You poor thing, it sounds like you're at the end of your tether with Aneta's crying. It just feels so much worse when you're tired and frustrated as well. I'm glad to hear your DH is helping out.
Sometimes I think you just have to eliminate all possible medical causes and go with it for a while. Babies go through so many changes and their little bodies are growing at the same time they're trying to get used to the world.
One of the things I liked the best was swaddling Lucy, even if she fought it while I was doing it invariably she would calm down afterwards.
Just remember though, hon, it can't last forever. I've never yet heard of even a small child that still continually screams the way a newborn can! I keep telling myself if I get woken up that no teenager ever cries for their Mum during the night so there must be an end to it!
Oh, and one last thing. Try not to compare your baby to Mums who tell you their baby is settled, sleeping through the night, etc. That will only make you feel worse. There are a couple of Mums in my group who were in a very similar position to you and I'm sure some of us made it worse by our cooperative baby stories...! Every baby is different, but by the time they're a few months old they're a lot less fussy.
DS screamed too, a lot, and at times there seemed to be nothing at all that could help him. I feel your frustration,it can be so distressing.
When he had colic we would rest him (belly down) on an arm, gently rubbing or patting his back.We have one of those fitness balls and we used to use it frequently to settle him. Just holding and gently bouncing seemed to be one of the best ways we found to stop the screams.
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