Why won't my 8 week old stop crying!

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My DS is 8 weeks old and if he is not sleeping he is crying! I have asked hv, have been to the hospital and still don't know why! I feel like a useless mum because he cries that much I usually end up crying with him, I feel like he hates me.

Oh that's rough.

Lets see have you checked or done the following and sorry f you have and you find my list really annoying!

Tongue tie?
What about a sling- moby wrap saved my life
Co sleeping?
Cranial osteopathy worked a treat for ds who was a traumatic c section baby
Got anyone to give you a hand?
White noise app, really loud helped settle both my babies

Babies change all the time and this may well be a little growth spurt and will soon pass.

Hugs, no sleep is crap

Some babies are just quite shouty, but before you settle for that the list above is great. The only thing missing is hunger - young babies tend to eat little and often, much more often than you think may be possible.

Also, is it worse when you lie him down? Could it be reflux or silent reflux?

It's tough when they're small and cant tell you what's wrong. It won't be like this forever, I promise.

In the meantime until you figure out why he's crying or he grows out of it get a big bag of earplugs off ebay (seriously).

My husband suggested this when our baby was a newborn and it really helped me. You can still hear the crying but it takes the edge off so you can actually think about what might be wrong.

Also I promise you are not a useless mum and he doesn't hate you.

Could be a growth spurt and just needs more food. We had one about this time and DD was feeding almost constantly for a few days.

Could he be tired? DD stopped napping and was getting overtired but at the time I didn't realise this. Looking back she just needed more daytime sleep. I ended up doing whatever it took to get her to sleep-car, buggy, feeding, sleeping on my lap, etc.

I'm sorry, it's shit.

Worth trying:

Baby got colic white noise on YouTube. Sounds weird but worked
Tiger in the tree hold
Sling and walking about
Car seat and driving
Hand to DH/DP and go outside for 30 mins.

He doesn't hate you. He's just had a very confusing time recently. Read about the fourth trimester. It may help.

You poor thing. To add to the chorus above, definitely look up fourth trimester, hang tight for another 4-6 weeks and he will probably change a great deal. Also wind, wind and wind again. Sit him on your knee, straight backed, hand gently lifting his chin (fairly high, you're trying to get a nice open windpipe), pat and rub his back. For ages. Tummy time agrees with some babies too, I think the pressure helps their digestive system. A bit like lying on the floor after too much Sunday lunch

Give him more of a skin to skin contact may be it's just insecurity ,
Have you tried gripe water it might work out something in the tummy ,

Does he only cry when in lying position? Or also in your arm? It might be lot of things, possible reflux, wind, growth spurt. Does he calm down when you give him something to eat?

Do you swaddle?

My DS had reflux. I gave him baby fennel tea, (gripe water works too) and tried to have him in a more upright position (in pram, swing, crib) and in the first 3 month he loved to be swaddled as tight as possible made him feel more secure..

He does not hate you. He is just trying to tell you in his own words what he wants but don't understand them..

Good luck