This blows..... that is all

Yes it does, how old is the baby?

My cousin cried a lot as a baby.
My uncle would go out to his car, listen to the radio and smoke.

Almost 5 months

It's a tough thing to do. You love them and hate to hear them cry, especially not knowing why they are crying. We have custody of a 10 month old and she hasn't felt good for a couple of days and it's been rough.

That crap can try the best of us. If you feel yourself about to lose it, put the baby somewhere safe and walk outside for a minute. It will pass after a couple months

X2! It sucks when you have no idea what is wrong with them and can't do anything about it.

Just finished up 2 round of antibiotics for a double ear infection. I know his stomach is all messed up which just makes it worse

Hunterturf Jr:)

I want my son to know he can count on me

I let mine cry it out. They grew up being able to sleep in their own bed and they know they can count on me in all instances.

Man I was lucky.

My first stayed sick with ear infections till she had tubes put in her ears. I thought it was going to kill me as I got up with her. If I got still at work I was asleep. Coworker would wake me up to start the job. He was a lot older and said lack of sleep won't kill you, you just think your dying.

No it doesn't. Cherish the cry. This past January when I was 3 states away and got the call my grandson Nathan stopped breathing, I heard a baby on the airplane cry as I flew home. You know, the one we hate to hear when life is normal. I only hoped I could hear my Nathan cry again. I didn't.

RIP Nathan

Sorry to hear that, my son was born 7 days earlier than him. I've learned not to take anything for granted rip to your grandson

Bowtecdan, I remember your story well, it was about 2 weeks before mine was born and i can assure you the story was not browsed over nor forgotten. I can't imagine going thru that.

Thanks hunterturf. Didn't mean to hack your thread. Just tryin to apply a different view. Sometimes we forget how good things are and how bad it could be. Good lookin boy you got there.

I appreciate it, he got his mother's looks

I and everyone else for that matter needs those reminders from time to time. It's earning my stripes as I see it. Some stripes are worse than others.

i'm known as the baby whisperer amongst my children. i can get ANY of their young'uns to sleep, ear ache or not. only one's still in a diaper, but another is due in july. reckon i'll get my chance again ...

i would say if you know your infant is perfectly well, and working a con, letting him/her cry might be OK. but how do you know?