I just want to give a Shout-out to the moms who have LO's with colic. This ain't no joke. It is one of the most taxing, difficult, consuming trials to ever go through. When your baby is constantly needing attention and crying for hours on end it can be mind-numbing. You feel like you're not allowed to really tell people how hard this whole "being a mommy" thing really is because it's supposed to be one of the greatest gifts anyone could ever hope for. The truth is, it's hard, really really hard sometimes. And even if you have the most loving partner to help you it's still really hard on them too, and even your relationship. There are moments when I've tried everything and I've sang a million lullabies, swaddled and given every kind of medicinal drop there is, driven him in the car or stroller, put him in a wrap, white noise/vacuumed/blow dryer etc, and honestly I'm out of ideas. I'm exhausted. I'm emotional. I'm dirty from not having any time for myself. I'm fighting with my partner because he's frustrated too.

Sure every baby cries, but until you've had a baby who requires constant attention and is crying inconsolably for weeks on end; you'll never understand how having a baby can be one of the most rewarding and struggling times of your life. This isn't to take away from the moms who don't have to deal with this type of baby. But to recognize that sometimes a mom who says her baby is always fussy and she's struggling isn't a bad thing. It doesn't mean she's a bad mom. It means she's being real. She's being honest and she doesn't need you to tell her what she may be doing "wrong". So props to all the moms out there who don't shame other moms for telling it like is sometimes and for supporting each other know matter what type of baby or parenting experience you're having.