High Needs Babies

COLIC? Or is it a high needs baby?

From this post in the Portland Parenting Examiner, it sounds like I have a Medium Needs baby (now toddler). I thought she was high needs as she only wants mommy, wants to breastfeed constantly, and did NOT sleep very well without mommy until she was beyond 1 yr old. You are not crazy OR a bad parent if your child only wants you. You do not NEED to let your child "cry it out". As a mother, I firmly believe I know my children and what they need better than anyone else. When I feel I am being too defensive or "difficult", I remember that my children cannot defend themselves. It is my job to defend them from everything from bad diagnoses from doctors, to well meaning relatives, to less-than-stellar teachers. That is in my job description.

Thanks, Sunshine Simmons at the Portland Parenting Examiner.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2032-Portland-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Explaining-the-High-Needs-Baby

Thanks to Melissa and Baby Finn for our illustrative picture.