Oh I feel your pain. We had one if these too! Although DD was only a screamer during the day, *mostly* she was a great night sleeper.
DD was finally diagnosed with silent reflux at 10ish weeks and put on Losec which was amazing. Within 48 hours we had a different baby!
The best things we did to get through the hard days was to wear her in a sling - she loved it and it meant we had some peace for a while. If I needed rest too, I'd just strap the sling to whoever was helping me out, lol
We also bought a Hushamock Hammock for her day time sleeps. Pricey but boy did it help! If you're keen on that idea, you can hire Amby Hammocks throughout Aus.
We also used Brauers Colic Relief (all natural) quite regularly until she started on the Losec and it did help a lot of the time.
We had a bassinet for our pram which DD hated a lot of the time so often walking didn't help. I put the normal seat back on (we have a three wheeler) with a wrap-around head support so she was upright and facing forward and 'hey presto' she became a huge fan of the pram
We also took DD to a baby/childrens Chiro which worked wonders. She was a vacuum delivery so her poor little neck was very stiff and sore - more pain for her! The Chiro worked on that and many other things including her silent reflux. They were brilliant.
If I think of anything else I'll pop back in. Big hugs though, it's so tough yet quite common but I can assure you it doesn't last forever![]()






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