Crying two-week old. Infacol?

[PipPipPip]

Our new daughter is two weeks old, and for the past three days has been crying LOTS especially in the evenings.

We assume it is something wind/tummy related as she seems uncomfortable, and seems to relax after a fart or poo.

We've just bought some Infacol and have given her a dose. Has anyone else used this? If so, did it help and long long until it worked?

Thanks so much. We're heartbroken listening to her cry :(

PipPipPip, I'm going to tell you what I wish someone had told me when my DS was little. They do cry, sometimes it's for no reason and usually occurs in the evening but each child has their own "witching hour".

Crying peaks between 4-6 weeks and tends to tail off by the time the baby is 12 weeks old.

If you've checked she's not hungry/wet/dirty/too hot/too cold she may just be crying just because she is. You can try carrying her in a sling, giving her a dummy or some baby massage... but all of this will be to make you feel better. She's probably just fine but has no other way of expresssing herself yet.

We used to put DS in his bouncer during the witching hour and the only thing that would calm him was being bounced in time to some really nasty gangsta rap or some electro pop. We used to go through the digital radio channels until we found something he liked. Eventually it was Abba which was better on our ears

I used infacol. It did seem to help. Certainly won't do any harm. I think it takes a few days of a dose before every feed before it starts to work.

Hope it helps your baby.

My baby had bad colic when he was newborn. Infacol was really good and worked for us.

We also used infacol with success. Try raising the top of her cot/moses basket (by placing a few books underneath the stand) so she is sleeping at a slight angle.
katim is also right, sometimes they just cry. Ds was an awful crier, especially at night, but by 8 weeks he stopped and since then has been a great sleeper. It is such a hard time. With both my dcs those first 6-8 weeks were by far the hardest. You will get throught it though pippippip, hang in there!

Pip

Infacol yes, use it as instructed (as in 20 mins before feed) and it will take a day or two to kick in. Cool boiled water is another thing to try to push any wind around if it's not feed time. Gripe water too but I'm not sure of the age for that.

Yes to lifting the head end of the cot higher than the other and you could try winding her across your knee. So she's face down and just gently rub her back. Then change her to an upright position on your lap or shoulder. Try the shoulder lots as this will stretch her tummy out.

If it's her witching hour, could you try going for a walk or bathing her then? Or even just some playtime to try and distract her?

Keep going. This too shall pass, even when you don't think you can bear another second. She'll also pick up on you being anxious. Do you have anyone that can have her whilst you have a break?

Our DS had really bad colic and he screamed from 3pm untill about 10pm it was awful, as nothing i did calmed him, we tried Infacol which did help, but out HV advised Colief, which is very expensive £12 for a 7ml bottle which lasted a week but it was brill stuff and settled lo in a matter of hours. We also changed his formula to "comfort" which has reduced lactose in it, alltogeather it worked a treat and DS was much happier. It is worth noting we managed to get Colief on prescription but not all GP's will do this!

Not sure how true this is but our DS was prem, and apparantly early babies are more prone to colic as there digestive systems are still a bit immature, this may not be relevent to you or even true!

Yes Infacol worked well, but I found gripe water most effective. Think that is from 4 weeks though?

PipPipPip, my son had really bad times with the colics, and after a while Infacol was not enough to offer the much needed relief.:-( So we switched to Colief, at the advice given by the HV and it really worked. I also used to give him a herbal tea (bought outside UK unfortunately) but the herbs in the mix where: chamomile, mint, fennel seeds and kumin. It was the best thing that we could give him, so hopefully you can find something similar at the Naturist shops. The one we used was it was called Babycalm.
Good luck and hope the colics will go sooner.