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I haven't really noticed this yet (she's 6 weeks today, 6 weeks 4 days past her due date). I hope she doesn't start this today because we were going to move her from her co-sleeper on our bed into the pack n play tonight. She's also been doing really well with naps in her swing (instead of on me) since last week and I'd like for that to continue. She's always nursed to sleep though so maybe I'm just not noticing?

She did get fussy with my husband last night though and continued to indicate she wanted me even though she wasn't hungry which was new. Also, her sleep after her long stretch at night hasn't been as great. So maybe she is fussier than normal in small ways. Her growth spurts are usually awful though so this is way better for me.

I didnt do much of anything during that time besides sit and hold or wear her. I just kinda went along with it

My LO is 10 weeks old now and he hit his most fussy time at about 5 weeks. He would be good during the day and then around 6pm every single night he would fuss and cry and want to cluster feed non-stop, which was hard for me since I wasn't a huge fan of breastfeeding at that point. I spent a lot of time on the couch with him attached to a boob since that was literally one of the few things that would calm him down. We also tried going outside with him on our porch - the warm breeze and the sound of the cars going by/hum of the air conditioner helped immediately so it must have been the white noise that he liked. Also wearing him in the Ergo sometimes would help, but not always. This went on for about 2 weeks and then magically one night he was fine! And he's been good ever since then until he got his shots yesterday Hang in there, though, it really doesn't last long though it feels like it at the time!

During that time I basically wore the Moby all day, so it was easier and faster to get DS in. And I had a lot of breakdowns. I remember one day both kids were crying all. day. long. And when my husband came home, I broke down crying and told him I wasn't cut out to be a SAHM. He reminded me that tough days are inevitable, but it gets better and easier with more practice. I'd say our real turning point came at about 8 weeks. From there on out, it's only got easier!

Do you think she's going through a growth spurt? That usually lasts about a week for us, and then things settle back down.

@mrs. wagon: I have a Sakura Bloom Ring Sling. She LOVES it. It was the only one that she could tolerate up until like a few months ago

Hang in there! I know it's hard. My daughter was much fussier than my son has been, but she did (mostly) grow out of it. I used to have to jog in place while holding her or bounce up and down for like an hour before she would go to sleep. It was so hard!

Can you get outside today? Usually a change of scenery would help DD calm down a bit, although it didn't always work. Hang in there! I know it's hard, but just try to get through today. It will start getting better very soon!