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[quote=Anonymous]I had a baby that cried all day; he was 3 months and honestly, over 10 years in the field and this was the first time I couldn’t soothe a baby. He literally just screamed but it was the parents, IMO. I watched them, every time he cried, they ran and rocked him all over, up and down the house. As soon as he stopped, they got him happy, put him down and boom, he went back to wailing and they picked him up immediately. The mom would rock him to sleep and extra 30-40 minutes after he’d fall asleep, so you had to do the same or he would holler when you put him down. He never slept longer than 45 minutes. We ended up parting ways because they only needed 1-2 days and I was just helping out for a short period. They told me they had someone and then about 4 months later, I came across their page and they were seeking a new nanny— I assume it didn’t go well with the nanny after me, either.

I tried my hardest and I am fine with holding a baby and soothing, but it’s not healthy to hold them for 10 hours— not for you or them. You should be able to put a baby down in a rocker, play mat etc., at that age and then being able to be content for a few minutes before needing to put them elsewhere or move on to another activity.  In your case, it’s weird that he is calm with family members that he doesn’t see often but again, you were present during that time. I’m not saying it’s you (because I don’t know) but he is used to something that the nanny isn’t aware of that helps soothe him. It’s not the nanny’s fault since you say she’s doing everything right, so maybe have a talk with her and ask her how she feels about everything? Make sure she’s not overwhelmed and see if you guys could work together and fix it? Or, give her a couple days off, have someone else come in and then see if things change.

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