...to have just said to my tiny, screaming, 8 week old baby

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"darling, in the nicest possible way you're just going to have to get over it, there's nothing Mummy can do".

In my defence, he's fed, changed, we've had a really nice play, a nice walk in the sunshine, he was sitting on my knee being cuddled at the time and 5:15pm is just too early for the wtiching hour!

Seems to be evening colic by the way, gorgeous happy baby most of day, screaming monster from around 5:30/6ish every evening depending on when his late afternoon feed happens.

You're doing better than I did on the day that I broke down and said "What do you want?", "Just tell me, what do you want?" to a tiny baby that wasn't sleeping again, and was screaming at me again.

yanbu, when ds who is 7 months and still feeding every 2 hrs through the night, i have occasion said the same thing!

Is he bf or ff?

YANBU

no, YANBU. i said much worse when my DD was that age

i found it to be such a difficult, draining stage which thankfully gets much easier!

Yes I used to tell mine to 'get over it' as well. It works as much as anything does.

I'm sure you've tried but if not then gripe water is good and a good rub of the back not patting to bring up the wind.
Have you tried lying him over your knees and rubbing?

And no YANBU

YADNBU. I once asked mine (quite calmly and politely) to please shut the fuck up... She stopped crying and smiled me. I felt terrible.

I was known to mutter (in a very loving tone of course ) "you're lucky you're so f*!@ing cute or else I..." in the middle of the night when dd decided it was playtime...

mine? he's bf, i have also threatened him with withdrawal of breast privilages and formula if he doesn't let learn to sleep through. lol

YANBU :)

I say several words to that effect to my fifteen month old DS3 who wakes two hourly most nights.

YANBU.

Ah makes me feel better about what I say to my 9wk old DD!! She sleeps worse now than when she was a teeny newborn :(

Is she bf? Can you not just stick her back on the boob? Yes, I know you said she was already fed but maybe she's hungry again or feels like shit and just wants the comfort of booby.

If ff, what about a change of scenery, walk into the garden with fresh air etc or put on some music and sway around the room with her.

I told my baby i will feed him to the neighbours dog when decided to give up on sleep for 3 nights in a row. I was tearing my hair out walking him round our house while he was chattering away to himself at 3 am. He fell asleep about 10 minutes later..Have used the threat since but no joy

Oh sorry, you've got a DS not a DD...

Sorry Heather was asking the OP. My DD was like this too, and would want to feed, but keep coming off and crying (ebf). My HV recommended expressing a bottle of milk in the morning, when I was rested and my milk was more nutritious, and giving it to DD in the late afternoon when she was fussing. Worked like a charm.

Good grief, you sound entirely rational - that's not how the mother of an 8 week old baby's supposed to be

Yes, try across the knees on the tummy and rub his back

YANBU

I think I told DS he was takiing the fucking piss once... He was four months, had had infacol, was bf, and had been crying non-stop, that annoying grizzle that isn't actually distressed, hungry, cold whatever... for about 12 hours. I then sat there blubbing down the phone about what a bad mother I was to my mother, while he sat in his bouncer, chuckling at the damn dog...

It's new mum syndrome... We all sayt something to that effect during the early months...

Ah gripe water my old friend. Bugger to give but worked after about 5 mins.

lol at funnybumblebee and dontcallmepeanut, one of my 2 year olds first phrases was "for gods sake"

Ahhh, Pez, the things they pick up on... I remember DS getting on the bus home (*which had been delayed 45 minutes thanks to snow) and saying "The fucking bus is here, Mummy"... I died, very publicly, and blamed it on my brother...

I asked DS at 4 weeks 'do you think this is fucking funny? Cos if you do we need a chat now'

He also had colic everynight from 5.30-7.30pm. (the witching 2 hours!).

FWIW I found giving him a bath before his evening feed worked after 2 months of suffering the screaming ritual

You lot are hilarious, you have made me feel entirely sane

He briefly stopped screaming after letting him cry it out, then we bounced around the garden until my legs gave up and now I think I will wrangle him into the sling and wander the streets till bathtime.

Yes! Time for Waybuloo. Then bath. Then bed. Love bedtime!