Diaper Rashes, Fussiness, and Sleep Regressions Hit at Once

“I feel like I’m losing my mind here. I have 3 kids and my youngest is seriously NEVER content. She was colicky the first 3-4 months, and now at 7 months she is fussing and whining nonstop if I don’t hold her and walk around the house the entire day. I have a baby carrier, but I can only wear her for so long. She hates the floor and any type of baby container. I have to let her cry to get anything done or even feed myself. She isn’t even content if I’m holding her while sitting down or snuggling”

“Is your newborn as needy as mine? Does he cry a lot? Is his digestive system not fully developed? Consider the squat n shush. It works. The "Squat and Soothe" method (often referred to online as the "Squat and Shush" technique) is a highly effective, natural parenting hack used to calm fussy or crying babies. It relies on a gentle, rhythmic vestibular motion—the up-and-down movement through space—which mimics the motion a baby felt while in the womb. This movement helps sooth”

“Baby will only sleep if I do 50 squats at a 4/4 pace. Then they are relaxed enough to be rocked to sleep. Flair is humour to stop me from crying with how sore my legs are. submitted by /u/Aprime37 [link] [comments]”

“My baby is 6.5 months old and has learned to sit only 2 days back. He will not lie on his back even for a second now. It’s getting impossible to change his diaper on the diaper changing station now. How do you guys change diaper?? Specially poopy one‘s. Only pee is still somehow manageable. submitted by /u/_potterhead [link] [comments]”

“Our 6 month old has had it rough this past week between being sick and teething. The combination of the two led to LOTS of diarrhea, resulting in a pretty bad diaper rash. We were applying diaper cream with every diaper, but he still got a pretty bad rash. Once we noticed the diaper rash, we immediately started rinsing him off in the tub/sink with water and patting him dry with a towel instead of using wipes. We’ve been practically painting diaper cream on him after every diaper too. We’re rotat”

“My baby is almost 4 months old, and for the last 2–3 days she has been super fussy basically all day , which is quite different from her usual self. She’s constantly making complaining/whining noises and just seems uncomfortable. If I pick her up — she complains. If I put her down — she complains. If I play with her — she complains. 😅 If I try to ignore the complaining for a little while, it eventually turns into proper crying. She does still have moments where she smiles, interacts and seems h”

“I have had a fussy baby almost all of the 5 months she's been outside of me. I'm so tired. I'm cry almost every day because I just don't know how to help her. She screams and cries so much, needs held all day whether she's asleep or awake, and she's already on reflux medication and goat formula which is supposed to be gentler on the stomach. Because of medical reasons, I wasn't able to breastfeed past 4 weeks but was able to slowly wean onto formula from weeks 4-6. Sh”

“what age did everyone’s baby crawl?? my girl is 6 months and suddenly crawling, sitting, pulling up onto her knees, and even pulling up to stand!! totally threw us for a loop as we thought we would have a couple more months to baby proof! just curious when everyone else’s babies started doing these things :) submitted by /u/MiserableWrongdoer25 [link] [comments]”

“Is there something that happens at this time that I’m unaware of? And before anyone tells me he’s being clingy, I’m on the floor with him playing with him, holding him, and he is still fussing. Hes not bringing toys to his mouth to chew so I don’t think it’s teething. I’m offering him milk whenever he wants, and following his sleepy cues (plus schedule) for naps. Idk what’s going on. It’s starting to wear on me mentally. submitted by /u/throwaway84583077 [link] [comments]”

“My daughter is 11 months old and she's been crawling for about two months. I've noticed though that she doesn't lift her knees when crawling. She kind of just pulls herself forwards with her hands and wiggles her butt from side to side, knees staying on the ground all the time. She's incredibly fast, but I'm still wondering if that is something I should talk to our pediatrician about. submitted by /u/CrazyCatLady9777 [link] [comments]”

“He’s 6 weeks today & I swear the past few days he’s so unpredictable and seems upset. He refuses to nap anywhere between 5pm-10pm. Then he’s so fussy. So so so fussy. Crying more than he normally does too. Is this a phase ? My baby wasn’t like this before. submitted by /u/SandwichDependent199 [link] [comments]”

“Two days ago my five week old has been waking up grunting a scrunching and partially crying. I get up feed him and hold him he’s fine. He wakes back up thirty minutes later same thing. Yesterday it was only for a few hours today I have been up since 10pm it is currently 3am and I don’t know what to do anymore I am at a loss and incredibly sleep deprived. What do I do, his belly isn’t hard I’m pretty sure it’s gas’s and poop. I just… I don’t know what I can do. submitted by /u/Ok_Pers”

“My LO is 2 months old. She wakes up once a night for a quick feed, never had colic, is meeting her milestones beautifully, eating without issue, and overall just has a very chill temperament. Her cries are more like whimpers when she’s hungry or sleepy and I can leave her to chill on her play gym for at least 15 min per wake period. She is the ultimate unicorn baby. Please tell my why I am still SO TIRED. While she naps, my brain is fried. I can’t even muster the energy to start a new tv show. I”

“My 5 day old has been fussier than normal, he has been consolable, he has been having regular wet and dirty diapers, and he's wanting to feed constantly. It was like a switch flipped and he's awake to the world.. I'm exhausted. I haven't slept and I know that's normal, but my husband isn't being super helpful, even though he's off work. He's kinda made things more complicated and I'm doing all of the care. My milk came in and I've been feeding and pumping”

