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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LO is 4 months and not an easy baby.  No colic (thank god) so not the hardest but for sure not easy.

Everything is a fight.  Getting her to sleep, getting her to stay asleep, feeding her.  Everything has to be so particular and it changes weekly.  God forbid you don’t walk around, pat her butt, bounce her and sing the right song.  Even if exhausted she’ll scream and refuse to sleep.  Oh!  And you’ve got to make sure you can predict if she wants the right breast or left.  Give her the wrong one and meltdown.

I thought I was just being crazy but our nanny (with 20 years of infant experience) finally admitted to me that my kid was “particularly particular”.

We don’t think it’s tummy trouble or anything.  She’s a doll when everything is going perfectly.  We just think this is her current personality.  But is this it forever?[/quote]

Didn’t look through all the responses but would first say that I know as a first time mom you don’t know what you don’t know, but be grateful that your child does not have a medical issue or colic. My first had colic and it was six months of non-stop crying. Crying all the time - day and night, totally inconsolable.

In terms of your child being particular, that could just be their personality (not easy going, more particular) or it could be a phase. I’m sure plenty of people have weighed in with anecdotes that highlight both possibilities.

You may want to read about the big five personality traits: https://artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/parent-trap#:~:text=Researchers%20considered%20the%20so%2Dcalled,%2C%20openness%2C%20conscientiousness%20and%20neuroticism. As your child ages it will be easier to see patterns of behavior that are aligned with various traits. [/quote]

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