	Two things surprised me more than anything ever has when I became a dad: 1. How could anything ever love me as much as this little human does? 2. The pressure. Everything I do he looks at, processes in his own little way, and internalizes it. I'm so far from a perfect person or father and I can't stand the idea of him becoming me. I want him to be better than me. 2 is a real struggle for me sometimes. However, before getting married I dated a girl with kids whose dad was worthless. I realized that selflessly loving them is all they really need. Show them that. Teach them how to love by loving them and they will grow to be amazing people. You can do that OP, and you'll be great at it.

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You're right for the first few weeks. After a couple of weeks our little man would sleep on longer increments little by little. By week 5 or 6 he was sleeping through the night (and still does at 8 months of age). Then again my wife and I are the luckiest new parents ever with having such an easy going kid.

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Like i said even 5 bucks a week adds up. I have 20 a pay auto deposited to each of my kids accounts so i don't have to mess with anything and I don't notice it is missing because it never makes it into my account. My oldest turns 13 in a little over a month and my wife is mostly out of the fog but is amazed by what she forgot. I'm on the fence about starting a line of credit for him. Credit can be established fairly quickly and ruined even quicker. Remember if you do start one, you have to use it to improve it. Buy something you have the cash for, like gas, then pay it off that month. By doing this I brought my credit from zero to getting my home mortgage with no down payment. My first card had no yearly fee and a $250 limit. I never asked for an increase in it and I think they've bumped it up to about 8k now. (I have Netflix billed to it so it gets used monthly but i pay it off before the billfold cycle so I'm not paying interest. Whenever you or the wife get overwhelmed, take a breath and remember parenting comes naturally people have been doing it for as long as there has been people. You can do it.

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My SO has dubbed them hammer thumbs

3,105

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Do not let her know. Not right now, at least.

3,106

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My husband took those of me and my daughter and they are my most treasured. Print a copy and have it framed for her first mother's day. Instant winner.

3,107

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Why does she look so nasty

3,108

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My favorites are the most recent ones, except for even I'm looking at older ones. The best photo is the one you're looking at right now.

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You have no idea! My boy is just about to turn 6 months and he's laying in front of me now with a toy in both hands, shouting "Da da da da". Might not seem like much yet, but trust me, it'll destroy you. Also yes, many amazing pictures will be had. We've got upward of a thousand pictures of him already. I could probably animate his life.

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Definitely! And do family pics as soon you can get the family dressed nice and out of the house together. We had a baby in December, and we had our family pictures done in February. Already our baby girl looks SO different.

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Jesus!

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Yeah, we've been sure to spend our downtime together. I work in two day shifts, so I get plenty of time out of the house.

3,113

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We had a home birth and yet we're got several "hospital" items. I have no idea how!

3,114

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someone posted it on the flyers subreddit i think, or maybe im just imagining things

3,115

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lol at my downvotes

3,116

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Judging by your comment history, your shitty life might as well be over for the next 18 years, too.

3,117

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u mad bro?

3,118

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He's just been a colicy little bastard these last few nights. We've done 100% breastfeeding so far, but maybe we'll try to pump and bottle a bit more!

3,119

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You shut your mouth! ...sorry. The lack of sleep has made me cranky.

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Bottle feeding is the shit, my wife pumped and we bottle fed bot of our kids, had good sleepers and no colic

3,121

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That's how we've been so far, and he's just a month old. I hope it gets better, but it is what it is. Awkward? How could that possibly be even the slightest bit awkward? :P

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Sleeping through the night at 5 or 6 weeks is ridiculous! The kid is going to be a real asshole when they are 10!

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I like your thinking!

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This kind of stuff makes me so excited for the future. He just turned a month old today, things are going to go so fast!

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Yeah, my wife and I have only done pictures once in the six years we've been together. It normally just isn't our kinda thing, but I'm pretty sure there'll be some baby pictures getting done for sure.

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That's awesome.

3,128

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I'm not saying it's aliens...but... *It's aliens.*

3,129

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Oh, yeah, I think I posted it on a thread there.

3,130

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yeah piss off

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Try the whole swaddling, hold him face down, rock, and make "SSSSHHHHHHH" sound way louder than seems reasonable thing. That always calmed ours down quickly and easily. The bathroom fan works wonders when you're tired too.

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I strongly recommend trying out infants friend, baby massage, white noise, swaddling, swinging, skin to skin, check fingers/toes for wrapped hairs, establish a routine, put them down drowsy, chiropractors, endless gp visits, eliminate chocolate, eliminate spicy foods, eliminate brassicas, eliminating dairy, elevate the basinet. Then when things improve at 7 / 8 months wonder if that last thing you did actually worked or if she just grew out of whatever or bothering her. Worked for me! My daughter would often cry inconsolably for 4-5 hours per day, every day. If things get tough I would suggest: Make a cry/sleep/awake diary to take to the dr. Don't be afraid to give then panadol etc if you think something is hurting them. Adult equivalent , if you had a migraine, a hug won't help. Do what you gotta do to keep the baby settled. Don't worry about "building a rod for your own back", you did that when you had a baby, ha! What did actually work for us ws walking in a baby carrier had to be outwards facing for us) Skin to skin in a warm shower may give some temporary relief. Keep your sense of humour and be kind to each other. This is an incredibly beautiful picture. Congratulations on your tiny human!

