my ds is nearly four months old. He is a total nightmare baby. hardly sleeps, feeds erratically (I am struggling with breastfeeding), and is completely unsettled most of the time - just can't be left because he screams - in pain and anger I suspect. We thought it was colic at first (I am now dairy free in my diet). I have seen paedeatricians, cranial osteopaths and tried everything to soothe his gut and give him (and us) some relief. he has no routine and I balk at imposing one since I found the Gina Ford treatment so unhelpful with my daughter (now just over two).Also the controlled crying thing is so much harder if you have another child in the house who needs consideration too. I am utterly miserable and can't see an end in sight - I would switch to formula if I could just give him a normal one - but the dairy free one I have he totally hates so I am stuck with the breastfeeding and not sure if he is allergic to things I am eating or what. Help - anyone with similar experiences. I have cut out various things from my diet at various times but nothign seems to really make a difference to his distress. he is a small baby but keeping on his percentile chart OK, so clearly isn't seriously ill. He hardly sleeps most days though the nights are getting a bit better.
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