Baby just cries when awake

[Tiredmumtoboy]

My 6 week old from birth is a restless baby. Hes never content to just sit and be. He just screams the house down unless he's breastfeeding and even breast feeding he's difficult, constantly pulling my nipple or de latching and latching. The only time I get peace is the rare times he sleeps. As soon as he wakes up he's screaming.

Is there something wrong with this baby. Doctors are saying he's normal.

I have a newborn the same age and have found that she was like this for the first few weeks because she was over tired. I’m a FTM and didn’t realise some babies (mine) need you to facilitate them sleeping I kinda thought they’d just… sleep?! Everyone said it’s all newborns do! Anyway mine didn’t. In the end I swaddled her in a blanket put on a chilled playlist, ‘shhhd’ her and bobbed around the kitchen singing to her. I was eventually able to soothe her to sleep and ever since she’s been soooo much less cranky! It sometimes takes 30-60mins to get her to sleep, and she’s often crying at the beginning, but she suddenly conks out and sleeps. It’s like a whole new baby now she’s getting regular naps

Oh also, I found she’d be fussy feeding and cluster feeding lots and I think some of that was because she was tired and mistook being tired for being hungry plus needed to feed more to keep her energy up

@Tiredmumtoboy I relate to this.
I have an 11 week old boy that is constantly wingeing, fidgeting or screaming the house down. He also hates the pram, car seat and carrier and just recently decided to refuse the occasional bottle of milk I was expressing. My MIL offered to take him ocassionally so I can get a break and now that's off the table with him not taking a bottle. The few things we looked into are:
Tongue tie- he had it released twice ( I didn't know it can reattach). All midwives told me he doesnt have one but then a bf specialist confirmed he did! That affected latch, tension on his jaw and how much air he was taking in.
Reflux- he was bringing milk back quite a bit and had a lot of fluid in his throat in the mornings. That can make them very uncomfortable. He is now on omeprazole. I think it's helping him.
Allergies- I was on a very strict diet to exclude the possibility of an intolerance to something I'm eating. Allergy to cows milk can make them very cranky. In our case it wasn't that.
Cranial osteopath- for some babies this is really beneficial, especially if they have had a traumatic/ long birth and if they have a tongue tie. This didn't do much for us.
Tried all colic drops, winding techniques out there, which were helpful but didn't really make him a different baby. Making sure he is burped is really important though.
Sleep- I also thought that when they are tired they just sleep, but they don't! Some babies do, but some are more alert and find it hard to shut down. I ensure he doesn't stay awake for longer than the recommended wake windows for his age and pay attention to his tired cues. I then swaddle him, rock him and shush him to sleep. It does take a while and they fight it sometimes. I think this really helps, but I think he's either going through colic or he's a high needs baby. Time will tell as colic usually goes away by 3 / 4 months.

@MiRiz thanks

We are trying dairy free for a month. He's had non stop green poo today. That can cause reflux.

I trust it's not tongue tie as I've had three people stick a finger in his mouth. One was a lactation specialist midwife and the others were a GP and a Paediatric consultant on discharge from the hospital.

If it turns out to be colic then as you say time will tell.

Im finding it very hard as I'm pretty much on my own especially at night.

@Tiredmumtoboy ah green poo is generally a sign of cows milk allergy! Hoping this solves it. A friend had that and her baby completely changed after a week off dairy!
I understand, I'm struggling so much as well at the moment. It's really tough, but i just remind myself it's temporary!

@MiRiz
Fingers crossed for him then.

I do tell myself it's not forever but still end up crying most of the time. My perinatal mental health worker keeps telling me I'm doing a good job and I end up crying even more!!

@Tiredmumtoboy ohhh I knowww! I sob every single day. Every single day I keep saying I can't do it anymore, but then I carry on! I knew it will be hard, I expected loss of freedom and sleep but didn't expect the constant screaming and being so isolated! 😭

@MiRiz it's so isolating.

My first son did lul me into a false sense of security. He wasn't so needy.
I know every baby is different but I didn't think they'd be THIS different.

@Tiredmumtoboy omg you have another son as well! I don't know how you do it!