9 week old baby constantly crying

brians_daughter

colief! its pricey at £10 for a 7ml bottle... if someone had told me £10 and such a tiny bottle would bring peace back into our home and settle a baby i would have laughed at them...BUT IT DOES!

It can work pretty quickly, worked within 24hrs for our lo, but can take upto a week. Docs wont prescribe it unless you have tried it beforehand, and even then it can be a struggle.

word of caution i would start with less drops than it suggests..it says 4 drops a feed, but we settled on 2 drops a feed.
try the colief website for more info http://www.colief.com/

Suggest that she baths baby about 10 mins before the crying usually starts, a gentle 15 min warm bath and a massage on the belly with olive oil can also help

ohhh ETA swaddle lo, they feel more secure.

liney

My son had to be winded mid way through feeding to release trapped wind or he would scream and vomit.

Drawing up the knees is a sign of colic as well as tummy ache. Some suggestions:

Swaddling in the evening
Taking into a darkened room which is calming for babies along with 'Shushing' and patting but no other distractions.
Baby Massage
Mens hands seem to be better for winding as they can cover the entire back and sides when rubbing
Warmth on tummy will relieve trapped wind as will a little warm water.
Infacol does work

Of course it could just be that by 4pm baby is over stimulated and screams as a release. Does he have a routine, and regular naps to ensure that he doesn't become overwrought? The Baby Whisperer is brilliant.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Baby-Whisperer-Connect-Communicate/dp/0091857023

Greenbix

Personally I would talk to my pediatrician. They would be the best people to give you advice. My baby used to be the same, but she always cried the second I left the room!!!:eek::A

zaksmum

Thanks everyone for the brilliant advice there.

I mentioned colief to my daughter, she said she had asked her GP about it and he'd refused to prescribe it as it was "only for lactose intolerant babies". I said I'd buy some for her as I know it's expensive but she wouldn't give it as the GP specifically advised against it.

He's bottle fed after initially being breast fed for the first six weeks of life. Hates being swaddled and does draw his legs up while he's screaming.

I do hope, like many have said, that it all tends to calm down after 12 weeks old or so.

My daughter's an amazing mum but naturally it's hard for her to see baby distressed like this. I'll pass all the tips given on here on to her. Thanks again!

Counting_Pennies_2

Regularly cranial osteopathy comes up in these threads and I highly recommend it.

It is pricey, mostly £40 ish, so you sound as if you are generously offering to help, this might be something worth while looking into.

Ask around friends of other children to get recommendations of an osteopath that people have been to before and been happy to visit.

I am in Berkshire and can recommend a good one if you are near the Berks/Hants/Oxfordshire border

hth

pigpen

zaksmum wrote: »

Thanks everyone for the brilliant advice there.

I mentioned colief to my daughter, she said she had asked her GP about it and he'd refused to prescribe it as it was "only for lactose intolerant babies". I said I'd buy some for her as I know it's expensive but she wouldn't give it as the GP specifically advised against it.

He's bottle fed after initially being breast fed for the first six weeks of life. Hates being swaddled and does draw his legs up while he's screaming.

I do hope, like many have said, that it all tends to calm down after 12 weeks old or so.

My daughter's an amazing mum but naturally it's hard for her to see baby distressed like this. I'll pass all the tips given on here on to her. Thanks again!

then her gp is a idiot.. colief is for colic.. the name meaning relief from colic.. tell her to get a gp who is educated in medicine

zaksmum

Counting_Pennies wrote: »

Regularly cranial osteopathy comes up in these threads and I highly recommend it.

It is pricey, mostly £40 ish, so you sound as if you are generously offering to help, this might be something worth while looking into.

Ask around friends of other children to get recommendations of an osteopath that people have been to before and been happy to visit.

I am in Berkshire and can recommend a good one if you are near the Berks/Hants/Oxfordshire border

hth

Thanks counting pennies. We're nowhere near Berkshire sadly!

zaksmum

pigpen wrote: »

then her gp is a idiot.. colief is for colic.. the name meaning relief from colic.. tell her to get a gp who is educated in medicine

I did think that myself but you'd expect the GP to know better than yourself, wouldn't you? I''l check this out on the internet and if it's not for lactose intolerant babies my daughter will definitely go back and tell him!

pigpen

zaksmum wrote: »

I did think that myself but you'd expect the GP to know better than yourself, wouldn't you? I''l check this out on the internet and if it's not for lactose intolerant babies my daughter will definitely go back and tell him!

lactose intolerant babies get very bad trapped wind so it is good for them too but it isn't specifically for LI babies.

and no, I never expect a gp who specialised in general medicine to know anything when it comes to a specific condition..

Imp

zaksmum wrote: »

He's bottle fed after initially being breast fed for the first six weeks of life. Hates being swaddled and does draw his legs up while he's screaming.

Our son draws his legs up when he has a sore tummy, usually wind related. So if he's drawing his legs up, it suggests he has a sore tummy too. It might not be wise to swaddle if he's drawing his legs up, as it could make him cry even more from not being able to try and ease his discomfort by moving his legs. Our son also hates being swaddled, and isn't too keen on slings etc. I think it makes him feel too restricted.

Just provide as much support as you can, even if you just go round there for half an hour to cuddle him while your daughter gets a break.