Urgent help with settling 5 week old

[squidipa]

hi,

i would lay down on the bed or couch and or lay then on my chest to hear my heart beating and pad them on the bum, this worked great sometimes the johnsons and johnsons aromatherapy bath stuff works well. a nice bath and then a massage followed by a feed.

also try maybe some soft music in the bedroom or even a clock in the cot tick tock tick tock this worked a treat like the heart beating....if all else failed i would go for a walk or a drive and that worked after exhausting all avenues as you have.

[EJE]

Hi everyone

Thanks for all your wonderful advice. I have now put to use all of your suggestions, and some of them have worked!! I think though that maybe it was a combination of a 6 week growth spurt, weather of 30 to 41 degrees for a week, and reflux that made him so unsettled. The last few days he has been much better. We have 2 more 40 degree days coming up, which I am not looking forward too, particulary as we have to go in the car for my 6 week check up with the obgyn. He just seems to get so hot in his car seat, no matter how high we have the air con on. Does anyone have any suggestions on this?

[summerluven]

I don't have any suggestions myself but will be watching for any answers as DS ends up soaking wet in his, and we don't have the heat you are having. That must be horrid.

Good luck for the upcoming hot weather. Hope your little man deals with it ok.