To ask for your Colic survival stories to read tonight as I rock and cry

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DD2 4.5weeks has colic, she isn't massively happy when she is ever awake but Screams for about 4 hours a night. She was a section birth but had sepsis at 2.5weeks so we have been back in hospital for 7 days.

Things I have tried - Infacol, Ranitidine, me giving up dairy, lots of winding.

HELP ME. Its hideous and my DH can't cope and actually at the momment can't help as he has singles on his face.

When did your babies colic end? What ended it?

My first child was a dream compared to this. I need guidance and hope.

TIA

I swear by colief drops. My baby was completely different on it. Although watch out for the explosive nappies! X

My only DD is an only because the first year of her life, after a very traumatic and almost fatal delivery, was utter torture!

She’s now 16 and I adore her, but I shudder when I think back to those colicky days, which felt like a never ending nightmare.

The only things that worked for us were dummies (which I resisted for 3 weeks, before giving in) plus laying her on her tummy across our forearm and rocking her gently.

It doesn’t last forever, it will pass and you will survive.

But I do send the biggest hugs and

Sorry OP, I missed your update.

So pleased things have improved for you.

My son had it, my daughter didn't. He cried for hours age 4-12ish weeks. He had reflux and was breast fed and was more settled after weaning which I think was around 4 months then. I maybe should have gone for infant gaviscon. infacol and gripe water didn't help.
I think some of it was that he got over tired as well. I'm sure my daughter maybe didn't cry as much because I was more relaxed about just putting her down to bed and getting on with stuff because I had to look after my son too rather than fussing over her. Being over tired and an immature gut.
From the age of 1 he ate everything though and has had no tummy trouble or sleep trouble since.

Glad to hear all better for the OP now. It was a long and horrible 12+ weeks for us (mainly me) too. I was giving my DD lots of infacol and nursing her frequently but it seemed to make matters worse. My theory looking back is that she was overstimulated and/or overtired. I don't think she had silent reflux or anything. A white noise app helped and putting her down to bed early.

Yep both mine had it. Unexplained screaming like clockwork from about 6pm until 10pm.
I think silent reflux and immature digestive system. Ds2 is 22mo and still has nights where his tummy swells and he has indigestion and terrible wind. Lots of things in his diet trigger it. Ds1 grew out of the same thing by about 3yo.
Ds2 had a dummy, slept raised up on his side with towels rolled up to support him. 3hr feed schedule (although fed extra if needed), thorough winding in multiple ways before put to sleep. He was a different baby to ds1 with this schedule. The dummy helped with the comfort sucking.
Also was carried around in a sling a lot more because toddler was in pushchair, and left in a bouncer or moses to drift off to sleep. He just lay/ sat with a dummy in a quiet corner watching his brother play and I would realise he was asleep. I think ds1 was overstimulated alot.

It is hideous. My son screamed all day when not feeding or sleeping. It did end. Focus on the fact that it will end. He is now a really cool kid and totally balanced. May the force be with you OP.

And definitely see a cranial osteopath.

Oops. Just seen the other pages.

It will pass and it is nothing you are doing. I was told 12 weeks at reaching a stone it was 12 weeks for her. I feel for you and your baby 💐

Colief!! We went through buckets of it but it did work!!!

My first little one, had really bad sickness, can’t hold anything down... docs suggesting colic / reflux issues... but not really helpful otherwise.... anyone had this, who could recommend anything??? Thanks

Dummy, dummy, dummy!! DH and I categorise or first 12 weeks as the 'pre dummy days' and the 'post dummy days'. We confused DDs need to suckle with hunger and provoked reflux. A suckle on a dummy was all she wanted. I now carry 3 tommee tippee dummies with me everywhere I go!!

One of mine had colic. The worst,worst ten weeks of my life.
The only thing that got me through was a big electric swing. Speed three used to stop him screaming for a couple of hours. Absolute hell.

Everyone told us 12 weeks. I don't actually remember when it was but it does get better

I don’t have DC but I remember the hell my DB and SIL went through with two of their four DC with colic. My SIL used to pop her noise cancelling headphones on and listen to some relaxing music whilst she wore circles into the living room carpet trying to soothe them. It meant that she at least didn’t have to hear the screaming (which in my nephews case was fucking horrendous). She said it really helped her get through it. Maybe give that a try? It won’t help your DD obvs but might save your sanity a bit...

Only just realised I’m not responding to the OP. Sorry Wheresthemanual01

I don't know why this got resurrected, but as I have a very screamy baby (even the GO said at the 8 week check, "gosh, she's a very tense baby!"), it's been a v helpful read. Hope there's light at the end of the tunnel for us and everyone else with a screamer soon 🤞🏻

I get colic as an adult and it's fucking agony so I can understand why babies scream. I don't know if this would transfer to babies but if I lie on my left side it helps as apparently it "resets" (for want of a better word) the intestines. Rubbing my tummy CLOCKWISE also really helps. Buscopan also helps but obviously not for a baby. Perhaps whatever the modern equivalent of gripe water is would help? Poor baby and poor you.

This is the best thing ever written about colic and clarifies why it’s got nothing to do with their tummies.
www.babydoc.com.au/faq/colic-bore-your-baby-to-sleep/

We’ve had some instant success today though it could be chance!
My DH found a sleeping wedge and whilst it didn’t instantly fix, it’s a million times better.... seems really simple, but i didn’t even know these things existed! when your heads this fuzzy simple isn’t always easy... if it helps anyone else, I found this website useful... www.sootheyourbaby.co.uk
Anyho, I’ll report back with progress!
Thanks for the comments... really useful

Ds2 had it. Got better at 6 weeks, gone by 12 weeks. Every fucking night from 6pm -12am. Relentless.

I once put him in his Moses basket, went into my back garden and screamed ‘FUCKING HELL GOD YOU WANKING CUNT’ at the top of my lungs.

My neighbours came round to check I was ok.

But, things that helped me...earphones. Play music over the noise.

Walk. It’s summer. Earphones, blankets. The motion might soothe baby and you’ll be able to get out rather than feel pinned in.

Put baby down if it gets too much, make yourself a brew. Go back in.

Scream into a pillow.

I used to reapet the phrase ‘it’s not my job to stop the crying, it’s only my job to stay calm..it’s not my job to stop the crying, it’s only my job to stay calm’

Oh OP it sounds like you've had a really tough time.
DD1 also had sepsis at three weeks and I know how scary it is. I am really glad your DD has recovered.
Both my babies had CMPA and reflux and used to scream and scream. No formulas worked for them other than Neocate and within a couple of days of starting it the screaming stopped and I had completely different babies.
I would definitely continue going down the dairy free route. It can take a couple of weeks for the dairy to leave your system. I'm glad the dummy is also helping.
Hang in there it does get better I promise

Is the crying just at night?

If not, it may be reflux or silent reflux, or a food allergy/intolerance. Dairy being one of the main culprits.

Reporting back with some success, 4 days later on an some good advice, things are much better.
Had loads of suggestions on websites and techniques which were great.... best place I found was www.sootheyourbaby.co.uk spoke to them (for ages!) about the problems and the lady I spoke with was great, she recommended some things which have had success.... new sleeping wedge, some colief and a wrap carrier (which is brilliant, no more cleaning sick from crevasses in the pram!) .... thanks everyone for the help, I’d recommend anyone take a look at www.sootheyourbaby.co.uk