13 Signs To Spot A High Need Baby

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The first time I saw my baby literally squeal out of the nurse's hands, I knew it will be difficult to take care of him. But just how difficult it would be to handle him was the real shock. That is how the story goes for parents of most high need babies. Babies that are described as 'difficult', 'hyperactive' and 'cranky' are usually high need babies. High need babies have sleep problems compared to other babies.

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No two babies are similar in their behaviour. However, high need babies are particularly tough to handle. They are 'high need' because they demand more from their parents. It is debate of nature versus nurture. It is very difficult to disregard your baby's natural instinctive behaviour if he or she happens to be a hyperactive baby. And high need babies start showing their signs right from the womb.

There are some very simple ways to identify high demanding babies. All babies need efforts on part of their parents. However, if you are physically and mentally 'drained' by caring for your baby, then you probably have a hyperactive baby. While there is little consolation for your current pains, you can get hope from the fact that hyperactive babies are usually more intelligent than other kids when they grow up.

Here are the sure shot signs of high need babies that you surely cannot miss.

More Foetal Movement

There is no conclusive proof but it has been sworn by many moms-to-be that their baby used to literally do acrobatics in the womb and turned out to be a high demanding baby after it was born.

Resents Communal Care

If you see a neonatal room, babies are usually sleeping peacefully in it. But the babies that are squealing and squeaking a lot are the ones that are hyperactive. They are already asking for mommy!

Feeds Very Often

Such babies need to be fed more frequently than other babies. If your doctor has told you that your newborn baby has to fed every 2 hours, your high need baby will have to be fed every one and half hours or even within an hour sometimes.

Unputdownable Babies

High need babies crave for human touch. They will not stay calm in the cradle as you go about doing your chores.

Hyperactive

If you have a demanding baby, he or she will be more active than other babies of the same age. Your baby will move constantly even as a newborn. Such babies even toss and turn in their sleep.

Wakes Up Several Times At Night

High need babies have sleep issues that are very major. They sleep or rather nap for short periods of time and wake up several times throughout the night. This behaviour can last up to 6 months or even a year making the parents sleep deprived.

Always Unsatisfied

Most babies give satisfied gurgles after they are fed. But hyperactive babies are never satisfied. Once you have fed them, they want some source of distraction to spend their energy. It is a tough job handling such babies.

Demanding

While other newborn babies meekly ask for feeding by whining, hyperactive babies will yell their lungs out. They can never request for anything, they simply demand what they want. And it is impossible to ignore their demands.

Quick Learner

As your baby is hyperactive, it learns new things quickly. High demanding babies are almost always quick to turn over, crawl, walk and even pick up words much before the stipulated time.

Unpredictable

Most parents discover a way to soothe their baby by trial and error. But no such formula works for demanding babies. What works today may or may not work tomorrow with such babies.

Not Self Soothers

Modern concepts like self soothing does not work for babies that have high demands. They cannot be pacified by leaving them alone or giving them pacifiers.

Opinionated

You cannot make a hyperactive baby do anything against his or her will. They have their way of making their opinion known and they cannot be swayed from their path by anyone.

Sensitive To Separation

It is very hard to keep such babies with a nanny or in the day care. These babies are sensitive to separation from the mother and it is very hard to get them adjusted in a daycare scenario.