Baby won't stop crying.

[LeonMighty]

I've tried everything.

He's hysterical.

Any tips to stop me from going slightly insane?

Poor little guy :(

Baby disco used to help with mine.

Baby in sling, music on, dance around kitchen.

Hang in there.

How old?

Hi OP
Have you checked for any rashes? What's his temp? Have you checked to see if any hair is wrapped around any fingers/toes?
Sometiems getting them changed kind of resets them I've found.
How old is he? If he really is inconsolable it may be worth calling 111 or trying to get a gp appointment for today. They usually try to see young children same day.

How old?

Is he overtired? Could you take him out in a pram/car and get him to sleep?

How old?

Strip down and check body for anything sore, look closely to see if there are hairs wrapped around fingers or toes.

Wind? Cycle legs, lie on tummy over your lap etc.

Any other symptoms?

Obvious ones but have you tried feeding? Or putting to sleep?

Back to basics...hungry, wet, lonely, in pain.

Have you checked his temperature? Tried reducing light levels. Is he teething? Sore ears? Just in need of a cuddle?

Any rash? Has he eaten normally? Constipated? Upset tum? Any signs at all?

Check for hair tourniquets, is his nappy comfortable, is he hungry; thirsty, trying to burp?

Sometimes it helps just to keep cycling through a checklist of things it could be, helps you feel like you’re doing something at least.

How old? High temperature? Rash? Eating and drinking? Wet nappies? If concerns about any of the above then, combined wiiyh constant crying then I’d get to a GP/walk in today.

Sorry. He's 4 weeks old.

Prime crying age I remember it well.

Have you worked through the list above?

If you have then run you and baby a warm bath and see if being skin to skin with you in warm water helps.

I always found that the recommended 37 degrees was too cold for my son in the bath. He preferred it 38/39.

I don't think it's any of those things. Temp is fine. Went to hospital with him yesterday because he was raspy but they said nothing wrong with him other than a possible sore throat, but he's been awake and fine all morning and suddenly now he's crying. He's been crying for 2.5 hours and I just want him to stop. Not because it's bothering me. It's annoying but I can deal with it. I want him to stop because I hate the thought of him being in pain. I'm just cuddling him and dancing about like a mad woman which helps a bit...

Yep I always put him in a bit warmer because he shivers at 37 degrees! As soon as I warm it up a bit he's so content and falls asleep.

If he's been awake for 2.5 hours then he'll be over tired by now. Combined with the sore throat he probably does need some calpol and to get to sleep desperately. Could you try skin to skin in a dark room to see if he'll sleep? Does he have a dummy?

Try the warm bath then op. Worth a go, he must be exhausted by now.

Mine always got hysterical when they were overtired. Dummy/feed, white noise, dark room, gently rock or swing them. That's what used to work for me but sometimes I had to put headphones in until they'd calmed down!

Have you tried some skin to skin? When my ds was this age I used to strip us both off and feed him and cuddle him when he was hysterical, it would really calm him down, or I think people sometimes suggest having a bath together?

Have you got a comfy sling? Is it raining where you are? If the answers are yes and no, how about bundling yourselves up and going for a long walk? I always found the screaming crying easier to deal with outside.

have you tried gripe water

my daughter would only calm down in a vibrate chair or swing =/

unfortunately it can take a wile to find out what works for your baby .

I second giving him a bath, disrupts mine out of a funk every time. Then anything you can to get him to sleep

I would call 111 or your GP surgery. IF there are 2 of you there (And please call for back up if you can)

Strip baby off, check all over (including checking for hair wrapped round toes or fingers, new nappy on, bundle up. Put in pram indoors and swoosh pram waiting to hear back from the doctors.

High pitched screaming is a sign of pain.

Go for a drive/push in pram? A bath and get changed to reset as pp said

Assuming you've tried all the above:
Is he a clingy baby? I'd have to take mine outside in my arms and he'd calm right down. I also used dummies and sometimes long walks with the pram were the only things that worked.
Swing chairs worked well too - would sometimes but me 3/4 minutes to do things with both hands. Check gumtree if you're on budget

Was he in hospital for a while? Have you tried white noise/vacuuming? The womb is a noisy place and sometimes a little noise helps. And everything all previous posters have suggested. And none of them. I used to think to myself I'd ask him what it was all about when he can speak!!!
Congratulations on your baby. You're doing just fine. I hope you can enjoy some cuddles and peace when he calms down.

How are you getting on OP?