Baby been crying for 3 hours

[OhToBeASeahorse]

Any suggestions or virtual hugs desperately needed

Hope things are better for you this evening, I'm thinking of you. Whatever happens you are doing brilliantly bending over backwards to keep both children happy - look after yourself.

Hi @OhToBeASeahorse I feel your pain x my oldest went through this. From one week old to 7 weeks old age would cry solidly from about 6pm to 10pm or later and nothing we did stopped her. We tried everything and it nearly broke us. A friend suggested taking her to a chiropractor. I was skeptical but desperate. Chiropractor examined her for 2 hours asked all sorts of questions and did a tiny massage on her back.. that night she slept I thought it was a fluke.. she had 2 more very gentle massages and she never cried like that again.. don’t get me wrong she cried for normal reasons but not for hours on end like that it was horrific. I wish I’d taken her sooner. They said it was down to her birth and delivery as she came out quite quick after a prolonged labour.. whatever it worked and it saved me it really did. Hope you get it sorted soon it’s the absolute worst x

Of age not old age!

No advice on the non-sleeping baby I had one myself 😥. This was back in 2012 but he had thrush at about 7 days old before he was registered and the the GP saw him under me. I can’t remember the specifics but the receptionist said something about him not being registered but the prescription was under my name? Sorry totally not specific help but my child was seen by a GP and received treatment prior to birth being registered.

@Handsoffisback no it was a chiropractic college and it was just a very small back massage they did ... such a through checkup and asked all sorts of questions about the birth too I honestly couldn’t believe it .. I’ve heard good things about cranial osteopathy too though 👍 I also had chiropractic treatment for pelvic girdle pain when pregnant with my second and again when she was breach and turned after treatment there.. highly recommend

Hi everyone

I thought I'd update you.
So i got a telephone GP appt (think i must have got a new eceptionist first time i tried). Dr didnt think it sounded like reflux but gave me some gaviscon to try.

It's been a total nightmare. Its 15ml of fluid if baby is EBF. She hates it and gets absolutely hysterical - she then throws it up. I've given up - I'll talk to our dr at our 8 week check.

Crying is still happening in the evenings but it is for much less time - maybe 30 mins? And tho she cries if left in the day she doesnt once she is picked up. It is still taking me a long time to get her to sleep in the evening though.

Nappies are normal (I think?!) after having been green and her skin is better - I've been dairy and soy free for 2 weeks.

Still cant get her to nap in any other way other than the sling at the moment.

So I think that if it is reflux it's getting better on it's own but I will talk to my gp again (I spoke to duty dr last time).

Big hugs it’s so difficult at that stage.

This happened to us and turned out to be intolerance of cows milk, baby was EBF, cutting out dairy products in mother’s diet and sorting out latch issues eventually sorted it.

A sling was useful in the meantime.

Does she suck anything for comfort? When I figured out my daughter loved to suck my little finger it got a lot easier to get her to sleep. She never liked feeding to relax when she was small and wouldn't take a dummy but she loved sucking my finger.

Oh and I'm sure someone has mentioned but if she's crying and won't stop try doing some squats while holding her kind of out from your body. Idk why but it makes them stop. Maybe engages the startle reflex?

Thanks

We have on and off success with a dummy, she wants it but doesnt seem to understand how to suck it.

We've had 5 hour stretches of sleep for the last 2 nights though

Dd regularly dances on my last nerve...

^just had to comment... Beautiful phrase!!

Poor op! It will get better. We used infacol and lots of leg cycling.

Ah have been thinking of you, so glad to see your update! Great that things have improved and you are a getting a bit more sleep than before, although still tricky. Yes I was so angry about how hard Gaviscon is to administer for bf babies- someone should definitely have come up with an easier way by now! We had more success with aiming to get it in the side of her cheek than in her mouth but she still took ages to come round to it. If giving her the medication is causing more tears than the problem I think you're quite right to pack it in!

I just seem to have very awake children. They dont fall.asleep feeding, or in the car, or in their pram... it makes life so hard.

Give the baby a bottle rather than breast? See if this helps x

@TheRubyRedshoes

Dd regularly dances on my last nerve...

^just had to comment... Beautiful phrase!!

Thanks

Sounds exactly like my eldest daughter (now 3yo)
Turns out she was allergic to dairy, soya & egg. Reacting through my breastmilk.
She also had silent reflux and tongue tie.

Big big hugs to you it’s so tough. Xx

OhToBeASeahorse five hours is great! Hopefully whatever it was that was bothering her is no longer so bothersome. Maybe a tooth or learning something new.

Thanks- I think perhaps unlikely given she's only 7 weeks, but you never know!

@OhToBeASeahorse if its any consolation my eldest never just went down for a nap or slept through the night... I used to walk her for a couple of hours a day so she could nap but the minute I got back through the door she would wake up. On the plus side I lost my baby weight very quickly... but on a serous side I really think it contributed massively to my post natal depression. I was literally obsessed with her sleeping... I really really feel for you and I hope you have lots of support x

Well you've been dairy and soya free for 2 weeks now (right?) and it sounds like she's doing significantly better already, that's great. And suggests to me that it may well be CMPA. Keep it up and see how she is after 6 weeks dairy free. If the symptoms have all gone and she is settled you can confirm the allergy by doing the yoghurt test (eat a portion of yoghurt and see how she is - if crying and unsettled like before, the allergy is confirmed). You will need to confirm soya allergy the same way (eat soya yoghurt) but obviously space it out so you can be sure what she's reacting to.

If you're on FB there's an excellent group called "breastfeeding with CMPA and other allergies".

I wouldn't bother with the Gaviscon if I were you, your call though obviously.

Well done OP.

Booja booja chocolates are delicious and dairy free if you are still excluding dairy by then. Not cheap but very very nice.

Thanks everyone.

I do think we are improving though we had tears last night and it took me 2 hours to get her to sleep. She cried on and off, not nearly for the whole time but her little eyelids ebb shut and then open again and it's like that constantly.

She either has chronic FOMO or something is stopping her from settling.

The nappies arent green anymore but the same.happened with my son and the paediatrician said it was a coincidence and green nappies are fine.

I hate the uncertainty. Give me a teenager anyway.

*any day!