Comments on: Still alive! http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/ I think the only people who see this are RSS peeps. Hi, RSS peeps! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:36:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Corinne http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-17442 Corinne Mon, 18 May 2009 18:17:16 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-17442 Chiming in way late to say you are totally right, and allowed to be self-righteous and pissed off, because that is a hard, hard baby you've got there. My 2nd one was kind of a bugger and I was a little insane for a while, but he was nowhere near like that. So on the one hand, I'm sorry and that sucks, but on the other hand, you totally get bragging rights for surviving super hard baby right out of the gate. And you never again have to wonder how tough you are - you're a superhero. Chiming in way late to say you are totally right, and allowed to be self-righteous and pissed off, because that is a hard, hard baby you’ve got there. My 2nd one was kind of a bugger and I was a little insane for a while, but he was nowhere near like that. So on the one hand, I’m sorry and that sucks, but on the other hand, you totally get bragging rights for surviving super hard baby right out of the gate. And you never again have to wonder how tough you are – you’re a superhero.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-17025 Andrea Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:05:50 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-17025 You are going to feel like a colic expert once this passes. Trust me! It is hard though isn't it? I thought there was no way my baby could cry for 8 hours straight but he did. On top of the regular crying for food, diaper, etc. My husband started taking pictures of us during the cry fest that occurred from about week 3 till he was 4 months and a bit.. Just to remind us how hard it was if/when we thought to try for another baby. Me with the crying baby in the sling, me with the crying baby in my arms/ the stroller/ the swing. In the hardest moments we wondered if we would ever forget the colic hell. Funny enough I think you do. Somewhat. Sort of like, 'maybe it wasn't so bad? Was it?' Now you will have the video and I have my pictures to remember...it was hell. Enjoy your glass of wine! You are going to feel like a colic expert once this passes. Trust me!

It is hard though isn’t it? I thought there was no way my baby could cry for 8 hours straight but he did. On top of the regular crying for food, diaper, etc.

My husband started taking pictures of us during the cry fest that occurred from about week 3 till he was 4 months and a bit.. Just to remind us how hard it was if/when we thought to try for another baby. Me with the crying baby in the sling, me with the crying baby in my arms/ the stroller/ the swing.

In the hardest moments we wondered if we would ever forget the colic hell. Funny enough I think you do. Somewhat. Sort of like, ‘maybe it wasn’t so bad? Was it?’ Now you will have the video and I have my pictures to remember…it was hell.

Enjoy your glass of wine!

]]> By: Rae Ann http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-17018 Rae Ann Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:17:26 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-17018 I can remember when my daughter was small and fussy crying and begging for her to just please go to sleep! I can only imagine how much worse it is for you. Good luck with the reflux solutions. I hope you all get some relief soon. PS - I missed you, too. You SO crack me up! It does get easier. I didn't even start blogging until I had two babies! I can remember when my daughter was small and fussy crying and begging for her to just please go to sleep! I can only imagine how much worse it is for you. Good luck with the reflux solutions. I hope you all get some relief soon.

PS – I missed you, too. You SO crack me up! It does get easier. I didn’t even start blogging until I had two babies!

]]> By: willikat http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16986 willikat Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:00:57 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16986 I'm gonna do the opposite and just say, no, babies crying for seven hours--that's not what babies should do. That is enough to drive anyone to drink. A case of wine. I hope that this passes soon. For your sanity for her poor little acidy tummy. I’m gonna do the opposite and just say, no, babies crying for seven hours–that’s not what babies should do.

That is enough to drive anyone to drink. A case of wine.

I hope that this passes soon. For your sanity for her poor little acidy tummy.

