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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First baby did not nap at ALL after 3 weeks. Had emergency surgery at 5 weeks. Wouldn’t latch so had to pump, THen had nipple refusal of all liquids at 10 mos (so I had to effing spoon feed). Refused any other caregivers for 18 mos (cried so hard the gym daycare refused to take him; babysitting was a no go).

Defiant AF personality for years - i kept waiting for him to get easier before I would agree to try again. He never did.

So I was one and done. He’s now 21 and amazingly chill. Has the best mental health and no special needs. He’s also super high IQ and I suspect that has something to do with his shitty early years. As if he knew that nipples and daycares were bullshit and just wanted to move faster with life[/quote]

I’m the OP. This answer is closest to my toddler. She is the absolute worst sleeper to have ever walked the face of the earth. So clingy and impossible to care for I never went back to work or school because she refuses all caregivers (including my husband!), even ones she’s known over a year. Everyone who knows her agrees she’s…different. And the hardest baby ever. I’m not sure I can do this again, but I also don’t feel like I can continue to be her only emotional support and playmate for the rest of her childhood and life. I know that might sound nuts but I’d like to share the emotional (NOT caregiving) burden with a sibling she could hopefully bond with.[/quote]

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