newborn won t nap

Is it possible to spoil a newborn?

…and how long are they considered to be newly born? my son just made 2 months yesterday and sometimes i feel like i spoil him because I’m always holding him. The thing is that he’s really gassy and has a hard time sleeping, so the only way i can get him to sleep continuously is if he’s in his swing but sometimes he won’t even sleep in his swing and the only way i can get him to sleep is if i hold him, so i sit up in bed and hold him. I hold him during his naps in the daytime too, i try to put him down after he falls asleep but he just wakes up. i’ve also tried everything (besides going to the doctors) to make him less gassy.
I’ve read books that says “there’s no such thing as spoiling a newborn….. babies that young cry for a reason”, and i’ve also read that if you don’t let a baby cry then they become spoiled. I feel that it’s more important that my son is comfortable and getting good sleep than me. Or am i just setting myself up to have an even harder time in the future?

You can NEVER spoil a baby. It is only natural for a mother to hold and cuddle and nurse her baby. It is extremely important for bonding and to give baby that sense of security and satisfaction that you will be there for him. I have always held my son despite everyone telling me not to and I co-slept with him and have never had any trouble with him. He is an extremely happy and confident boy and we always get comments on how quiet he is and how he is always smiling!!

When he was younger he actually got bad gas aswell and i would use gripe water, its a liquid herbal remedy that is sold in pharmacy’s for tummy pain in babies and has been used for centuries. Their are lots of other wind drops these days but i thought the most natural was better. Also giving him a dummy/pacifier for when he had bad pains helped alot, he would suck on it and it seemed to relax him as all the gas came out wih lots of farting!!!! Also laying him face down across my knees whilst rubbing his back would help, he loved it and would fall asleep with his arms and legs dangling down!!!

We had the problem too of him waking up if you put him down in his own bed so we just all slept together!! Although when they are in that really deep, limp stage with the mouth wide open, you should be able to move him then and he wont notice a thing!!

You cant spoil him, I think that when they are old enough to understand no and whats right from wrong thats when you start being stern but until then love him, hold him and enjoy it. One day he will grow up and push you away and then you will wish he was little again so you could snuggle him!!!!!