Colicky baby

[Blak]

Hi just looking for a bit of advice really as I am losing my mind with this. My baby is 7weeks old and for the past couple of weeks 7-10pm at night is a nightmare, all she does is scream, I’ve tried everything. Different routine, different positions, bathing her, EVERYTHING and nothing seems to help. Anyone got any advice of how to get me through this or anything to stop it. TIA

Don't hate me for saying this because I know it is so much easier said than done but the best way to stop it is to get her to sleep. They don't scream when they're asleep.

Do you have a stretchy wrap sling, does that send her to sleep? Or does a pram walk or drive in the car work?

7 weeks old is a very hard stage, it will get a lot easier.

Had this for 6 weeks with DD. One night husband was away and I was at my wits end, found a dummy I'd bought (swore I wouldn't use one before she was born)

It was like turning off a switch. Silence,

(She's nearly 2 now and gave up her dummy on her own a few months ago so don't worry yours will still be using a dummy at 22 or whatever)

@elainesummers thankyou so much for the reply, I’ve tried pushing her in her pram, I’ve tried far Journeys and yes they work, they send her to sleep but as soon as I’m home or the car engine is turned off that is it, she’s wide awake again

@BridgeFarmKefir thanks for the reply, tried her with several dummies and she seems to spit them out, is there a certain one that only your DD would take?

This is really normal and called the witching hour(s)

It's all developmental and they grow out of it around 12-14 weeks old.

For both mine I found breastfeeding through it or rocking in a bouncer were the best things.

Also knowing it's coming and that it will stop allows you to plan around it. Make sure you eat before it starts and find a good box set to watch

@Blak ah, sorry, my advice isn't much help then! DD would take any dummy tbh, not fussy.

As PP says, it does end, but I also know that at the time it feels like forever. Hope you find something that works.

Dummy and sling are good suggestions. Other than that, it will pass with time. My baby had largely grown out of it by 12 weeks or so and was very much better by 4 months.

I've been there and it's shit. If you have a partner, play 'pass the crying baby' to give you both a break. I remember my husband having her strapped in a sling with ear defenders on (him not the baby!).

I just thought of one more thing that worked for DD when she was little - holding her while bouncing on a Swiss/ birthing ball. I did it a LOT. It worked way better than rocking - the bouncier the better to be honest! Then when she was (eventually) fast asleep we'd put her in her Moses basket with Ewan the sheep, and hope she stayed asleep...

I also did the yoga ball thing! It helped save my already knackered pelvic floor.

It's totally normal, all 3 of mine started at around 5 weeks. Purple faced screaming. Soul destroying at the time. Was always the same time of day, about 6pm. The best thing I found was to get them ready for bed by that time, and an get some white noise blasting out nice and loud! We often think that because babies sleep through most of the day that they won't be tired for much later at bedtime. But they get easily over stimulated and exhausted very easily, and they do need an early bedtime at this age.
It will pass op!

Have a look at purple crying, it comes up if you type it into google. It might give you a bit of insight.