when does the shouting stop??

[Katekoom]

My 5week old dc seems to cry/scream at everything, going into car seat, getting out of car seat, changing clothes, being laid down, being picked up, feeding times etc etc

I know she's only small yet buy when dies this settle down? E.g. When she wakes at night to feed we follow the same rroutine, when will she know that = milk and stop the crying fit before hand?

Also what wakes you at night with your baby? I only wake once she's crying. Should I have some kind of sixth mummy sense?!

Mine is 6 months and still cries during certain times e.g. Getting dressed, in the buggy, in the car seat (though we got a new britax one which seems to have improved things.)

They are going to cry sometimes and that's fine as long as they are comforted. Even if the comforting doesn't work that's ok too, as long as they know they are not alone and that they are loved they will be just fine.

Enjoy the shouting/crying as soon enough they will be answering back! Lol

Now mine is bigger she makes noise as she moves before waking. rustling and huffing and so forth.
Very useful as I shove the boob in her face before she fully wakes, she feeds sleepily and therefore settles after.

You and lo will get there too!

mine have now gone beyond the answer back to the grunt....

the crying/screaming phase passed quickly for us - just lots of interaction, lots of cuddles, lots of picking up and moving about, lots of talking in a low voice - it is all still new (to both sides). We took our DDs round the house with all the different noises - shower, washing machine, tv etc, laid her down on the different textures, carpet, floor, leather sofa etc, being held in different ways by many different people at an early age too - they reckon if you do a lot of sensory changes, it can lead to a more settled, contented baby

Crying for stuff and because stuff changes is normal for a little one...

I think officially the first milestone is 6 weeks, when they first start to smile and engage more with the world around them and that's when you notice the first marked reduction in crying.
Then around 12 weeks they develop lots more ways to make sounds other than crying some that are very delightful!
Regarding waking up, my lo would make lots of weird gruntings and squeaks all though the night, all of which i would sleep right through. I only woke up to the proper demand crying like you. I'd never had slept otherwise.
As you and your child grow together you will develop more instincts it's very early days.

They just don't have any other way to express themselves when they're tiny but unfortunately it does coincide with the stage when you're still knackered all the time and learning on the job! Don't worry, it's a phase. If it gets too much, pop the baby in their cot, shut the door, go into another room, shut that door and put the radio on. Give yourself five minutes to get yourself together again and you'll be fine! (Once I had to stand at the bottom of the garden for a while as my dd was so loud, she's lovely now!!)

Also, are you getting any breaks? Could anyone have the baby while you spend a bit of time in the real world? Are you going to any mother and baby groups (godsend , you realise you're normal)?