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My wife breast-fed my two sons throughout the day for all of their feedings. She would also pump so we can make sure to give them a big bottle at night to OD them on boob milk, we are pretty sure that would help them sleep through the night. They wouldn't need to wake up because they were hungry. Congratulations on becoming a dad it's the most amazing thing in the world. Hope this helps!

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It helps to get into a routine but if things aren't going as well as you think they can, change things up! Hopefully little man will start sleeping through the night soon!!

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Is he gassy? Mine started crying at 11pm and didn't stop until 1,2, or at the worst 3:30am for a few weeks due to gas. That period sucked. I started wearing her more during the day and did more tummy rubs. I also cut out dairy from my diet (ebf). Those things seemed to help... Might have helped or her digestive system matured enough to let her sleep. This period will fly by quick. Keep your chin up, take naps when possible, and give the little one lots of hugs and cuddles!

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I'm not here to shamelessly plug a product, but if u haven't tried mommy's bliss gripe water, give it a shot. It's amazing. Also soothe colic drops are amazing. Pricey but worth it. Make sure youre stocked up on gas relief too. Sometimes kids are just gassy

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Is your wife drinking milk? I've heard that drinking milk during breastfeeding contributes to colic. Try cutting it out for a week and see if there's a change.

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Stop drinking your wife's breastmilk. I know it's fun and super erotic but we had to stop after our kid became colicy and the colic went away.

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Try giving some formula using a spoon so the baby doesn't get used to the fake nipple. Many time parents confuse colici baby for what is realy a hungry baby.

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progimax.vacuum.free

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Just keep trying new things

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My wife really wanted to breast feed for a while and it was so stressful when the kid was not cooperating, ... Was so glad when she finally accepted kid would be primarily bottle fed. It let me take more of the baby duties too. I wonder how much of sleeping well has to do with bottle feeding.

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Yeah, I figure the teenage years will likely be tough ha-ha

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Idk about you guys, but wife looked fine af after having her baby. In fact I wanted to pounce on her right away. This bitch looks a shriveled slug.

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You won't regret it. :)

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Don't feed it.

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Seriously do this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mm3aJ78TXak It's like witchcraft. Also this: https://miracleware.com/product-category/miracle-blanket/ (you can find used ones on eBay) And this when they get older. No joke: http://www.magicsleepsuit.com

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When I had colic my mom would hold me and use the vacuum to make noise

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Is that a real thing, lol?

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This worked amazing till my daughter was 3mos.

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Yeah, she cut diary out too. It's hard to tell if the milk so effecting his gas/reflux or not. It's been better lately, we've had him on some gas drops and Zantac for two weeks now.

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We've been using Gripe Water and Mylicon, and they've both really helps with gas!

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She has! Maybe there's still some left in her system though?

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IM AN ADULT I CAN DO WHAT I WANT

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I think we're gonna start using the sleep sacks more. We swaddled him the first two weeks, but he doesn't seem to into them anymore. He just kicks and stretches his way out! We have these Velcro swaddler things that are pretty badass, gonna give them a shot tonight. I just don't think his brain is ready to sleep all night. He sleeps during the day in his swing or with us, even on the on-the-floor playmat thing. But in his crib, or at night? Nope!

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I dunno man, this guy has been one hungry little SOB! He spends a lot of time latched up to the boob.

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We had a similar problem, mother wasnt producing enough milk / baby wasnt taking enough, so baby didnt put on enough weight. In France they asked us to do two things that worked really well for us, 1: mother must use a breast pump regularly It'll encourage the mum to produce more milk. 2: at each feed we gave the baby a little top up. Put a little breast milk (only about 30ml) into a bottle and run a small tube between the milk and the mothers breast. So when the babies suckling on the mother, hes actually getting milk from both the mother and the tube. Gave the baby a bit of a boost amd after a coupke of weeks we gradually reduced the booster. Worked really well for us and ensured baby was still ised to the breast.

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He's actually pretty good now. I just remember how miserable I was for the first 3 months.

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Not much bud it more has to do with the child being fed, your wife just couldn't breastfeed right simple as that.

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I posted it over on /r/redditgetsdrawn, so we'll see if anyone likes it!

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I guarantee your wife/sister looks like a beat bag of dicks if she had a child with your inbred ass.

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My mom made a tape recording of our vacuum because I loved it and it helped so much.

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The SHhhhhh sound is close to the background noise in the womb. The laying face down on your arm thing works because of magic. Sway around for a bit and things should start to calm down. This particular method has an unusually high success rate.

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Loud noises are surprisingly effective in 50% of kids* *In my experiences

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A fan works for my current small one, bbc radio 2 for the first one...