]]> By: Shea http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16966 Shea Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:44:42 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16966 My heart goes out to you. No one can truly understand unless they have been there. People look at me like I am crazy when I talk about just how bad the first year of my daughter's life was- but I think it is important to share. My daughter screamed more hours than she didn't and rarely slept - and only slept on my chest when she did. It took 5 months for our pediatrician to agree that maybe is wasn't just colic. She never spit up so he kept saying it wasn't acid reflux- finally we realized she had SILENT reflux- which is worse because it comes up and then goes back down instead of out. We kept telling him she smelled like acid. She would start up about 2 in the afternoon and last until the wee hours. NOTHING worked- NOTHING. She would also scream like that during the day if put her down or if we left the house. She would scream the entire time she was in a car seat or in a stroller. We finally got prevacid but it really only helped a little- I think by that point she only knew how to scream instead of fuss. I was an utter wreck- I started on antidepressants the same day she started on prevacid. On a positive note (I can now see the positive 4 1/2 years later)- thanks to the elimination diet, which didn't help at all- I lost 50 ponds in 3 months- and I only gained 30 while pregnant so I was a rail). She is wonderful now, although she still tends to be high-needs. I have a 6 week old now that started the screaming at day 3- I got on zoloft at 2 weeks and he started on zantac 2 x's a day at 2 1/2 weeks. Now we do the zantac two times a day and mylanta twice a day in between. He still gets antsy in the evenings but rarely screams and then it's usually less than an hour. Please TAKE care of YOU too! That screaming can really make you crazy. I thought it was my fault- that she could sense my fear or something. That I sucked at the most importwant job that I would ever have. That if I was a good mother I could make her stop crying. The biggest mistake I made was not letting anyone help- as if she were my burden alone to bare. If you can make yourself do it- pump a bottle and have someone you trust take over one evening to just go to dinner or get away to get perspective. It will be hard- but it will help. TAKE CARE. I will be sending you good vibes. My heart goes out to you. No one can truly understand unless they have been there. People look at me like I am crazy when I talk about just how bad the first year of my daughter’s life was- but I think it is important to share. My daughter screamed more hours than she didn’t and rarely slept – and only slept on my chest when she did. It took 5 months for our pediatrician to agree that maybe is wasn’t just colic. She never spit up so he kept saying it wasn’t acid reflux- finally we realized she had SILENT reflux- which is worse because it comes up and then goes back down instead of out. We kept telling him she smelled like acid. She would start up about 2 in the afternoon and last until the wee hours. NOTHING worked- NOTHING. She would also scream like that during the day if put her down or if we left the house. She would scream the entire time she was in a car seat or in a stroller. We finally got prevacid but it really only helped a little- I think by that point she only knew how to scream instead of fuss. I was an utter wreck- I started on antidepressants the same day she started on prevacid. On a positive note (I can now see the positive 4 1/2 years later)- thanks to the elimination diet, which didn’t help at all- I lost 50 ponds in 3 months- and I only gained 30 while pregnant so I was a rail). She is wonderful now, although she still tends to be high-needs. I have a 6 week old now that started the screaming at day 3- I got on zoloft at 2 weeks and he started on zantac 2 x’s a day at 2 1/2 weeks. Now we do the zantac two times a day and mylanta twice a day in between. He still gets antsy in the evenings but rarely screams and then it’s usually less than an hour. Please TAKE care of YOU too! That screaming can really make you crazy. I thought it was my fault- that she could sense my fear or something. That I sucked at the most importwant job that I would ever have. That if I was a good mother I could make her stop crying. The biggest mistake I made was not letting anyone help- as if she were my burden alone to bare. If you can make yourself do it- pump a bottle and have someone you trust take over one evening to just go to dinner or get away to get perspective. It will be hard- but it will help. TAKE CARE. I will be sending you good vibes.

]]> By: Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16961 Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:28:17 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16961 I'm so glad to see that you're alright; I was starting to worry about Sam. I'm sending warm fuzzy best wishes for a speedy resolution so that you can EAT and CHANGE CLOTHES and your daughter feels better all around! I’m so glad to see that you’re alright; I was starting to worry about Sam. I’m sending warm fuzzy best wishes for a speedy resolution so that you can EAT and CHANGE CLOTHES and your daughter feels better all around!

