Colicky baby
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Try Mylicon or Gripe water if you haven’t already…as I believe it helps colicky babies.
Not now, but I did. We adopted our daughter who is now 9 months old and around 4 months like @Phylicia said it stopped. Now she’s so happy when she’s awake although occasionally clingy. But when you pick her up she is so happy and smiley. Verse early on she would just scream! I did my fair share of crying with her and would call my husband at work crying or send him videos of her because I didn’t know how to calm her. She was bottle fed so we tried doing different amounts of formula and two different kinds and donor breastmilk to see if anything worked but I think it was more she just had to grow out of it. Now she mainly gets mad when I’m trying to feed her little brother and can’t pick her up at the same time. 🤦🏼♀️
@Aline this is exactly what I do with my boy and it seems to be the only thing that works! That and me holding him up right with his back to my stomach and I lift his legs a little bit and rock him. He calms down as he observes around the house (I’m walking him around the house though)
@Jovana Will try that as well!
Sometimes for a reset at bedtime when she was just absolutely losing it I would go and just walk outside for a few minutes with her. Something about the fresh air and change of scenery helps them calm down. It worked a few times where I could get her calm again and then go back inside and try getting her to sleep again without her hysterically screaming. Also just something to remember is if you are just feeling completely overwhelmed it’s okay to go set them in a safe space for a few minutes (crib, bassinet, playmat) and just step in a different room and give your nervous system a break and take a few breaths. Drink some water. Have a snack. Whatever you need for your own reset and then go back and pick baby back up. Babies are so in tune with your body too so they can sense when you are also tense and you being calm yourself will help them calm down. Sometimes as a mom you just need a little break. My therapist also suggested putting in noise cancelling ear plugs or headphones!
@Kali yea I send my partner voice notes of him crying - like we are going to share in this and you shall know how much this is driving me crazy … ha
Yep, in the same boat. Not getting much sleep!
Yes I am too. At 3-4 weeks it kicked in. Pediatrician didn’t seem concerned. Said it happens and it will resolve at 3-4 months. As for me - I’m going up a wall. No sleep at all. And on edge. 8 weeks and new pediatrician said one more month. Sigh. You are not alone.