Our little one cried all the time when she was brand new too. She had reflux which was diagnosed at 7 weeks. Does he fuss when feeding and arch his back - on top of the crying I mean?
It's hard when nothing we do seems to help.
Huge hugs coming your way.
He sometimes arches his back and fusses when I am trying to burp him actually. He wriggles so much all the time, I sometimes find it hard to even hold him still to give him a cuddle.
Does is really get better than this? Because right now it all seems so hard, and I cant imagine why people go back for more
I remember that as a hard age with Sam too.
It would start at 5pm & I would put him in his sling & just jiggle around a lot & walk between the back door & front door.
I even remember going for a walk with him at 9pm one night to try & settle him.
I ended up going to the chemist because I was sure it was wind by the way he was arching & very fussy, they sold me 'Infant's Friend' drops & they worked a wonder!
I still use them on him now at times when he just can't seem to settle.
I promise it will get better
I noticed on your ticker that he's not supposed to be born yet, and I'm wondering if his prematurity might have something to do with it? Do you know if he had any tummy problems while he was in hospital? It could be any number of things that the others have said, but it could be something that you are eating that is upsetting him too. Do you have any caffeine, onions, tomatoes, garlic, orange juice, dairy, spicy food - anything like that? It does get better and I hope you turn the corner with him soon
Connie - it DOES get easier I promise Probably doesn't feel like it now though
My little man had similar 'stats' to George - he was 4 weeks early and weighed 2.6kg. At the 6 week mark we started to have real trouble with wind (as the other Mum's have suggested) - and it stayed that way until about 12 weeks (not that the next 6 weeks will be the same) but if its something similar there are LOTS of different things to try which will make a big difference.
If he's wriggling about it could be a sore belly or wind, he might be wriggling to make himself more comfortable. There are lots of wind remedies available - lots of natural ones or medicinal, we tried all and found that infacol was a winner for us. Things like a nice warm relaxing bath and gentle massage can be a great way to settle too - and hopefully he will then stay asleep for a bit longer for you too. Also if you think it might be wind - the old bicycle leg movements usually work a treat too. I found the oddest things in my diet would give him grief with wind when I was breast feeding - I had cauliflower soup one day and my poor little man was in agony Not sure if he is Breast of Bottle - perhaps try a different formula if bottle fed? There are some that are supposedly more easily digestible.
My little man had a pretty short sleep cycle early - 45 mins was the limit - can be very tiring as you don't get much of a break, but the best thing to do is to rest whenever he does if at all possible. Sometimes babies will sleep longer if Mum is laying with them - they you both will get a break! The other thing I found helped him too was a vibrating rocker - I think it helped move the wind out.
No guarantees any of this will work, but I found working through solutions helpful when I was a new Mum - helped me feel in control and that I was doing everything to make things easier for me (and bubs)
Hugs honey, hang in there, like I said, it does get easier
If hes arching his back then it sounds to me like he has some colic. The BEST thing i found for colic relief is Infacol. We went through this every day with DD (DS too but at the time we had DS we had never heard or been told about Infacol) and the first day i gave her Infacol she slept through the night. Has ever since! She was a completely different baby and always happy. It works by gathering all the bubbles in their tummy so when they burp the majority of the wind comes up at once. You can get it at the chemist/coles/woolies. Its in a Yellow box with blue writing. I also found giving extra burps inbetween feeds helped a little too.
Probably doesn't feel like it now though
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