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Help!! Colicky 3 week old

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bubble99 · 10/03/2005 23:07

My DS3 is 3 weeks old and has started having classic colicky symptoms - crying, arching his back and drawing his knees up. This started again tonight after a BF feed at 7pm, no problems during the day. He's B/Feeding well every 3-4 hours but it is impossible to get him to sleep on his back at night. Last night found me on the sofa and him in his carseat where he seems quite happy and will sleep. I'm not happy about him sleeping in a carseat as it can't be good for his spine to be in that position all night and also his airway is not as clear as it would be if he was lying flat. At 3am this morning however I was so knackered that I just needed to get him to sleep.

I don't know what to do, Has anyone else experienced this?

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CherryEm · 12/03/2005 20:18

things that helped my DD -
A bedtime routine, a baby hammock (they are neither lying flat or sitting up and can rock themselves if they wake up. Lavender and chamomile baby bath also sends my DD to the land of nod peacefully

sasa15 · 12/03/2005 20:33

Infacol before each feed for few months...until you reckon is not necessary,,,,
and also we had the same problem...

put a muslin until his mattrass...so the head is a bit up....

leave him sleep in his side...sometimes or in his front during the day....

colics will go in few weeks when is about 2-3 months...

don't keep bad habit of carseat...and put in the big bed...after he's 6 weeks...everything get into routine....

so be careful......

it's all right sometimes...just to get a night sleep....but if you suffer a bit at the beginning then they get a good routine,,,,

3 weeks is too young to understund...but don't do it for long....

sansouci · 12/03/2005 21:38

Hi bubble99, hope you have been able to help your ds3 since Thursday. We went through colic with both dd & ds but ds was by far the worst so you have all my sympathy... I tried so many things with dd; feeding him in different positions, interrupting feeding every 5 mins to wind him, giving him gripewater, something called Flatulex that the paed recommended but the only thing that really seemed to help was the osteopath. He massaged dd v. gently & with much compassion, all over, especially the abdomen. The response from dd was immediate & lasting. I won't say it cured dd completely, but it did help. HTH

mummyhill · 14/03/2005 10:06

Hi Buble99 We used infacol which worked well after two weeks. However we also used baby massage a lot which seemed to help and was very enjoyable for all involved. My health visitor ran a course on baby massage (maybe yours will too if you ask about it) Hope this helps it does get better eventually hang in there.

Hayls · 14/03/2005 11:44

I can definitely recommend cranial osteopathy. I tried just about everything on this thread then the colic literally disappeared after one session-honestly! dd was then generally much happier during the day and the colic was no more. Unfortunately I didn't try it until she was 6 weeks. We had a couple of sessions after that but I definitely saw a huge difference. Think it's particularly effective in difficult births.

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bubble99 · 14/03/2005 13:42

Thanks everyone

Elijah slept well last night with the mattress in his moses basket elevated at the head end.
He stayed in it until 4am when he came into bed for a BF where he stayed and was fast asleep until 8.30am. Yipee !
He seemes to be a late riser (long may it last) which is great because it means I can get his brothers ready for DH to take to school.

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Becksey · 14/03/2005 14:20

Hi, both my two children suffered with colic, but with my second I discovered cucumber powder which I purchased from a local pharmacy (you may need to look on the internet to find one local to you) it was a god send.

Eventhough it does look horrible when you give it to them and you get some funny looks when out in public, but I found that if I missed one dose you could guarantee that by the evening the colic would have returned. You are not supposed to touch the powder,you have to lie the baby down and using the paper it comes wrapped in tip it into the mouth.

I also took my first child to an ostepath, it was a complete accident, I had a fall down the stairs four weeks after having a c/section luckily I only hurt my back. The wife of the ostepath I saw had just qualified on the baby side and he asked if I would be prepared to let my baby be his wife's first patient which I agreed to, she picked up on a few things and I think it may have helped his colic but I didn't visit her until he was 10 weeks old.

asren73 · 14/03/2005 16:40

hi, the best thing for colic is a product called COLIEF. I got some from my doctor and my sons colic had gone within 3 days!!!

Maiakins · 14/03/2005 20:42

I well remember this! We tried everything, but the most helpful tips I could give would be:

try Colief if Infacol and Gripe Water don't work (Infacol and Gripe Water didn't work for my dd)
borrow a copy from your library or buy a copy of Dr. Harvey Karps' "Baby Bliss: Your One-Stop Guide for the First Three Months and Beyond" - it is really helpful for any parent who suspects their baby has colic. He explains in detail how to calm a colicky baby ... it really worked for us
vacuum cleaners, power showers and hairdryers helped as they mimick the noise of the womb
the 'tiger in the tree' position, where you hold the baby face down on his/her tummy across your arm. See: www.visualsunlimited.com/browse/vu182/vu1827.html
and finally ... time! Almost all colicky babies grow out of it past 3 months.

Good luck! I know how you feel! Try to take care of yourself as you will need all the patience and strength you can muster to get through this period.

bobinog · 16/03/2005 22:07

I am having similar trouble. My third daughter is 3 1/2 weeks old. She was fine at first. She slept with me and did not need winding after she had breastfed through the night, however, if you placed her in her cot, she would winge and breathe very rapidly and need winding which was a complete nightmare as it took ages.On Saturday she developed colic during the early evening and cried for 5 hours. We started giving her Infacol and things have just got worse. Not only has the colic persisted but we now have horrendous trouble trying to get wind up after every night feed. It takes such a long time that in general she ends up going to sleep for about 20 mins before needing another feed. I am at the end of my tether and just don't know what to try next. The health visitors suggest similar things to those mentioned on this site, raising the cot etc but nothing seems to make it any better. I could weep with exhaustion. The problem is she is so tired during the day that she sleeps for hours and everyone thinks she is such a perfect and wonderful baby.I just wish I could sleep at the same time as her but with 2 other children it just isn't possible. Its nice to know I am not alone in having these problems.Not sure how wrecked I will be when she eventually " grows out of it"

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bubble99 · 22/03/2005 22:57

bobinog

Why not bring her back into bed with you at night. I know opinions vary on co-sleeping, but it works for many people and if it means you both get a decent night's sleep then why not? There is thread here somewhere on co-sleeping with lots of info.

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bobinog · 23/03/2005 00:25

I have got her back in bed with me so winding her after a feed in the night is much better but still the colic persists night after night after night. It is getting me down

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