Day 12 – Separation Sensitive

With separation sensitivity we go through phases – first it was only mama (God forbids anybody else tried to pick him up or even look at him funny). Now he’s a purebred papa’s boy (phew!) His “inner circle” of trust expands with time and he […]

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Day 11 – Not a Self-Soother

I didn’t even know that there are kids out there who can just calm down by themselves, randomly fall asleep while lying in their cribs or just peacefully entertain themselves without attention…. Oooooh no, high-need baby is not a self-soothing baby! system malfunction 1+

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Day 9 – Super-sensitive

“Quite easy to read” – now, that might sound like a compliment because you’ll ALWAYS know when something is wrong (he’ll just scream bloody murder with the slightest discomfort and dissatisfaction) but try to guess what’s wrong!! That’s the tricky part! 1+

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Day 4 – Feeds frequently

It often seems like feeding a high-need baby is a 24/7 job. And I don’t mean because they eat at certain intervals throughout the day and night but because they eat NON-STOP (plus they can be very fussy about it and take absolutely FOREVER to […]

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Day 3 – Draining

Welcome to the “mum zone” (I guess it does resemble mummy or zombie state) – there is no power, no sleep, and energy deficiency. What we have though, lots of crying, clingy babies, and family trips (A.K.A. visits to the toilet). Enjoy the ride! 2+

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