"get to know your babies personality..."

"HIGH-NEED BABIES: Babies who ask more of their parents can be just as much fun as easy babies, but they need more input from you to stay that way. Some will term these babies "fussy babies."  We find that they are more outgoing, energetic, and anxious than easy babies.  A high need baby likes to be held much of the day.  In fact, high need babies need to be held much of the day.  They just aren't content to be put down for more than a few minutes.  Tiringly, the high need label holds true for nighttime as well.  These babies need more attention from mom and dad when they fall asleep, and they wake up more often because they need a 'dose' of mom or dad (okay, usually mom) to stay asleep."

Most of that applies to, Luka, although I can set him down to play on his activity mat for about 15 minutes at a time.  After 15 minutes he then begins to whimper for attention.

"High need babies thrive on touch.  They've been inside mom for the past 9 months, and they aren't ready to give up that feeling of being enclosed and held.  They've grown used to the mom's movement and heart sounds.  Now that they are out in the world, they can experience this closeness just as intensely, but in different ways.  They hear you, smell you, see you, feel you, and even taste you (during nursing).  When mom isn't near, high-need babies feel unsettled and incomplete.  They sense that something is missing even if they are sound asleep.  They may sleep for hours on end when sleeping next to someone, but they wake up every half hour when sleeping solo."

I think that hits it right on the nail.

"High need babies usually have a great need to suck for comfort.  Whether it's with your breast or finger or a bottle or pacifier, comfort sucking is almost as important as food for these babies.  They won't easily fall asleep without it, and when they stir during the night, their "suck alarm" goes off and they start looking for whatever they can get their mouth on.  If you're not there, your baby will let you know loud and clear that he needs you."

"You probably know by know whether your baby is one of those 'always needs to be rocker or bounced' babies.  High need babies are not content to simply be put down to fall asleep in a crib or bed that doesn't move. There is something soothing about the gentle rocking of a parent's arms, a baby swing, or a cradle, and your baby knows it. It's almost as if your baby needs to be 'coached' into falling asleep- as long as you keep moving, baby won't notice that sleep is sneaking up on him."

As I sit and type.... by they way, I wouldn't want him any other way