To think this is colic?

[BobbysBeardOfWonder]

Sorry not a proper AIBU but need quick advice.

DS is 9 weeks. For the past week or 2 he's got really fussy at around 7-8pm and won't stop crying. I try all sorts - bf (pulls off immediately), winding in different positions, cycling his legs, nothing works :(
He sometimes manages to feed for a bit but often doesnt until a few hours have passed, at which point he's starving & knackered and crashes out in his crib.

This is my 2nd DC, DC1 never had colic (although did fuss a bit at night & cluster-fed) so I'm unsure if this is what it is & what works best to alleviate it.

DD was the same. We did 2 sessions of cranial ostheopathy and it went away.

Good luck!

I have to ask, how does massaging a babies head release trapped wind?

I have friends who swear by cranial osteopathy; I have to admit being a bit about it, but maybe it's worth a shot.
I haven't tried anything else yet though - does Colief etc work?

Colic isn't trapped wind:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/Colic/Pages/Introduction.aspx

You have my sympathies OP. :(

:o

It isn't just the head! The ostheopath told us her diaphragm was very tense, and also the muscles around her gut, which is why we hadn't been able to wind her.

After the second session DD had no problem anymore :)

We never looked back!

Some people find Colief helpful.

White noise can help a bit.

Get time to yourself when you can and help/support when possible.

Why does it only happen in the evening though?

So we normally have DS downstairs with us in the evening after putting DD to bed; would the (not very bright) lights & TV be adding to the problem? He's normally not bothered by noise (sleeps through DD running around the house screeching).

DH has managed to get him to sleep just now by rocking him in the crib - but not sure if this coincides with when he'd normally be sleeping. Also makes me wonder if he actually prefers peace & quiet after all!

Could he be tired and actually wanting to go to bed earlier now?

PS fussy evenings are normal, there's a good piece on Kellymom about it :)

My DC has similar symptoms and Im 99% sure hers is caused by wind.

After weeks of trial and error we found that a bath at the hot end of the safe scale was the only thing that consistantly helped.

I did wonder that Jugs but surely he would just feed to sleep rather than get all worked up when feeding?

I might try a bath tomorrow alone with no distractions