To want to pinch colic in the stupid face

[JonSnowsWhore]

If it had a face obviously...

How dare it make my poor baby's first few months of life so bloody miserable for him, the evil shit!

Really struggling tonight

That is all.

Oh bloody hell, punch obviously.

Can't even get that right!

I'll pin it down for you to get proper laid in.

Sympathising. "Colic", whatever it really is, is a bastard.

Its truly awful! My first baby, I had bad pnd and she was awful colicky, I couldn't cope with the constant screaming, I couldn't cope with not knowing how to help her.

I hadn't really spoken to my dad much in at least 7 years before I had dd, he was on the phone to me every day reassuring me it would get better soon. 8 years ago now, feels like yesterday.

Much love to you and baby

I'll hold your coat.

It's been a while but jeez...

It's such a shit thing isn't it, like you said not knowing how to help them.

He just keeps staring up at me in between crying & I so want to help him

It's so horrible isn't it...I feel for you...my son had the same for a good few months...I actually wore ear plugs when he really screamed so I could hold him close and comfort him without the screaming deafening me...it just made the screaming a little bit quieter

It's so horrible isn't it...I feel for you...my son had the same for a good few months...I actually wore ear plugs when he really screamed so I could hold him close and comfort him without the screaming deafening me...it just made the screaming a little bit quieter

Oh you poor soul and poor baby. It was the absolute shittest of times. I was bottle feeding so I blamed myself. I tried everything. The drops. The stuff you put in 20 mins before you serve the milk. I'm sure everyone has got something that worked for them and you will get advice. For me it was the Dr Browns bottles. Like a light switch going on. But that was because baby gulped so fast on the bottle she had so much wind. So again I blamed myself I wasn't feeding her.
Good luck OP. This too shall pass though.

He's bottle fed aswell as I'm on medication.

I bought some colic bottles but they were the ones with like a bendy straw & a weight on the end, couldn't get on with them so maybe should give the dr brown bottles a go too. I put him on the aptamil colic milk this week so hopefully it'll make a difference soon.

He only seems to settle with me as well, my partner bless him can't seem to get him to stop screaming

Have you considered silent reflux? (Apologies if you have, just want to check as it's tough to diagnose).

If elevating one end of the cot helps him sleep it could be a factor. You can get medication to help.

I feel so sorry for you, a neighbour's baby had colic and it was utterly awful for them

Are you sure it's not silent reflux? My DD had it (screamed around the clock). Everyone fobbed me off with colic.

I prefer "pinch it in the face"

I feel very fortunate that DD was never colicky but my nephew was and my brother was, my mum told me how hard it is, I really feel for you :(

Here's hoping you are through this soon, it is shit to hear them upset :(

Does warm water work? I used to lie in a deep warm bath with baby, him lying on my belly, head on my boobs, and we used to float. It was lush and stopped the crying, especially with white noise playing on the phone. I was the cleanest I'd ever been for those few weeks

Have a look at PURPLE crying. My DD was like this. It's hard but remember it won't last forever. We found it helped to put her in the carrier and walk around, then just hold her upright to sleep for a bit.

My second baby (born 13th months after my first) screamed with colic.
It was the worst time of my life.
The only thing that got me through it was the electric swing, speed 3.
It was awful.

Colic is the pits. Ds has grown out of it now but it felt like forever at the time

Will google silent reflux.

My first 2 never had this, if they had I might not have had any more

I haven't tried putting him in the bath with me no, but tbh I'm not exactly slim, I don't think the water would touch him 😂

Have you tried colief? It takes a few days of use but it reduced dd1s crying by half. I sympathise. At my lowest moment, dd was in her moses basket screaming as usual, and I was stood at the top of the stairs considering trying to break my leg by throwing myself down the stairs. All I could think was 'it'll hurt, but they let you sleep in hospital.'

to you OP. DD had it badly and I still shudder when I think of those memories watching her scream and turning purple in the face for hours every night and feeling utterly helpless. Me and DH would have her in half hour stints and DH's parents would come round and help us most evenings as she was so bad.
As PP have said have you thought about silent reflux or milk allergy? DD was eventually diagnosed with a milk allergy and once she was put onto prescription formula it went instantly. We also found gripe water would get lots of wind up.
It's awful at the time but I promise things will get better. X

I'll tagteam with you.

DS1 had it when he was a baby 16 years ago (gasp!) and it was fucking shit. Worst time of my life.

Sadly, it's something we know bugger all about. It shows how odd it is that my boys are twins and yet only one of them had the issue.

Never heard of colief, is it better than infacol?

Had a look at silent reflux & other than the constant crying he doesn't have any of the other symptoms. I have some infant gaviscon powder sachets that my dr gave him when he had an upset stomach when he was first born, do you think one of those would be ok to put in with the colic milk to see if that might help with any belly ache he has?

At what age can you give gripe water now? It was a lifesaver for my son. Infacol etc didn't work. Gave him gripe water - one massive burp and he was fine every time.

Coleif is a god send! Takes a few days to work but omg it's a miracle worker

I was on my own with a colicky DD, at one point I called my sister at 4 am to come get her because I just couldn't do it anymore (DS is suspected autism so I had both of them screaming) honestly felt like crying 24/7 with her

Yep, DS was a terribly colicky baby, he's 6 now but the thought of those first few months still make me shudder, keep going mama, this too will pass

I'm sorry you're going through this. Both mine had it, it's no fun! I used to take them into the bath with me, I think it helped a little. Other times my husband strapped them into the baby carrier and went for a walk. We never found a medicine that worked. Sometimes holding their feet and "bicycling" their legs moved wind through them. Hope you find something that works for your wee one.