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my baby is 6 weeks she cries a lot at night but when I hold her in my arms she sleep for hours and it seems like she have colic which home remedy should I use?

Sounds like she just wants a cuddle? She's only very little still, is it not ok to hold her?

Congratulations on your baby BTW

Sounds like she just wants to be near to Mummy, which is normal . Have you tried swaddling and white noise? Have you tried sticking her in bed with you? Your MW should have given you WHO guidelines on safe co-sleeping.

Having had one baby who really suffered with colic, from what you've said I don't think this is colic, if it was I doubt she would stop crying when you picked her up. Have a read of this and see what you think.

If you still think it is colic put Dentinox in the bottles or ring a Bfing Helpline if you are bfing.

I def second swaddling, my dc slept great when wrapped up, I also put a rolled up blanket on either side of them so they got the feeling of being 'held'. Lots of people think that their baby doesn't like being swaddled, but babies that young can't control their arms so they just flap around and can seem like they're fighting it, but they aren't and once wrapped up they settle well.

My first dd was like yours and it's exhausting holding them all night, she also had reflux and just felt better being a bit more upright (I put large books under the legs of one end of her cot). Hope you find something that works for you.

Another thing we did was to use a t-shirt I'd worn as the sheet for his moses basket so that he got the scent of me in there.

How did you get on last night toy? Was it any better?

Swaddling is brilliant, as is the t-shirt trick. Another good trick is to lay her down and then shush and gently pat her tummy in a heartbeat rhythm. It really helps to sooth babies as it reminds them of being in the womb. My dd would not sleep anywhere except on me in those early weeks, I bought a baby sling to help me to get through the day, but at night I would use the shush/pat method. With colic, the baby screams no matter what you do. My dd has colic and the sling helped a bit, but there were prolonged screaming fits that lasted for hours. xx

We used gripe water and DS slept on his front which really seemed to help. I also co-slept at night (he was on his back for that) if he was struggling to sleep. Keeping them upright for a while after feeds also helps but a pain in the middle of the night. We also bicycled his legs and rubbed his back a lot. It does pass though but felt like a long 3 months with the screaming every night. It will get better

Hi, congratulations on your lovely baby!

The best thing we ever did for our DD1 when she had colic was to get a wrap sling and just to carry her around with us. If you are looking for a "home remedy", I can't recommend it highly enough. You get your hands free, and she gets her cuddle - everyone's happy!

toy please be aware that although some parents do recommend putting a baby on their front to sleep, it does carry a greater risk of SIDS.

Thought you might like a read of this, I forgot to include it with my post the other day.

Are you coming back toy, or have we scared you off .