Princessmya, have you got a baby carrier, like a Babybjorn or a hug-a-bub? If Claire is being feral, I put her in that and she sleeps on me. It at least gives me some rest as well. Another thing I do when she is feral, is I lie down on my bed with her and I feed her lying down. She falls asleep pretty quickly doing this. Or would you be happy to try seeing if she will take a dummy? Claires hates dummies, so not all babies will like it, but some seem to love them.
About the watery yellow poos, this is normal. Claire went through that at around 2-3 weeks old as well - felt like she always had a pooey nappy and they were so runny they'd come out of the side of her nappy. Might just be her body getting used to using her bowels and perhaps now your milk has started to settle down a bit and she is still getting used to it? Or have you changed something in your diet?
Hope you can find something that works.
oh i just thought of something else the nurse told me at the baby health centre.. lie her on her tummy on your fore arm, and sort of sway a little. I hope that makes sense? It sort of works for us sometimes, if only just to stop her crying for a bit. Does she like baths? Could you try a nice warm bath?
Last edited by Karina; June 27th, 2007 at 04:51 PM.
hollie was like this for probably the first 10 weeks of her life... i think eventually they just settle down as their bodies mature (digestive system etc), i know that is not offering you any help right now. i know how exhausting it can be, i think it takes time to work out what it is that settles them too, it takes a while to work them out and have them sussed. hang in there, i know it feels like its never going to end but it will pass and things will get better, and then something else will come along to throw a spanner in the works like teething. haha! being a mum is so challenging and forever changing.
i used to lay propped almost upright and hold hollie and constantly pat her back to try to get her to sleep, it was exhausting. now i put her in her cot and just stroke her forehead a few times, it is wonderful. i honestly think it takes them about 3 months to settle down and to stop fighting sleep so hard. well that is what i have found.
good luck and just repeat over and over to yourself in your head 'this won't last forever, this will end soon' - its the only thing that got me through. before you know it you will be wondering where the time went and reminiscing about their 'newborn' stage.
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