My 7 week old baby girl has recently started crying pretty much all day unless she is sleeping, being fed or out in the pushchair/car! She wakes up in a lovely mood, smiling and giggling at me but by about 10/11 o'clock she starts having what I can only describe as a tantrum (thats what it looks and sounds like anyway) and nothing i do can stop her until she tires herself out and falls asleep. But once she wakes up it begins all over again.
She has a dummy at night (from about 7pm) and is fine all evening and quite a good sleeper, but I really dont want her to be constantly sucking on a dummy all day long. People have suggested she's bored but even if I play with her, sing songs, dance around the house etc she WILL NOT calm down.
Im at home alone most of the day and at my wits end with the crying. Aside from the awful noise, its breaking my heart to see my beautiful girl so upset. Any ideas on whats causing it or ways to soothe her??
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7 week old crying all day
nikki444 · 06/03/2017 16:02
It's tough isn't it?
Your GP is probably right in as much as some babies are just criers. Over tiredness does have a lot to answer for, and I would make your priority trying to get her to have some sleep in whatever way you can. Mine would have been hysterical if they had been awake that long at 7 weeks but I know it's hard when they won't nap (mine were OK in the morning, but I would just have to go for long walks in the afternoon to get them to sleep.)
I wouldn't worry about the dummy - if it soothes her, use it. If it still bothers you when she's older you can tackle it then, when the suck reflex has tailed off and she is napping better. Stick a good box set on and let her sleep on you if she will, or get a takeaway coffee and go for a looooong walk. Whatever it takes to get her sleep at this stage. (Mine loved a bus ride, so on afternoons I really couldn't take it anymore I used to do that. And anything was better than the four walls of the house!)
The napping WILL improve, and you'll probably find that her mood gets better with it.
Hang on in there 
Could be teething, my ds had his 2nd tooth at 7 weeks old and honestly anbesol liquid has been the best thing i have ever bought my whole life! You can get it from any chemist/pharmasist and it has played god for my sons teething ever since and had no issues :), maybe colic/acid reflux and tummy aches try a baby massage and some milk to settle her, perhaps try infacol (worked but made ds constipated so was having to give him rasin water) or change the formula if she is a bottle baby or if she is breastfed maybe look at your own diet and lifestyle as she gets what you have. If its normal for her not to sleep all the time then it may not be but if she starts to get herself upset again give her a feed and send her off to sleep, honestly hun, enjoy it while it lasts! 
hope things settle down for you!
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