I was somewhat lucky, my baby was normal and overall healthy but she had colic and cried day and night. She also slept during the day and was awake all night. Unfortunately for me, I was unable to nap during the day so I barely got a few hours of sleep until my baby turned two months old. 

Due to the lack of sleep and my daughter's constant crying I had a little nervous breakdown and suffered from the baby blues. I blamed myself for not knowing how to get my baby to stop crying and change her sleeping habits. My husband worked all day and I only got a break when he got home and took over for a bit. I was too afraid to leave my baby alone even while she slept during the day, so I waited for my husband to come home to take my shower. While he took care of her, I cooked dinner and cleaned the house. I never truly had any time for myself and there was always something to do so relaxing wasn't an option. 

For the first couple of months my daughter's pediatrician kept changing her formula because she would vomit almost everything she ate. I was told to mix baby cereal in with the formula to see if she could keep it down. It helped, a little but it did not solve the problem, she still kept vomiting. I was so frustrated and I had a gut feeling there was something wrong. I wasn't getting anywhere with her doctor so I found a new pediatrician and after he reviewed my daughter's medical records he referred us to a G.I. specialist.

An x-ray revealed that a valve in my baby's stomach was not fully developed and it was the cause of her not being able to hold anything down. He explained that she cried because she threw up most of what she ate and was hungry. He prescribed a medication which solved all my daughter's problems within a day or two. She stayed on this prescription for a couple of months and never had any problems since. At just three months old she started sleeping through the night and I finally got some normalcy back in my life. 

Those first two months of my daughter's life were really stressful for me and I just wish I had trusted my instinct and took action sooner. I felt guilty at first for changing my baby's pediatrician but who knows what would have happened if I did nothing. It is an amazing gift this instinct that we're blessed with. We just have to learn to listen, trust it, and take action. I wish that those first two months of my daughter's precious life held better memories but I'm glad it all worked out in the end.