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Why wont dd stop crying??????? HELP

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 15:48

1st time mum and at my wits end. my dd (4.5 months) wont stop crying. she wont sleep and is throwing up her feeds left right and centre! she has been up since 5am after a terrible night and no matter what i do i cant settle her.... anyone got any ideas? please help me!

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 16:23

about 20 mins ago.... how long does that stuff take to work? can i give a little extra in the hope it helps her sleep????

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MarsselectionboxLady · 12/12/2004 16:24

no. no extra. Should be taking affect now? Is she still crying?

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 16:25

she doesnt cry if i shake her rattle.... she cries if i stop.... the noise is driving me barmy!!!

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MarsselectionboxLady · 12/12/2004 16:28

time for a walk I think. She's probably exhausted. I know that it's a pain, but it's what I do when the twins are going for it. Not sure what else to suggest. If the walk doesn't work then keep bumping until someone with better advice comes on. The fresh air should help knock her out.

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 16:29

i had her out for a walk just before i posted... still think another one will do the trick?

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MarsselectionboxLady · 12/12/2004 16:32

If she was happy on the walk then yes. Of course if she hadn't had calpol when you walked before then maybe she may not have been happy. Sorry, confusing aren't I?

Try the walk again. Sometimes I stay out for quite a while, if only to enjoy the peace. hth

emMerryChristmastmg · 12/12/2004 16:34

The calpol should be working by now. How is she now?
If it's ear ache try a warm hot water bottle under a blanket against her ear. I put it against my arm then put the blanket over it with baby against it and then rock to sleep.

Hope she's better soon.

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 16:36

going to see if she will go to sleep.... wish me luck!

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MarsselectionboxLady · 12/12/2004 16:38

Luck

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 17:01

She has finally cried herself to sleep - im such a bad mummy! Gonna try and get my own head down for a bit - its been one of those days and DH has just rung to say not to expect him before 10.30pm! I doubt ill be awake to see him tonight!!!

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Socci · 12/12/2004 18:11

You're not a bad mummy at all - sorry to hear you've had a bad afternoon. It is very stressful when a baby cries and won't stop. Have you tried putting a CD on? I did that with both of mine and it seemed to work - I used to find that certain songs were effective - Penny Lane was one.

moondog · 12/12/2004 18:24

Gla everything is better now Pebbles. Sorry I didn't stick around-my two needed feeding!
I really feel for you.Ds cried EVERY night from midnight until 6 in the morning for 7 weeks. It was terrible, thought I was going mad, and to be honest, it spoilt the first few weeks with her completely.

She's very jolly now though!

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pebbles2004pebbles · 12/12/2004 18:31

Thanks for all your help guys - she woke briefly at 6 but it was feed time, went straight back to sleep - im gonna leave her now and let her sleep and see what happens. I dont mind so much being up with her tonight as long as she is in a better mood!

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MarsselectionboxLady · 12/12/2004 19:07

Good to hear it's getting better. You're not a bad mum darling. We have all had and continue to have bad days with our darlings. Glad people have been able to help, it's what the site is for after all.

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