9 week old baby constantly crying

Buttercup2305

My baby is coming up to nine weeks and had colic the only thing that worked was colief.

ladylumps45

i agree,colief was worth every penny with my youngest as infacol and gripe water just didnt work.

pigpen

it is possible to get colief on prescription.

snookey

Try walking up and down the stairs with the baby it can help with wind. Also letting them go without a nappy whilst lying on a changing mat. The action of kicking their legs helps release any wind.

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Queen_Of_The_Jungle wrote: »

Its so tough isn't it, I remember it well. There is not much you can do. Is your wife breastfeeding or bottle feeding?
If bottle feeding maybe try the anti colic bottle, think its Dr Brown from memory that are supposed to be really good.
Just remember when you are walking around at silly o'clock that there are thousands upon thousands of other mums and dad doing the same.
Bet you are both doing a brill job. Lack of sleep is like torture, all the best.

Wife? Silly o'clock? Brill job?

Might be an idea to read the first post again.

Queen_Of_The_Jungle

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Wife? Silly o'clock? Brill job?

Might be an idea to read the first post again.

Yeh thanks for that helpful post!!!

DueMarch11

I do feel for your daughter, we're going through it at the moment. Starts around 6/7pm and ends at 10pm.

So far things that calm him down/stop him crying for a bit are:

• Bath
• Feeding (even if it does seem constant, we bottle feed btw)
• Sitting on the chair with my feet up on a little table, lay baby on a cushion on my legs and swing knees gently from side to side (I dont know if that makes sense?)
• Nappy off time
• Letting him scream for 5 mins while I go into another room and save my sanity lol

pupsicola

zaksmum wrote: »

My daughter's first baby seems to cry much more than seems normal. He's 9 weeks old and cries for three hours straight every evening and quite a bit during the day too.

She's coping brilliantly but I do worry in case the little fella's in pain or not feeling too well.

She's started using Infacol but I don't know how to help her apart from this.

He's been given a clean bill of health by the GP - thank God - but does anyone have any suggestions how to calm him down?

My second son was like this. Came as quite a shock as first child had been a dream. Turns out he was allergic to dairy and we had to change his formula. After that he settled right down.

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Milk allergy is commonly mistaken to be Colic and health visitors/GPs are quite rubbish at identifying it. We had constant crying past 12 weeks, until we read on the net, identified the symptoms and saw a paediatric gastroenterologist

Without seeing one of them, you could try the following:
* Sleep the baby with their head elevated (we put books under the cot mattress to create a slope)
* Use swaddle blankets to calm them down
* don't bounce them up and down much

If you think it's just colic, this guy is meant to know his stuff.. here's a big guide on how to relieve it:
http://www.babydoc.com.au/faqs/Bore_Your_Baby_to_Sleep.htm

nad1611

This does sound like a classic case of colic and some babies who are breast fed will get it in the same way as bottle fed babies. The fact that it seems to occur at a specific time in the day should give you reassurance that it's highly unlikely to be anything siister. A few things to check with breast feeding, is to make sure that the baby is positioned properly. This will enable the baby to draw down the liquidy milk but also the rich fatty part to the milk too. Also the advice about regular feeding or "nuzzling", can actually make the situation worse particularly if there are short little sucks. It can seem to help things in the short term as the sucking soothes the baby and also stimulates the bowel helping to pass wind, but it may mean the baby only takes the thin liquidy part of the milk.
Whilst there's no real known cause of colic, some have suggested it's almost a case of overstimulation anmd a reaction to agrowing awareness of the world. Wind is often attributed to it becasue people tend to keep feeding.I always felt it had a lot to do with wind although evidence is limited. As I'm sure many of you will know when the baby begins sucking they draw down a lot of the thin liquidy milk which tends to be quite sugary and has a higher lactose content, it is thought that it's possibly an intolerance by a growing baby that may cause the colic in breast fed babies. This doesn't mean that your baby is unwell or has an intolerance to the milk, just that it's bowel can't cope with the high lactose.

Anyway, one really important thing is for your daughter to use the opportunities she can when the baby is settled , to sleep or at least rest herself, this will enable her to cope better for the "hours" she'll spend later in the day. We westerners aren't very good at resting when the baby does and use the time instead to tidy or do other jobs which aren't essential, but it's crucial to coping with the demands of a new baby, so try and get her to rest while the baby does.
After your daughter's happy that the baby is positioned properly and seems to be satisfied, I would get some cooled boiled water on a sterile plastic spoon and give a few drops at a time, make sure the water is lukewarm. This worked for all mine and seems to soothe the gut. The water shouldn't be given in such quantities that it's going to interfere with the next feed.

A bath in late afternoon early evening may help and certainly massaging the tummy with a little oil can obviously be a positive move, whilst the nappy's off. I would probably ease off the infacol and as regards to the car seat idea, information is often very strict when it comes to babies, this is because it cannot be assumed that everyone will understand the problems associated with certain actions and it is therefore sometimes preferable to insist on one way only. With all things it's a case of moderation. Many health care and breast feeding experts would not advocate giving water in this situation but as long as this is done in moderation and doesn't substitute a feed it may be necessary. It could be the difference between someone continuing breast feeding or not and/or coping well.

The main thing to remember as trying and exhausting as this time is, it will pass, being well rested is as said,crucial. There's quite a lot you can do which will help indirectly. You can help her by reassuring her how good she's being and how well she's coping and what a wonderful mother she is to your grandchild and that this all very normal. She'll be much calmer and this will have an effect on the baby.One's confidence can take quite a plunge as a new mum, automatically presuming that it is something you either are or aren't doing properly. If the baby's gaining weight and is well, reassure her with this, this will help her feel more confident and enable her to follow her instincts when it comes to caring for her baby.
Relieving her for an hour or so will also be helpful, so giving her time to rest and as said, she'll be better able to cope, with the demands later in the day. Just being there and being supportive and letting her know how proud you are will go a long way.