15 week old who still cries a lot

[MrsCobes44]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if anyone can help, but my little one who is 15 weeks still cries alot. He suffered/ still suffers from colic- in the early days, if he wasn't feeding or sleeping he was crying. The dr and hv's all said when he reaches 3 months he will calm down. He has calmed slighlty- so that for half an hour after his feed he seems quite content- and will then normally have a sleep but as soon as he wakes up he cries again until the next feed.

I am really finding it difficult as I really hoped he would be a lot better by 3 months- has anyone else had this experience? We have tried everything all the drops and medications going! I play with him, he has a play gym, bouncy chair but nothing seems to help- the only way he will stop crying is if I hold him and am constantly on the move- which has now caused me back problems!!

How about feeding him more? Are you breastfeeding? There's a 16 week growth spurt that they tend to build up to by wanting to feed a lot more. My dd would feed in fits and starts sometimes every 20 minutes at that age.

Hello Mrs C. My DS was exactly the same... he did calm down a bit at 3.5 months but actually in the end he was just hungry. I think he kind of got used to it for a while but then the weight gain stopped for about 6 weeks and I switched from BF to FF. He is now a different baby, so content and happy... only cries if there is a problem or he is tired. I convinced myself he wasn't hungry and all the BF counsellors told me my milk was fine blah blah and that it was wind, but sometimes it just isn't. Don't know if you are BF'ing or not but you'll know best if this sounds like the same thing. Good luck... xx

My ds2 was like this, I remember counting the days until he was 12 weeks and being devastated that he was no better. I feel for you, it is so draining.

You don't say whether you are bf or ff but you do say he cries until his next feed so have you tried giving it to him sooner? He could be having a growth spurt or may just be comforted by milk, especially if bf.

My ds also settled if carried around. I don't know how bad your back problems are but I carried ds in a wrap sling pretty much constantly until he was 7 months and still use it now he's 1. They are excellent for spreading the weight and should allow you to carry him in comfort.

You will get through this and he will cheer up and this time will become a distant memory. Ds2 cheered up once he could sit up well at about 5 months. Once he could crawl, at 7 months, he got even cheerier. Now he's 1 and a walker he is a joy - I just think he took a while to adjust to life but he's loving it now and your son will too.

Hello all and thank you for all your replies.

I was initially BF but found that I was feeding every hour due to his colic/ crying. I then switched to FF so I knew how much he was having. He is definitely a hungry baby and he is on the 91st centile so I really don't think feeding him anymore will make him happier. It's a bit of a catch 22 situation- he's a hungry baby but the more milk I give him the more uncomfortable he becomes!

As for a sling, I have one and he is fine in it but as soon as I stand still for one moment he starts cryin again!

I am wondering whether he will be happier when he is on solids if he is a hungry baby. Lecce I am hoping by 5 / 6 months he will become more conetnt- something to hope for. I keep telling myself this time next year things will be a lot better- but when he is crying day in day out a year feels like a really long time away!!

Thanks again for your responses.

I wouldn't anticipate solids too much - it takes quite a while before they can actually digest enough to make a difference. For nearly a couple of months after you wean he'll still be getting nearly all his nutrition from milk.