Jac, while I don't agree with CC I hear what you are saying. Matilda had bad reflux (sounds similar to Callam actually) and would cry for hours and hours. She would cry whether or not she was in my arms or in the cot. I found positioning to be a great benefit. I would make sure that everything was on an incline & she was never laid flat. She was sat upright after every feed for at least 30 minutes. These things helped her because when she was laid flat she was in pain. Matilda would scream for hours if we tried CC (which we did do in desperation). I think there is a definate difference in cries though. Jovie will complain & protest for maybe 2 minutes before going to sleep. She starts her protests when we walk into the bedroom but then she rolls over & goes to sleep. Matilda would just get more and more worked up & would fight it every step of the way.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that every child is different, and during different stages of development they do different things. If you read the wonder weeks book you will see that 6 weeks is an important time for development
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