Why Is Your Baby So Fussy on Day 2? Here’s the Surprising Answer!

Wondering why your baby is suddenly fussy on day 2? Welcome to Second Day Syndrome! It's when baby realizes they're not in the cozy womb anymore, and they're NOT thrilled!
If they're hard to soothe and nursing nonstop, don't worry-this is normal and even helps your milk supply! 🌿 Try skin-to-skin contact, gentle rocking, and soothing sounds to comfort them.
This phase is temporary, mama. You've got this! 💪

[@jriank589]

This hit harder with my second baby. Please, please give yourself the rest you need after you have your baby and expect this to happen. For whatever reason, I forgot about this in the hospital and cried because I didn’t give myself the rest I needed and tried keeping up with all the visitors, doctors coming in and out etc and wound up more exhausted on day two than day one after giving birth.

[@southernbelle183]

So happy I found this channel when I did. I'm 8 months pregnant and so completely unaware about everything that will be happening. I've been trying to learn but there's just so much. Sometimes I get stressed about it, but then I remember it'll pass, and I'll probably miss it all one day.

[@meatstix7115]

Hey I just gave birth on 10/16. I want to warn you about a few things I didn't know. I had a 14 hour labor, but I had to pull an all nighter bc my baby came 2 weeks early. My husband and I usually stay up until midnight. That's exactly when my water broke. So then I had to go into labor with absolutely no sleep, but my baby was also sunny side up (facing the wrong direction) so I had a long and very intense labor. Please note I finally could only rest for 1 hour once I was moved from my delivery room. I fell asleep with the food tray in my arms. You'll be required to breastfeed your baby every 2 hours of the hospital if you are exclusively breastfeeding. If you do formula or donor milk your partner maybe able to help out and get you more sleep. When you go home, you need to be prepared to feed your baby every 2 hours for the first 4-5 days. I'm not trying to scare you but I think you should be prepared and have a backup option for your sanity. My backup option was that on day four I've breastfed my baby every time he cried, because he was hungry but I didn't have my real milk yet, so he wasn't being completely satisfied. Once I was able to feed him and tell that he was satisfied, I used my insurance provided breast pump and literally just pumped for 10 minutes on each side. The next morning I had crazy milk for the baby and ever since, he started packing on weight. I hope you have a good support person or partner at home to help you through those first few days. Day four for me was the worst. But after that it got much, much easier. You only get two to three hours of sleep at a time, but if you are exhausted, then you need to sleep when baby sleeps, even if it's during the day. If you have any questions comment back on this. My baby is just about 3 weeks old and passed his birth weight just at 2 weeks old even though he was two weeks early. He is now in the 92nd percentile for length, so he is growing like crazy! Your baby may also cluster feed when they're going through a growth spurt or if they are sick. Just know that this is their way of increasing your breast milk. By the way, the most I've ever pumped in the day is one time. You will hear mixed reviews from lactation consultants. If you feel like you don't have enough milk, you can absolutely pump. You do not need your lactation consultants permission because they will try to scare you into just doing breastfeeding.

[@Aliev20]

My baby was still sleepy on day 2 and the hospital made me think something must be horribly wrong with him. He’s now 5 weeks old and perfectly healthy, just a pretty chill little guy. (Don’t get me wrong he has his moments) Yes this is common but doesn’t happen with every baby, don’t freak out if your baby is still sleepy the 2nd day😅.

[@LS-bb9qh]

Wish I knew this before day two. Felt like a failure and cried in the hospital.

[@mamanatural]

Sending so much love to you!

[@circlegtrashfarm]

I mean can you blame them for being pissed??😂

[@lisabrowner]

Thank you for the encouraging words

[@mamanatural]

So happy this was helpful!

[@Emily-kr2tw]

Such good advice ❤

[@mamanatural]

Thank you!

[@SuperRevelations]

I found my daughter fussy on the second day because she was super hungry and my milk hadn't come in. So she latched for hours to bring in my milk and cluster feed and cried relentlessly. Finally the next day the milk came and she was fine haha.

[@samanthamendoza3012]

Cant find it in your amazon store! 😢

[@karenspoors771]

If you want freedom to have your choice what to do with baby dont give birth in hospital if you can help it!