# A Dumb Question About Newborns From an Obvious First-Time Parent **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dumb-question-about-newborns-from-an-obvious-first-time-parent/953425 "2021-10-29T00:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dumb-question-about-newborns-from-an-obvious-first-time-parent/953425/41 "2021-10-31T14:41:38Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > crying immediately after feedings is loud and goes on longer than we’d like, but they aren’t for three hours at a time. This, with the spitting, really sounds like reflux. Reflux is painful but easily treatable. Please call your doctor. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dumb-question-about-newborns-from-an-obvious-first-time-parent/953425/42 "2021-10-31T15:13:02Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I’m asking less for me and more for my wife who, understandably, gets very upset when the baby won’t stop crying. It’s really starting to affect her and I’m trying to help her. I can take over when I’m home, but I’m about to start working again and she’s all alone. The adult caring for the baby is well advised to get the baby away from the other adult for stretched of time. Getting our of the house with baby often calms the baby, too. Long walks in strollers FTW. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dumb-question-about-newborns-from-an-obvious-first-time-parent/953425/43 "2021-11-02T19:30:01Z")
The stroller does seem to work quite well. Car rides too, but we haven’t yet graduated toward “it’s midnight, she’s screaming, chuck her in the car and drive around the block” yet. Things are a bit better. Her constant screaming is much fewer and further between, and when she does finally sleep we can stretch it to a good 3.5 to 4 hours between feedings (especially at night). Her constant spitting up continues to happen though. It’s always a good two or three times directly after a feeding, and then another two times or so within the next few hours…sometimes more. Babies spit up, sure…but I’m thinking this might be a bit more than normal and like has been suggested, we’re getting into reflux territory. BTW, thank you all for the encouraging phrases, too. No one wants to think they’re a “bad parent”. And even though I know deep down Mrs. Cups and I are doing the best we can and are taking care of her when she acts up…it’s still nice to just hear it from other people you know? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dumb-question-about-newborns-from-an-obvious-first-time-parent/953425/44 "2021-11-03T09:19:22Z")
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