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I was just remembering the last night we were up with my daughter (this was the night after Christmas last year) until some stupid hour in the morning. We would take turns walking her up and down the hall. My husband hit his limit so we switched and I took her. I don't know how long I walked her. The next day my husband said I walked her for at least a couple hours. I sang twinkle little star over, and over, and over again. Then she let out this one bad scream/cry that broke my heart. I was so tired and emotionally hurt that I couldn't make her feel better right then and there...I started crying as I was walking her and singing. Then she suddenly fell asleep! I laid her down so carefully...I didn't breath for fear of walking that poor baby! Looking back at that night, I think of it warmly now. The way I could hold her... Her sweet smell... Her cries were such delicate sad songs. Now my kid screams like a banshee that causes my ears to ring for minutes! And there is no way I am cradling a 25-ish lb baby for hours in my arms while walking... I miss my new born baby! My now 9 month old is pretty awesome! She's working on a couple new teeth and started making a whistle sound today! She also learned how to gently pet our cat without pulling a fist full of hair out! Sorry for the long blab. I am getting a bit sad at how fast time is going by...

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We had the same problem. My wife cut out dairy for over a year and it really helped our little guy. P.s. Let's Go Flyers!

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Mine is 10 months now. Still doesn't sleep through the night. Some nights are horrendous and some nights are less horrendous. But I can count on one hand how many times he has slept right through the night. We have tried literally everything. Sometimes it's needing to fart that wakes him. Sometimes we have no idea. I have gone beyond wanting to throwing him out the window to just accepting it.

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Just giving you real advice from a father of two. It's the problem bro

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My little girl didn't like being swaddled and all attempts since leaving the hospital have failed. She just kickes and stretches out of it. She likes the freedom.

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Oh. You're going to have to stop him from sleeping so much during the day then. His cycle is backwards. Also, his sleeping locations are backwards. You'll do great!!! Best of luck!!!!

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I know but mom's milk might not be as filling, every woman is different. Talk to a nurse, where ever you live there may be a call in 24 hour hot line.

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Glad to hear things are getting better!!

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Make sure to thank the artists, or the mods will kill you in your sleep.

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Haha nice incest joke loser. My wife at least knew to put on makeup so the baby's first sight didn't have to be a nightmare. Good job scarring your child for life.

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So is shaking them, so I've heard..

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She's been drinking almond milk with her protein shakes lately, so hopefully that helps. Let's go Flyers, baybeeeeeeeeee!

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Yeah, it sure can get frustrating. We're at two pretty good nights in a row using these awesome straight-jacket-like velcro swaddlers. Once you get him in **super** tight, he just shuts up and sleeps his butt off. I hope it gets better for you...and for me, haha!

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4 weeks in and already time to spice things up?!? Be careful with this one OP. /s

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He's got a checkup next week, so we'll look into it if doesn't start sleeping better.

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That's...potentially genius.

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o_o Noted, will do.

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I'm gonna need it!

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I bet she bought the finest cosmetics available at Wal-mart, the stuff she usually uses for her backpage.com profile pictures.

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Yeah, but when you say "SHHHHHHHH" really loud it doesn't cause permanent brain damage...

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Dude why are you insulting my girl like that... low blow man I'm sorry I can't afford the best makeup... no reason to make fun of my wealth

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With the little milk monster. :P

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https://youtu.be/8OuUHeqhi00?t=11

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Wow, glad that story turned around. I remember being so frustrated trying to feed our little girl while she cried and I was sleep-deprived, and wanting to throw the fucking bottle through the wall. But I never blamed her, so I guess I have a hard time relating. Everybody has their own journey though, and I'm glad you found the source of your anger, let go of your pride, and figured it out. It takes a real, mature man to achieve that. And you're right, we would all face the worst possible torture to spare our little ones an ounce of hurt. Edit: Thinking about it more, I do remember having to come to terms with the fact that I was unable to do and be everything I thought I needed to be when I first became a dad. I hate letting people down, so it was a real blow to me. But once I admitted it, I became a better father and husband.

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Dude, do yourself a big favor and don't call her your "wide." Seriously. Otherwise, I know how Hulu feel. I promise you. All parents are making this shit up as they go along.

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Wow, dude. I don't have anything helpful to contribute I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this very real and unapologetic story. My situation is a bit different. I fathered a child I didn't want three years ago but the mom basically disappeared with him and I had no feelings towards him at all. Recently found out the mom went to prison and the kid was in sitting in a trailer full of meth junkies 5 hours away and I went from having no relationship with him to taking him home and suing for custody in the matter of days. Its been weird. Good luck with your mew family, and I'm glad you had a breakthrough.

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Two things surprised me more than anything ever has when I became a dad: 1. How could anything ever love me as much as this little human does? 2. The pressure. Everything I do he looks at, processes in his own little way, and internalizes it. I'm so far from a perfect person or father and I can't stand the idea of him becoming me. I want him to be better than me. 2 is a real struggle for me sometimes. However, before getting married I dated a girl with kids whose dad was worthless. I realized that selflessly loving them is all they really need. Show them that. Teach them how to love by loving them and they will grow to be amazing people. You can do that OP, and you'll be great at it.