Unsetteld 3 month old?

Sounds like my daughter...boy did my back ache at the end of the day. All I have to offer is a little hope that it does get easier as each month goes by. My daughter is almost 10 months old, and so much more content than those early months. Having a very intense baby as both of us clearly do can be a huge challenge, especially since as mothers we always seem to lay blame on ourselves. I use to always wonder whether I was contributing to her neediness by carrying her around when she cried, and not just letting her cry it out. I would say things started getting easier at around 4 months, when she became more aware of the world around her. As each month pes by and she is able to entertain herself more by playing, she is less and less needy. While she is still what I would consider a high needs child, she is not the screaming baby I knew 6 months ago. She still has difficulty going to sleep, but we've learned her patterns and how to approach the situation. At 3 months you really are still in the getting to know eachother phase...in the coming weeks a clearer picture of your little one's likes and dislikes will start to emerge, and you will become quite the expert on what your fussy one reacts positively and negatively to. High needs children tend to be just a little more sensitive to their environment and emotions than other more independent children. They just need a little bit more "mommying" to feel secure. I think your plan to use a babysitter in the morning is a wonderful idea and as the baby gets old and more adjusted to the babysitter it will be easier for her. Remember, it may be really frustrating for her to hold a screaming baby for a couple of hours, but at the end of the day she gets to walk away. It is a lot more stressful for you to care for him all day, so take the break when you can. Babies are incredibly sensitive to the emotional state of their mothers, so if you are upset and frustrated, you will p it on to your baby, only making the fussiness worse.