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gastropod2023

4 weeks in and... FUSSY baby.

Postpartum Life

OK so our newborn (second kid) is never chill if she's put down in daytime. She's a great nighttime baby, thank goodness, and is EBF. I feel confident in her feedings, but we just cannot get her to be content or nap during the day unless she's on us or in a baby carrier. She's maybe slept in her bassinet once in 4 weeks during the day, but from 6:30AM-11PM it's like something is possessing her. It's hard to do wake windows because she is so fussy. It doesn't seem to be gas because she burps man burps and farts man farts.

Baby Bjorn? Hates it. Pack and play? Mixed results. Baby swing? Haven't even unpacked it because I just know it's not going to work. Swaddling during the day? Doesn't work like it does at night.

We can't do anything without her being on us, and I feel like it's getting worse. My only theory is that I make the most milk at night, so maybe she is more satiated but even during what I consider good "day" feeds, she is still not happy. Our first kid was chill AF.

HELP.

Posted Jul 9, 2025, 4:03 AM UTC

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