I'm a first time mum and wondering if this is normal behaviour..
My little one has always been on the high end of the crying scale ever since he was born I think probably due to colic. We've been using infacol pretty much since birth which has helped no end with his colic symptoms but he's now 17 weeks and is still extremely fussy. It's very tiring and getting quite stressful now. I've been told by many people that crying eases off around week 12 which it has, it's no way near how bad it was, but he still cries an awful lot. And the cry sounds so dramatic he really screams and holds his breath. I will add that he does smile a fair bit through the day and very chatty.
I've thought it could be a number of things. Sleep regression because of his age and he isn't a great sleeper/ napper. Waking after 1 sleep cycle in the day and wakes a minimum of twice during the night. Though that could be hunger because he's breastfed.
Teething because he always has his hand in his mouth and drools a lot. I'm sure I can see a little tooth under the surface too. Nothing sharp in his mouth just yet.
Growth spurt because he's 17 weeks and is already wearing size 6-9 month clothes and weighs around 17 and half pounds though he's not feeding anymore than usual.
Have any other mums had a similar experience with a very fussy 4 month old and do you have any tips on calming him down? I do worry that I haven't taken him to the GP about this problem yet and that it could be something sinister or is this just all very normal behaviour for a 4 month old?
KR,
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