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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, it depends. DOn't let anecdotal stories eat at you.

Personally, I'm sorta a low-key, no-fuss type of a person so I can function on little/broken-up sleep and didn't sweat the small stuff (sorta followed all my kids' cues and used common sense), and learn a few life-hacks along the way.

My pregnancies were all textbook and uneventful so the lochia/recovery/soreness was relatively short (never needed a sitz bath, for example) so easy recovery and I didn't really sit around and feel sorry for myself.

I also kept to my normal routine as much as I could - my daily walks, my weekly phone calls with my mom, Pizza Night on Fridays with DH (and subsequent kids as our family expanded), etc. 
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Lol I love these moms who think that they handled the newborn stage well because of their laid back personality and their ability to function on little sleep. That’s how I was with my first. My second refused to feed and was screaming 24/7 and colicky. Turned out she needed surgery at 2.5 months for a defect that made it difficult for her to swallow. She also had really bad acid reflux which only stopped after we put her on the maximum dose of prilosec. My third had very severe acid reflux. Maximum dose of Zantac didn’t work. Neither did the maximum dose of Prilosec. In fact she needed both medications together. Both were crying basically all day and night but things got much better at 4.5 months.

OP it’s your luck of the draw with what baby you get! But the good news is that it passes by so quickly and things tend to improve with each passing month. [/quote]

Also I suggest reading more about sleep and calming techniques now when you have the time. Really like the happiest baby on the block (watch the dvd) and the happiest baby guide to good sleep by Dr Karp. Also really like The Sleep Lady’s Good Night Sleep Tight by Dr Kim West. All three books were invaluable for my two difficult newborns and my one relatively easy newborn. Good luck![/quote]

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