11 week old never stops fussing and crying

[emlouise1991]

Good Morning,

I’m here because I’m at the absolute end of my tether.
From the day DD was born she has done nothing but cry, writhe around, squirm and throw her arms and legs around constantly. She is never ever ever happy, it’s just like she doesn’t know how to be happy when she’s awake. I’ve tried everything from Infant Gaviscon and Ranitidine for reflux, Cranial osteopathy, various different formulas, bottles tongue tie cut and every colic medicine under the sun but nothing will work. She sleeps well at night because she is so exhausted from screaming all day but as soon as her eyes are open again so are her lungs and nothing I can do will help her. I’m not sure what else I can do, I feel a failure as a mum and part of me wonders if it is me that is making her so unhappy.

[InNeedOfALieInNow]

Is she happy if you hold her? Have you tried a sling? Is she hungry or windy? Could she be tired? What about allergies such as CMPA?

[emlouise1991]

She’s never ever happy. Holding her, slinging her, in the car she is constantly fussing unless she’s asleep. She will quite happily take 5-7 oz and winds easily so not sure it’s that and have been on Similac Alimentum formula, then saw a dietitian who prescribed SMA Alfamino but she wouldn’t take it

[Rjandy2014]

Milk intolerance maybe?
Its so tough when theyre like that. I feel for you xx
My ds was like that. He breastfed every 1-2 hours day and night. I thought it was because he had colic and i gave infacol before he went to the breast every time.
He did get better with time. When he was 4 months old he refused to go to the breast over the course of 3 days and i ended up pumping and i found that he was such a snacker....he would take 2oz and then finish feeding so he was never full so constantly just that little bit hungry so i thought maybe that was why he fussed so much? As soon as he could go in the jumperoo he was so much better and happier being free and upright.
Do you try calpol?
Keep with it emlouise....it does get better x

[MonicaGellerHyphenBing]

My DD was exactly like this, it was mentally and physically draining (and she didn't sleep well at night either!). She started crawling at 6 months and improved so much once she was mobile, she just never stops! She used to get so frustrated at not being able to reach things and move around. A few months on and she most definitely still has her moments but it's sooo much easier than those early days. Hopefully it's a phase your DD will grow out of in time