“I feel at the end of my rope and I don't know what else to do. For nearly 6 months now my now 9 month old (3 months when it all started) has not had a single day where he hasn't been sick. It started with constant runny noses which turned into ear infections which have now turned into coughing and gagging, to the point of throwing up at least once a day. I have told this to his primary, his ENT, and several different urgent care doctors. NONE of them comment on it! You know what they alw”

“How are you tiring your almost one year olds? Baby crawls but is in the phase of wanting to be standing all the time with support. We are currently on a week vacation and yesterday I took her to the pool for 2 hours, stayed out most of the day, got her to walk with our support on the deck and grass, so many things! I felt she had better sleep last night than her regular days, so I’m wondering how can I replicate the activity level at home. She doesn’t love carriers and can stay in the stroller f”

“My baby girl will be 8 months in a week. She started army crawling 3 weeks ago. Until 3 days ago she used to get on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. She even took couple of steps forward. We thought crawling was imminent. Now she doesn’t do that anymore. She still army crawls. When she crawls this way she pushes only with one leg and drags herself forward with her arms. I also noticed she tries to get knees under at times to go on all fours but has trouble getting her right knee unde”

“My 4 month old absolutely fails at tummy time he will fuss, cry and scream but he doesn’t even try to lift his head. We have been doing tummy time since he was a newborn and earlier on he would lift his head and try then get tired. But since about 3 months old he has given up. He just lays his head down sideways and doesn’t try to lift it. He will sometimes cry and scream and other times just suck on his hand. As a bit of background he has been able to support his own head since 3 months, he wil”

“My 5 month old is constantly writhing, arching, fussing, fists clenched, no matter what position she’s in (bouncer, on the mat, in our arms, etc.). She is on reflux meds (prevacid) and amino acid formula. She had a tongue tie release, weekly chiropractor, saw OT weekly. She is sleeping very well and so smiley/happy when we interact with her, but we get maybe 5 mins of peace and then she’s arching and screeching again. She’s just genuinely so uncomfortable and unhappy. She cannot relax. I keep te”

“Baby is 4 weeks old and since about the 3 week mark my baby has become so fussy and seems like trapped wind. We are exclusively breastfeeding. The only thing which seems to stop the crying is the tiger hold. The lactation consultant said drinking orange juice would help?!?? We started infacol yesterday but we don't see any difference. I have a small over supply and she seems to struggle with swallowing at the start so I hand express for a minute or two before she latches but she's all na”

“Hey everyone, I need some perspective or solidarity because I am running on empty. My 5.5-month-old daughter rolled over for the first time at 4 months (yay!). It was a milestone I was really looking forward to, but ever since then, she has decided she absolutely detests being on the floor. If I put her down on her back, she immediately starts crying. If I put her on her tummy, she yells and screams as if she’s being tortured. She has rolled over a few times successfully, so I know she mechanica”

“Hey everyone, I need some perspective or solidarity because I am running on empty. My 5.5-month-old daughter rolled over for the first time at 4 months (yay!). It was a milestone I was really looking forward to, but ever since then, she has decided she absolutely detests being on the floor. If I put her down on her back, she immediately starts crying. If I put her on her tummy, she yells and screams as if she’s being tortured. She has rolled over a few times successfully, so I know she mechanica”

“Any other torticollis babies that were late to all ‘milestones’ that can share positive stories? Looking for reassurance. Babes is 11 months old and only army crawls and doesn’t get into a sitting position on his own. Doesn’t pull up to stand. Working with physio since 4 months old and nobody else is panicking except for me (mom). It’s taking an emotional toll on me. Would love to hear positive stories / tips to share. submitted by /u/RipeAvocado6789 [link] [comments]”

“My son is 7 months old, so I am not worried that he’s not crawling, but I can see he is frustrated, and I’d love tips to help him get unstuck. When laying on his belly, he can do the legs part of crawling, but doesn’t move his arms. He scoots his upper body along the floor an inch or two, rolls onto his back, rolls back over, and repeats. Eventually he fusses, frustrated. (See comments for a video) If I get him on all fours, he can support himself and will rock back and forth there, but no movem”

“LO is currently 11months, very petite and diagnosed with weak muscle tone. She was starting to crawl normally a couple weeks ago but regressed into hitch crawling??(its like dragging a tucked leg while crawling?). Doesn’t pull to stand up but can stand up assisted for a short amount of time. LO is currently seeing a physiotherapist, and was given exercises to do at home but we can only manage to do a couple at a time because she despises doing the exercises and is not really fond of floor time.”

“My 6 month old baby has been nonstop fussing the last two weeks. He had always been a happy, smiley baby and still is when we make him laugh. But most of the time, he has been whining and fussing no matter what: on the play mat, in our arms, in the high chair, etc. Even with a clean diaper and freshly fed and napped. I don't see any teeth coming in yet. He's been eating well and doesn't show any signs of being sick. He sleeps 11 hours at night so I don't think it's tiredness.”

“Hey! I have a chunky baby with thick thighs that is struggling to find a more skin friendly diaper than huggies 360s. We’ve been dealing with on and off rashes and it’s been rough. We tried freestyle, they pinch her legs (and yes it’s the right size) We also tried parasol, same thing. Any options that are around the $.50 a diaper range that are pull on and skin friendly? submitted by /u/rachelkochvt [link] [comments]”

“So AAP guidelines say infants should be sleeping in the same room as an adult caregiver until minimum 6 months but ideally 12 months old. Our pediatrician confirmed that and said it’s for all sleep. And we started doing her day naps out in the living room (with us) from the time she was a newborn so that she wouldn’t mix up day and night sleep. And she’s gotten pretty good at going down for her day naps in the pack-n-play (3 months old now). Although she generally caps out at one full sleep cycl”