]]> By: Casey http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16954 Casey Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:49:38 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16954 Babies are hard! I'm a believer. Even when they aren't acidy and gaggy and hurting, babies are hard! So, I feel for you and I hope that it starts getting better or you start getting some answers (because I don't think it's normal what you're describing). More assvice: has anyone recommended a sling? (Not a Bjorn, but a sling.) Just thought I'd throw that out there. At least your hands would be free (for the drinking, you know) while she screams all nestled right next to you! Hope you get lots more rest and wine and smiles, and lots less marathon screamfests. Babies are hard! I’m a believer. Even when they aren’t acidy and gaggy and hurting, babies are hard! So, I feel for you and I hope that it starts getting better or you start getting some answers (because I don’t think it’s normal what you’re describing).

More assvice: has anyone recommended a sling? (Not a Bjorn, but a sling.) Just thought I’d throw that out there. At least your hands would be free (for the drinking, you know) while she screams all nestled right next to you!

Hope you get lots more rest and wine and smiles, and lots less marathon screamfests.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16945 Jessica Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:34:30 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16945 I have assvice! I had a colicky baby who was less about screaming and more about not eating. In order to get her to eat we had to march her up and down to John Philip Sousa while feeding her. (BFing didn't work so well.) We got a lot of exercise and some hilarious video, but it wasn't really a sustainable situation. She was on zantac and then prevacid and then we switched to Nutramigen and it was miraculous. She didn't need meds anymore and we didn't have to march. We paid out the nose for that stuff, but it was totally worth it. OMG Stars and Stripes Forever is so stuck in my head now. Sorry for the assvice. I just couldn't help myself. I have assvice! I had a colicky baby who was less about screaming and more about not eating. In order to get her to eat we had to march her up and down to John Philip Sousa while feeding her. (BFing didn’t work so well.) We got a lot of exercise and some hilarious video, but it wasn’t really a sustainable situation. She was on zantac and then prevacid and then we switched to Nutramigen and it was miraculous. She didn’t need meds anymore and we didn’t have to march. We paid out the nose for that stuff, but it was totally worth it. OMG Stars and Stripes Forever is so stuck in my head now. Sorry for the assvice. I just couldn’t help myself.

]]> By: Nic http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16940 Nic Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:12:42 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16940 I'm so sorry you guys are struggling. Watching her scream in pain must be horrendous and I'm in awe that you're able to write in complete sentences. And if I were Sam, I'd be screaming too. Acid reflux HURTS when you're an adult and our esophaguses are like ten times the length of a baby's and also, we can use words. Waiting six weeks for an appointment with a specialist is ridiculously long. I'm sure you're on their cancellation call list, but when you call for an appointment, ask to speak with a nurse, explain what's going on and ask the nurse how to get in earlier (the receptionist might not be as helpful with this). She might suggest something crazy like going through the ER to get a priority referral or something along those lines. I hope things resolve soon! I’m so sorry you guys are struggling. Watching her scream in pain must be horrendous and I’m in awe that you’re able to write in complete sentences. And if I were Sam, I’d be screaming too. Acid reflux HURTS when you’re an adult and our esophaguses are like ten times the length of a baby’s and also, we can use words. Waiting six weeks for an appointment with a specialist is ridiculously long. I’m sure you’re on their cancellation call list, but when you call for an appointment, ask to speak with a nurse, explain what’s going on and ask the nurse how to get in earlier (the receptionist might not be as helpful with this). She might suggest something crazy like going through the ER to get a priority referral or something along those lines.

I hope things resolve soon!

]]> By: Amy K http://www.jonniker.com/2009/04/22/still-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-16932 Amy K Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:24:20 +0000 http://www.jonniker.com/?p=1122#comment-16932 Good lord, I hope the three of you get some much-needed relief soon. There's just nothing sadder than the sound of a sick, unhappy infant. The specialist will discover the cure, clouds will part, sun will shine, angels will sing, and you'll have a comfortable baby again and enough sleep to maintain everyone's sanity. Good lord, I hope the three of you get some much-needed relief soon. There’s just nothing sadder than the sound of a sick, unhappy infant. The specialist will discover the cure, clouds will part, sun will shine, angels will sing, and you’ll have a comfortable baby again and enough sleep to maintain everyone’s sanity.

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