onetiredmomma
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« Thread Started on Jul 24, 2010, 8:42pm » | ![[Quote]](http://s2.images.proboards.com/buttons/quote.gif "[Quote]") |
My son is 7 weeks, and tonight was the worst his crying spells have ever been. My boyfriend finally took him out for a drive, and I feel so bad that I didn't go with. I have been holding/rocking/walking the floor with him for the past three hours, and with the exception of a couple pockets of silence (no longer than 10 minutes at a time) it has been constant wailing since his last bottle.
It has never been this bad. He has always been fussy at this time of night, but usually we can get him to sleep within an hour/hour and a half. He is not sick, no fever, etc. I noticed he has gas ( he is a gassy baby), but I am at my wits end with the crying.
Does anyone know if this sounds normal? Are there varying levels of "colic-ness"? Does it increase with time? I don't know much about it and most of the definitions I have come across online have been pretty vague.
I really hope the car ride helps. I can't imagine how my little guy can still be keeping himself awake.
Please help! Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
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« Reply #1 on Jul 30, 2010, 9:46pm » | |
Sounds like colic to me. (My daughter is 3-months old and suffers from colic... we've been dealing with it for 2+months). I continue to call my pediatrician and go in for many checkups for peace of mind. I call the nurse line, too, a lot, just to get confirmation that there isn't something dreadfully wrong with our baby....
I would recommend doing that, too, just so you know you've done everything you can....
It's hard. Good luck.
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« Reply #2 on Jul 31, 2010, 7:24am » | |
I have baby too that may have colic. He is 7 weeks old. I read online that 6-7 weeks is the peaking point for colic and it will get worse during this time but then will start to improve and 3-4 months should be better. It is very rough. If you can find someone to stay with baby for a few hours and get OUT of the house and away for a little bit when you come back you usually feel some refreshed and ready to handle. Also if the crying gets to you too much I read that as long as you know baby is fed, clean diaper, no fever just lay him/her down for 10 minutes and step away and come back and try again. This gives you a chance to calm yourself down and the baby will sense you are calmer and will keep baby safe from you getting angry and unintentionally hurting him/her. Some people think this sounds away to let a baby just cry but it may be better for both of you to just take a 10 min break from each other.
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« Reply #3 on Aug 8, 2010, 1:48am » | |
As the "surviving" mom of a colicy baby, I can deeply sympathize with you. With our child (who is now 16 months and colic free since he was 9 months) he gradually got worse, then the severity lessened. It would have looked like a chart where it starts low, hits a peak, then gets lower and plateaus until it just disappeared. It is normal, many babies just don't have mature enough digestive systems and it just causes all sorts of problems. My baby also had a mild case of acid reflux. I was lucky enough to have a very understanding doctor who was super compassionate, a very loving, patient and supportive husband and parents who were all available to give me breaks and to help with the sway and rocking which was necessary. IT WILL GET BETTER! Unfortunately, you just have to stick it out until its gone. But again- there is a light at the end of the tunnel! IT WILL GET BETTER! IT WILL GET BETTER! IT WILL BE BETTER!!!
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« Reply #4 on Aug 10, 2010, 9:23pm » | |
Both my sons had colic. Second one was a milk allergy, first one I never figured out. Anyway, I read Healthy Sleep Habits Healthy Child by Weissbluth over and over again to keep my morale up during hard times. He states that colic/fussiness does increase in intensity those few weeks after the due date. He also states that it often peaks at 6 weeks past the due date. And eventually, it will end. So as the others have said, hang in there! It will get better and we are all rooting for you and your baby.
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« Reply #5 on Aug 12, 2010, 2:04pm » | |
My son was colicky and had terrible gas. His cries lasted 6 hours sometimes and he seemed to be in so much pain. We tried everything to relieve him but very little helped. On occasion we could distract him from his misery, but only for a short time. Being outside helped the most but cold nights made this impossible sometimes. To distract him I would carry him around the house with his socks off and touch his feet to as many different textures as I could find. I would talk to him saying " Can we touch this? OOoh!" Perhaps the gentle stretching of his legs helped or just the mild stimulation of the different textures or the happy ooohs I made when ever we touched something. It helped him. What helped me get through it was talking to him. I always patted him and said "I know, I know, it hurts but it will get better." I would be calmer because of the positive words I said to my baby. If I started saying things like " I don't know what is wrong, what is wrong baby?" I found I more quickly became distressed. A front carrier like a bjorn helped me have the stamina to walk with him all night. I would switch him in and out as its more comforting to be in Moms arms and safer too, but when my arms were about to fall off I used it. If you can get help from someone to spell you so you can rest do it. Every one I know who has a colicky baby has there mom move in or one new Mom had her husband take a medical leave of absence. I hope you can find a support person or persons to help. Remind yourself that soon this period will be over and the trust and bond you form with your baby while you help him through it will be strong.
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