Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site scirtp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd From: todd@scirtp.UUCP (Todd Jones) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: New Parent Queries Message-ID: <543@scirtp.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 13:29:52 EST Article-I.D.: scirtp.543 Posted: Thu Nov 7 13:29:52 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 06:36:49 EST References: <388@ihlpl.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: SCI Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 33 > I've recently become a new father to a perky baby boy and have some questions > for you more experienced parents. First of all my little guy seems to cry more > than I think is the norm, if there is a norm for this type of beahaviour. My experiences (5 year old & 16 month old) indicate there is no such thing as a norm. My 5 year old was a Mommy-parasite who cried more often than not about anything and nothing. It was hell, but as he grew up he became very independent and generally quite happy. My 16 month old is exhibiting the same tendencies. The kids both attend "school" in the mornings, but spend the afternoon with their Mom. We have convinced ourselves that they are exhibiting "learned domination" (as opposed to learned helplessness) and are testing us to see just how high we will jump at their insistence. > My wife is nursing so we really don't know how much he is eating so the first > course of action is trying to feed him. He's 3 weeks old and has gained about > 1.5 lbs since coming home from the hospital. 1.5 lbs. seems to indicate you've got quite a thriving baby on your hands. > I would guess that this increase > inweight is good indication that he is not crying due to hunger. Diaper > changes seem to invoke a his crying as does bath time. We've also been > wondering why hiscord has not fallen off since every book we read mentions > that this should occurat about 10-14 days. Check with your pediatrician about this. ||||||| You dropped an entire yougurt down the heating vent?!!?!? || || / [ O O ]/ Todd "Daddy" Jones \ ^ / {decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd | o | |___| SCI Systems Inc. doesn't necessarily agree with Todd.