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Inconsolable crying...

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cathymanning · 10/05/2010 13:11

I'm a first time mum of a gorgeous 8 week old little boy. The only thing is that he cries a lot. We think colic and seem to have done everything in our power - I've given up dairy; using all shop bought preparations and read up on all calming strategies around... It's just that I feel pretty much house bound when he gets into these inconsolable states and even when he seems ok, I fear going out as he could turn... is this normal???

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gingerbaby · 10/05/2010 13:30

Are you BFing? Have you had him weighed recently? Is he definitely gaining?

I'm sorry, it's a horrible time when they cry so much. It will get better

gingerbaby · 10/05/2010 13:34

Sorry, I wasn't very clear there...

I only ask about the weight as my DS cried 18 hours a day for 6 weeks and we thought it was colic... turns out he hadn't gained any weight (not even his birth weight) so I supplemented with formula for six weeks and it was like having a different baby. 8 months later I'm still BFing and all is well.

But anyway, that probably isn't the case with you. Can you take him to bed with you and just let him suckle as much as he likes? Could it be wind?

Good luck and it'll pass.

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cathymanning · 10/05/2010 13:34

Yes I'm breastfeeding. I had him weighed last Thursday and he's gaining weight fine. I do wonder whether he's hungry though and sometimes wonder whether to supplement with a bottle of formula just so I could rule out hunger.

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cathymanning · 10/05/2010 13:37

I have in my bed at night and feed him lying down so he access to food all night. We think it could be wind and we do our best to wind him properly... is there anything else i could be doing for wind?

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foxy123 · 10/05/2010 13:41

my daughter did the same thing from dead on 3 weeks all the way up to 3 months (textbook colic!) it was every evening between 4-7pm up till 11pm.

The only thing which would console her was jiggling her around which was a killer on your arms!

I breastfed her, and was told you didn't need to burb breastfed babies, but in hindseight maybe it was a build up of gas leading to her being uncomfortable?

sorry don't really have an answer for you but just to let you know it does stop eventually...

Casserole · 10/05/2010 13:47

Hello. I took my baby to a McTimoney chiropractor. He was really really colicky and screamy, we'd tried the GP, tried reflux meds, but all to no avail. She completely sorted him out in one treatment. Honestly. He looked up at her, breathed out, stopped screaming and smiled (at which point I burst into tears!) and slept through the night from that night on. It really was quite remarkable.

They're not allowed to say/advertise that they can cure colic, because there isn't the formal research base to support those statements (yet), but there's kind of an unspoken knowledge that it works.

It sounds like I'm advertising them. In fact I was really sceptical when some friends suggested it, but for us the proof was in how instantly it worked. Obviously it depends on what's making him cry, but it might be worth a go for you so I offer it up, feel free to ignore!

Good luck anyway, I know how hideous it is.

gingerbaby · 10/05/2010 14:52

cathymanning, hope I didn't make you feel worried about hunger unduly and I'm really sorry if I did. I don't think you need to suppliment if he is gaining weight fine and is alert/attentive etc when he is awake. It may affect your supply if you do at this early stage.
I only did as DS was a 'failiure to thrive' but luckily he's fine now.

A chiropractor is an excellent suggestion, I second that!

Hope everything get better soon.

heth1980 · 10/05/2010 16:00

My DD2 is 12 weeks now and a very windy baby despite being exclusively breastfed.....I find that breaking her off the boob to burp her a few times during a feed works quite well....she gets very cross at being taken off the boob but she always gives me a burp! I have also found that her wind comes up more easily if I recline a bit in my chair and hold her upright to my shoulder.....that way there's a bit of pressure to her tummy which seems to help squeeze the burps up.

I have a friend who had a very colicky baby (3 hours screaming every night for 3 months) and she found that bathing him calmed him temporarily.

Most importantly, although it doesn't feel like it now, it won't last forever. Give it a few months and the screaming will be a distant memory X

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