5 week old baby is not happy- help!

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My DD2 has just turned 5 weeks old, and all of a sudden she has started being so fussy! She wants me to hold her constantly or she cries/screams, she is awfully unsettled after feeding which is alot! She is constantly giving me hunger cues, sometimes she is impossible to console even when in my arms. Doctor gave me some infant gaviscon which doesnt seem to be doing anything. I am exhausted and just dread day to day at the moment! I have a DD1 who is 2.5years to look after too!
After settling DD1 into her moses basket she will wake up after about 5 mins crying again, and I know she isnt hungry or wet etc but if I let her cry for 2-3mins she proper screams/sobs so I pick her up then she is fine.
Has anyone experienced this? Please tell me it's a phase

Sounds like the GP suspects reflux or silent reflux. Are you able to tilt her moses basket so she isn't lying flat?

We have propped her moses basket up ever so slightly so she isnt totally flat, we also feed her pretty much sat upright.

What colour is her poo? DD was like this with lactose intolerance (though it's more likely to be CMPI / CMPA if there's some form of dairy intolerance). Our GP treated the symptoms and not the cause with her.

Her poo is mustard yellow colour, fairly normal I would say?

Intolerance poo is often green / slimy, so it may not be that. It does sound like more than 'just' reflux if the Gaviscon isn't working well though. Can you speak to your HV about your concerns?

Anytime I speak to my HV about concerns she just replies with, she is a normal newborn. So frustrating...

I have a 6 week old and a 2.5 year old - it's hard isn't it.
My 6 week old has awful colic which starts around 4:30pm and doesn't stop until around 9-10pm. He just wants to feed constantly and nothing else (and no one else) can settle him. It causes my 2 year old dd a lot of stress as she is very sensitive to loud noise, she finds it difficult to hear him scream for more than a minute or two. We do everything we can to keep him calm but he does get left to scream at times - like when I have to get DD ready for bed.
I remember my DD being similar when she was tiny but it's so much harder to manage with a toddler as well.

I have cut out most dairy from my diet incase that is causing Ds any issues but it hasn't made a lot of difference. Sometimes dh gives him a bottle when I'm busy with Dd but this only settles ds for a few minutes. I've tried wearing him in a sling - he is happy with this earlier in the day but after 4:30pm he won't tolerate it.

I have my 6 week go check in a week so I will discuss it then but I think I remember DD coming out of this when she started on solid food.
Good luck X x

She's still a newborn, she wants to be held and close to you. Sometimes babies don't just go down in the Moses basket and sleep for three hours 🤷🏼‍♀️ Just because a baby is unsettled after feeding doesn't necessarily mean they have reflux. It could just be wind. I
would recommend putting her in a carrier or try a baby swing and remember that she's only tiny and will eventually go down to sleep on her own. It's really difficult when you have a toddler to entertain but you will get through it and it will get easier.

Yes it is proving tough with the sudden clingyness. The only reason I thought something might be going on with her is because she was really quite happy not to be held all the time up until a few days ago, one of my friends has just introduced me to the wonder weeks app, which says for her due date she is in the middle of her first development leap, which can cause fussiness, extra crying and clingyness, fingers crossed this is what it is and I will have my happy baby back!
Also please dont think i dont hold my baby, we are always cuddling but just not 24/7..

Understand it’s hard with a toddler to see to aswell. But she’s still so tiny and new, babies go through a fussy stage as you’ll know, I would just go with it, get the extra cuddles (do you have a sling?) make sure she’s well winded incase she has a pain.
Gaviscon hasn’t worked for anyone I know so if you suspect reflux id go back to GP but just sounds like a normal baby to me.

Hi, if you can rule out the obvious things i would also say its around the time her first leap is due.
My LO was very content until she hit her first leap (around 6 weeks) when she all of a sudden found her crying voice and at the time I didn't have the wonder weeks app so was unaware!
Its a good app to have as you can prepare yourself slightly for when it comes along x