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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those other parents are either exaggerating, being a bit non-specific about what's going on, or are simply excited about one success because they are struggling with the other stuff. It might feel like they have it figured out, but trust me, they don't. My closest mom friend used to rave about how quickly my DC achieved mobility milestones like rolling over, sitting up, and crawling. Her child was "late" on all of them. But what this meant was that I spent that first year chasing after my extremely mobile child, while hers laid contentedly in her lap. A few years later, both our kids can walk and jump and run and you'd never guess which rolled over at 6 weeks and which didn't crawl until 13 months. And the sleep stuff? A few parents get lucky and brag a bunch because they think they figured it out. Nope -- they just lucked into a baby who sleeps a lot. Everyone else struggles but figures it out eventually. My DC didn't STTN until 10 months or so, but went on to become a child who slept 7pm-7am every night plus a 2+ hour nap every afternoon for years. Point is, your baby isn't behind and you are doing great. You are just a new parent, and it's hard. Stay in the fight, you will make it out the other side and someday you will be talking to an exhausted new mom and letting her know that while her feelings are totally understandable and valid, her baby is right on track and so is she. I promise.[/quote] This is so spot on. Especially the first bit.[/quote]
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