6 week old is never content?

[NicW94]

Hi all, I have a 6 week old baby boy who never seems content. He eats well, and doesn’t seem to have any digestive issues. I change him constantly and try and entertain him best I can, but he is always fussing or screaming.
He is my first baby and I don’t know what to do. I’ve had many comments about how well his lungs work and I’m worried I’m doing something horribly wrong.
He will sit in his chair, on his play mat or in my arms for all of 5-10 minutes before the fussing starts which then turns into screaming.
I see mums all the time with their babies peacefully in their arms, or the babies happily playing on the floor but my baby seems so unhappy. I love him so much, and to see him in such state of constant irritation, unable to relax is really starting to get me down to the point I dread any social activity because I constantly have to attempt to soothe him to prevent the screaming. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Oh bless I vividly remember crying to my husband when our daughter was 6 weeks old saying the exact same thing, all she ever did was sleep eat and cry and was never content. Things changed almost overnight when she started social smiling and I felt like I was getting something back from her. She’s not a 7 month ball of energy who never stops laughing and smiling and wanting to play! Tbh I think it’s probably pretty hard being a baby they are getting used to a big cold strange world and a painful digestive system what do they have to be happy about?! it will come in time.

You describe my second and third exactly. By 3/4 months, your baby will be so much calmer. My first was a legend and oh, how I thought I knew what to do. Often my family remains me of how demanding and high needs the second was. It was a wonder we had the third! Just keep repeating: it will pass!