High need babies and toddlers are notorious for needing lots of help to stay entertained. When my (non-high-need) daughter was a baby, she could sit for up to an hour quietly looking at books. Sammy? Not so much. Aliya loved the exersaucer, watching me make dinner, and playing with her toys. Sammy might find something [...]
When McKenna was born in January of 2003, I didn’t realize that my whole world was about to change. I was aware that having a baby changes your life; after all, I already had a 10 year old son. But from the time McKenna came out screaming at 3:19am that January morning, little did I [...]
By Rebecca Michi, Infant Sleep Consultant When we have a baby we know we’ll be tired, we’ll be getting up a few times a night to feed. But having a high need infant is very different. There can be hours and hours of not sleeping, followed by hours and hours of fussiness. Nothing you seem [...]
Many babies need help falling or staying asleep. As they get older, they sometimes need help learning how to fall or stay asleep. That’s just part of our role as parents. But having a fussy or high need baby is a whole different ballgame. One of the most common traits of high need babies is [...]
I am a mom of 11 1/2 month old twin daughters and one of my twins is what I would call a high need baby. I was so excited to be having my daughters but quickly realized that my life was going to be more complicated than I ever expected. My daughters were born 4 [...]
If you’re at all like me, you head straight for your computer when you have a problem. When Sammy was a newborn, we scoured the Internet for information related to colic, fussiness, and crying. We were trying to figure out: What’s normal, and what’s a problem? How can we make him more comfortable? Are we [...]
