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Colic and Teething together

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CoffeeChicken · 04/11/2021 16:25

What a nightmare the last week has been. Has anyone had a kiddo that's teething while colicky? Our doctors are useless and say we have to simply ride it out. DH works all day from 4am so I'm alone completely and getting burnt out. How do you cope?! Family and friends all work, there's no mum groups nearby and I don't drive. I also suffer with PTSD. I want to enjoy my lovely son but this is hell.

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Crabbyboot · 04/11/2021 20:30

I'm sorry you are dealing with it on your own. How old is your baby? Can they have calpol? I remember I used to put music on and dance with my daughter in the sling and the rhythm used to calm her down, when I got tired I would rock her in her car seat! Just getting out the house or giving her a bath used to calm her down a bit too sometimes, I think they sense the change of environment. I'm sorry I don't have much else to offer but moral support. It is so so hard and although every day feels like a lifetime at the moment you will look back very soon and it will feel like a bad dream.

FATEdestiny · 04/11/2021 20:58

You mention PTSD, this is going to put you at risk of PND. How are you feeling? If might be worth speaking yo your GP about how you are feeling.

"Colic" isn't a medical diagnosis, if just means "unexplained crying". So it's just crying that you've not yet figured out the reason for. Once you know what's causing the crying, it's no longer colic because you now know what the crying is.

Doctor example if the reason for crying is teeth cutting the gum, then the colic is caused by teething - rather than the two things together.

How old is baby? Teething mostly only affects the child as they cut through the gum. That worst part is generally only a few days, once the tooth is cut it no longer hurts.

If the tooth is not cutting the gum (as in, you can see physically) then it's likely to be another reason for crying. Depending on baby's age, it could be dozens of different things.

If baby is actively cutting teeth, then the best thing is max dose of Calpol through the day - So 4 doses in 24h. Even if baby seems alright at the dosage time, the build up on maximum dose over the day helps with the nights. You can only do this for a maximum of 3 if 4 days. So don't "waste" your Calpol dosing until the tooth is actually cutting. Otherwise you could end up giving more Calpol for over the recommended time.

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