My first was terribly fussy from birth. She cried and nursed non stop for the first 48 hours of her life, and then settled down to every hour. She often cried long and hard for reasons unknown to us. We tried everything - as you have. Chiropractic care helped a fair bit for us. You could give that a shot, and see how it goes. The other things that she liked were a warm bath, being in a sling or snugli, and sometimes I would lay her on her tummy on a towel on top of the clothes dryer when it was running. She would fall asleep like that. (stay right beside her the whole time, of course! And watch that it doesn't get hot) Of course, then the trick was to move her without waking her up. Also, that old wives tale about running the vacuum cleaner to help them settle really worked for us. Hope you find something that works for you. I know it's a brutal time - sleep when you can, and get help from family/friends. All the best!
Last edited by Cricket; October 19th, 2006 at 09:17 PM.
She often cried long and hard for reasons unknown to us. We tried everything - as you have. Chiropractic care helped a fair bit for us. You could give that a shot, and see how it goes. The other things that she liked were a warm bath, being in a sling or snugli, and sometimes I would lay her on her tummy on a towel on top of the clothes dryer when it was running. She would fall asleep like that. (stay right beside her the whole time, of course! And watch that it doesn't get hot) Of course, then the trick was to move her without waking her up. Also, that old wives tale about running the vacuum cleaner to help them settle really worked for us. Hope you find something that works for you. I know it's a brutal time - sleep when you can, and get help from family/friends. All the best!
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