Baby won’t stop crying

[newmum234]

He’s been fed, burped, winded, changed, cuddled and finally fell asleep on me for 20 mins. As soon as I moved him to his carrycot (I needed the loo!) he woke and started screaming again! He has been crying so much more overall these last few days. How do I know if this is normal baby behaviour or if there is there something wrong? He’s 6 weeks old.

I’m afraid to say this could be normal. Have a look at colic and dairy intolerance online to see if any of this fits your baby. Sorry I can’t offer more advice as my baby didn’t have colic but lots of friends’ babies did and it does sound like it. There will be lots of things online if you have a quick search.

Good luck and congratulations on your baby!

It sounds pretty normal and doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with him. The amount babies cry increases from 2 weeks of age and peaks around 6-7 weeks. Then it starts to go down again. There’s lots of useful information and coping strategies at iconcope.org.

If it’s any consolation I have a 3.5 week old who cries whenever she’s put down! Good luck x

Sounds like my DD when she was that age. It was colic and silent reflux. Are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding? We got some anti colic bottles which really helped.

6 weeks old is prime growth spurt territory. He may just need and want extra feeds and snuggles. All perfectly normal and no reason to think there is anything wrong.

Sounds pretty normal, mine were all fussy 6-8 weeks. It coincided with massive cluster feeds and then sleeping better- until the regression.

And it's normal for them to sense they are no longer being held. Annoying but normal.