Tilly

Of course, wondering is what all new mums do im sure.. I know I did and still do!!

Tam

My sister picked her LO up at every whimper and at 1 yrs old now, she is a miserable baby, if she is put down and wants to be picked up (which is most of the time) she screams, if her Dad is sorting her and she cries, my sister takes her off him to comfort her, but as a result doing this has made her cry for every bit of attention she seeks. Don't get me wrong, she is not generally miserable, but she cries loads coz she is so demanding, coz she knows she can be.

I pick Alfie up if he is crying in distress, but if he is tired I have to leave him to cry it out, it only last a few minutes but if I pick him up he tries to fight sleeping. Generally I hold Alfie alot as I love cuddles and playing with him etc, but he is quite an independent baby and very content and you only really hear him cry if he is hungry or over tired. x

marley2580

I think once they're a bit older its ok to let them cry for a wee bit, but not at this age

beanie

I never left Seren to cry despite my hv saying I was making a rod for my own back - she is not at all clingy and I believe thats becuse she feels secure that if she wats her mum I am there

Tam

mickey

I do not let Juleika cry, only if I must e.g. I am in the shower... (apparently I even take the bouncing cradle with me in the bathroom when I shower!)

otherwise I pick her up as soon as I can to give her comfort.

I try to get her used gradually to the new world around her, for example every day I can leave her a little bit longer in her cot on her own.

I heard as well that they cannot get to sleep by themselves yet and now that they can see already a little bit more they start to fight sleep as everything around becomes more interesting.

so sometimes they cry as they are tired and I would not let herself cry to sleep as she just doesn't know yet how to get to sleep herself.

but tbh I do not get done a lot during the day, but she is my priority, everything else OH helps out!

just ask myself how I am going to do this when once a little brother or sister is coming

Wobbles

Planning another Mickey?

mickey

OH is planning, me not yet

Wobbles

lol @ your OH when is he planning it for?!

Iwantone!!!

i think even thou i anit a mum yet there is a fine line between not wanting a winy baby that cries all the time and not wnat to upset ur baby by leaving ur baby to cy forever u will fine ur own way of dealing with her criesxxx