crying baby :(

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Now I'm pretty sure it's not colic but my 4 week old dd seems to get very restless and yesterday and today she seems to cry a lot and is wanting a lot of cuddles. is this normal?

Seems pretty normal to want cuddles at 4 weeks. What happens if you offer more milk?

She doesn't take it with enthusiasm more for soothing and plays with it

Have you tried to offer a dummy? Dd had one until 6 months and it was a lifesaver. She had slight reflux that only really calmed down at 12-16 weeks and the dummy helped soothe her - I think the sucking action not only offered comfort but also helped keep the acid back.
I also had a mechanical swing that she loved: she was able to sit in a more upright position (she hated lying down), the motion soothed her and she was safe from ds who was only 17 months at the time.

dh and I are quite anti dummy's for the following reasons; it's another thing dd will get attached to and i'm worried it could alter her mouth/gum shape. my GP suggested the same thing and it's all down to personal choice buy my GP said the same as you that it soothed her ds when he was a baby

It could be wind/reflux - my ds used to suffer quite badly with wind from 4 - 11 weeks.

You could try infacol? It worked well for us but takes a couple of days (it did for us anyway).

Dummy is obviously a personal choice but I've never used one (ds is 22 weeks now).

Wanting cuddles is normal at this age xx

I was anti-dummy so wasn't too bothered about offering my eldest one. I tried, half-heartedly, in the early days but he wouldn't take it. He found his fingers instead and now, at 3 yrs old, still sucks them. Short of chopping them off, I can't get him to stop.
Dd was a crier from day one, wouldn't be comforted by anything apart from sucking so, in desperation, offered her a dummy and she stopped screaming and went to sleep. Like you, I was worried about her keeping it for years and damaging her jaw etc so took it away as soon as she no longer needed it - around 6 months. She now no longer has a dummy or sucks her thumb/fingers.
I think that ds, sucking his fingers, is the one who I need to worry about re. jaw/teeth formation as fingers are heavier than a dummy and is a habit that is infinitely more difficult to break.
Anyway, I'm aware of the fact that I'm turning this into a pro-dummy lecture, which is not my intention at all; I'm just saying, keep your options open and if all else fails then a dummy isn't the end of the world.

Hope the crying stops soon; there's not many things more stressful than dealing with a crying baby.

How long is the crying for? 4 week is still tint and its normal to want cuddles, think I was pretty much glued to the sofa with my first at that age.

If Lo will take more of a feed, will it soothe him? I know you say he only seem to play but does it actually settle him?

What happens if you take him for a walk or a drive? Have you got a sling too? Mine was a life saver, dd didn't want to be put down but if she was fed and changed would settle quire nicely in the sling

Should have said 4 weeks is still tiny. My posts are rubbish today

Really sorry, don't know why I referred to your dd as he, hope you can forgive me

How are things this evening?