Screaming baby at 7 weeks

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Hi,
Just after abit of reassurance/coping advise - sorry for the long post!
So our baby is 7 weeks today, the past (almost) 2 weeks shes had the same routine everyday, she feeds 4oz (occasional 5oz) every 4 hours, her last bottle is around 9pm and she doesn't feed again then til 4.30am and then its every 4 hours again until the 9pm bottle.

However yesterday afternoon out of nowhere she started to scream crying and I couldn't do anything to settle her!
She has not been a screaming crying baby at all she has her little whinging/crying but nothing major and nothing that we couldn't calm her down which we have been very lucky with, i ended up making her a bottle an hour earlier than she was due at 3.30pm and she had this, she went to back to sleep for an hour til 5pm she was then fussing then come 6pm she started to scream cry again, I fed her again an hour earlier than expected at 6.30pm which she had she went back to sleep about 7.15pm woke about 8.15 but was just awake/asleep for about 45 mins then just stayed asleep then, I didnt want to disturb her and she didn't wake until 4.30am for her next feed, went back to sleep and then woke 4 hours later etc.
Now I thought this screaming was down to tiredness, I took my dog out for a walk in the afternoon and when we got back she was asleep and for some stupid reason I took her out of her pram and disturbed her sleep it was shortly after then when she started screaming (also she didn't sleep alot yesterday before this, just little naps) and again she only got an hours sleep between the 3.30 and 6.30 bottle then to sleep that long after the 6.30 bottle i assumed it was lack of sleep!!
After chatting to the health visitor today she also advised (and someone else) that she could be having a growth spurt as she was feeding earlier than normal and the scream crying.
Today been slightly different, she stuck to her feeds at normal times during the day, hasn't really been fussing, just usual little moans here and there, she has slept better today.
This evening she had a poo explosion, she was awake, seemed happy so I gave her a bath and all was fine, until i was just finishing changing her and she started the screaming crying again (she usually crys at this point as she isn't a fan of being changed but its just a little cry and by the time we get down the stairs shes fine) but it was the screaming crying again nothing I done calmed her down so I made a bottle at 7.30pm (she wasn't due til 8.30/9pm) she had this and is currently sleeping..

I'm just confused where this screaming crying has come from all of sudden? Nothing I do settles her apart from feeding her earlier than due, it breaks my heart to see her screaming like that.
Is anyone else going through this? Is it just a growth spurt thing?
In general if your baby is screaming and you've tried everything including feeding and it doesn't work how do you best cope with it?
My husband is on lates this week and this has been happening whilst he's at work so im on my own, First time mum and this is a shock to the system for me as I havent experienced that before 😢 xxx

Im a first time mum to a 5 month old and I completely feel for you, seeing your baby upset is so awful! I would agree with the health visitor and say she's probably just going through a growth spurt so needs more milk. I think as my LO has gotten older she is becoming more unpredictable with when she wants a bottle, somedays its two hours between feeds, somedays four. Babies love to be unpredictable and I think until they get older it's hard to put them in a routine of feeding at certain times and you just have to go with the flow a bit and follow their cues.

As for dealing with the screaming, I don't have much advice! I just always try and remember that they are not really upset, just communicating their needs in the only way they know how. Hope today is a better day for you.

Hi all, I'm actualy that tired iv forgot how to start a new thread. My little girl is just gone 8weeks. And has been scream crying in the evenings. From 5onwards. I tried to change her milk to the sma comfort but after it going lumpy as fuck and I cudent get it to not go lumpy no matter what I did I sent a nasty email to sma like 3am! So we're on sma pro now she was on C&G. She actualy proper screamed for 3 hours which felt like 6 hours and my OH was in bed as he working all day and he didint even wake up. Wtf I felt like putting his head in a tin mop bucket! How the hell does he not hear her? Or does he choose not too? I tried everything and it didint seem to settle her. She screamed that much she had tears and I nearly had tears too. She actualy wore her self out crying that much she fell asleep but it shudent be like that. I felt so sorry for her. I have 2 other children 16 and 11 but I can't remember how they were it's that long ago. Do babies actualy scream for no reason? There's a difference between a cry and scream. Honestly I'm rambling on now as I'm so tired. Any help appreciated

@LozHAP35
Could be colic she has maybe.

Growth spurt.

Do you know how to spot early hunger cues? It’s better to feed her before she starts crying, otherwise she might get so worked up that she’s still unsettled after her feed. If you struggle to figure out whether or not she hungry (it’s not always easy) then maybe just change your routine to a bottle every three hours.

My LO did this, and I was advised to offer her feeds every 3 hours, and that really helped.
She's 8 months old now and still sometimes wants a bottle after 3 hours, sometimes after 4 or 4.5 hours. I have never been able to get into a long routine/gap between her bottles but this way she is happy and content the majority of the time.
I hope you work out what is right for you and your baby and that the screaming stops, its so hard to hear and deal with

Sounds like growth spurt so look forward early hunger cues & offer her more. Forget the strict timings and feed on demand.

It can also be developmental - their vision is developing (for example) and start experiencing more around them. This can cause them to cry more. Look at Wonder Weeks app.

Thanks ppl. I have been in touch with the hv and she suggested after a long chat to offer her the gaviscon the doctor prescribed her after every other bottle and see how she goes over the nxt few days till she see the doctor for her 8week check in 2 days. So we shall see. I'll update the post so ppl now when searching for future reference. I hate looking on posts and there's no update at the end. Iv also done feeding every 3 hours but iv had to wake her to feed in the day x

Sounds like GP thinks it's reflux with the Gaviscon.
That's normally first one they give as it's the cheapest. If it doesn't stop it then ask for omeprazole powder suspension that you can make up and put in milk.
My daughter had reflux and was a nightmare with screaming continually and it tends to come on about 6-10 weeks. She was a different baby after this but had to push as they seem to view first time mum's as a bit over sensitive and seem determined to put everything down to colic.
I know how hard it is, you have my sympathy but omeprazole was a wonder drug for us.
Good luck