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New born constantly cries and won’t sleep

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DenimWriter · 02/10/2024 08:21

New born is constantly crying (7 days old) and he won’t sleep. He just wants to eat all the time, and keeps crying until he feeds again. We accidentally overfed him for a couple of days and now we’ve been given a feed schedule which is a lot less. He weighs 8 pound 5, we’ve been told either 2 oz every 2 hours or 3oz every 3 hours. He Woke up at 2am this morning, fed him on our new schedule and he just kept crying after feed for more, and continued to cry until next feed. And so on. He goes crazy, starts trying to find the nipple, making all the feeding Q’s and head butting me for food. we took him for a drive, he dozed off briefly and cried as soon as we put him in his Moses basket and finally fully slept at 8am when my mum took him for a walk in pram. That’s 6 hours awake and crying most of it. is this Normal? Are we doing something wrong? Will it get better? He seems to be addicted to milk in a crazy way, it’s the only time he doesn’t cry.

sorry if this doesn’t make sense I have not slept.

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qualifiedazure · 02/10/2024 08:37

Who told you to restrict his feeds? Is it formula or breast?

DenimWriter · 02/10/2024 08:39

qualifiedazure · 02/10/2024 08:37

Who told you to restrict his feeds? Is it formula or breast?

We took him A&E to check for Jaundice on the advice of midwife. Was all clear on that, they gave us this schedule as they thought he may be overfed. But based on his weight and according to formula measurements I feel like this is too little. He feeds formula, wouldn’t take to breast.

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TeaAndStrumpets · 02/10/2024 08:40

He does sound hungry.

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DenimWriter · 02/10/2024 08:41

TeaAndStrumpets · 02/10/2024 08:40

He does sound hungry.

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So tell me, you think it would be right to feed him more than 3 Ounces every 20 minutes? Because if we allowed it he would.

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Autumn1990 · 02/10/2024 08:42

Is it CMPA? As they feed for comfort and then it causes them pain and they want more milk for comfort.

DenimWriter · 02/10/2024 08:43

Autumn1990 · 02/10/2024 08:42

Is it CMPA? As they feed for comfort and then it causes them pain and they want more milk for comfort.

Potentially, but A&E didn’t identify this. I’m so sad for him he screams so loud and looks so uncomfortable 😭

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TeaAndStrumpets · 02/10/2024 08:43

Autumn1990 · 02/10/2024 08:42

Is it CMPA? As they feed for comfort and then it causes them pain and they want more milk for comfort.

Good suggestion.

qualifiedazure · 02/10/2024 09:46

Have you given him a dummy yet?
He might need to suck.

I'd want to see a specialist about the feeding issues - go back to your midwife and ask about a referral to a paediatrician if you're not happy.

discoballdave · 02/10/2024 09:57

It sounds a lot like my CMPA baby. Does he have any other symptoms? CMPA is quite difficult to identify but once you cut dairy out of your diet/introduce an appropriate prescription formula, if it is CMPA there will be a very quick change. Ask your GP for a trial.

InTheRainOnATrain · 02/10/2024 09:58

It sounds like it could be reflux. Silent reflux specifically if you don’t have the puking symptoms. Swallowing milk provides relief from the acid so they want to keep doing it, even when they’ve had enough to fill their tummy. Sometimes it goes along with CMPA (milk allergy) but not always. You need to see the midwife, health visitor or GP and I would ask about silent reflux and trying medication such as omeprazole and a milk thickener like carobel, or switching an anti reflux formula that contains it already. I’d also ask about the other symptoms of CMPA to see if they think that could also apply. In the meantime try a dummy as the sucking can help a little bit and keep them upright for half an hour after every feed, and tilt the pram bassinet/moses basket if you can so their head is slightly raised.

KatRee · 02/10/2024 13:35

He sounds a lot like my son was as a newborn- it was so, so difficult. He wanted to feed constantly and only ever slept on me after feeding for up to an hour and a half first, or in a moving pram.
He's now nearly two and has been a very happy baby and toddler since he got out of the newborn stage, but I well remember the days when he was tiny and awake for 6-7 hours in a row. I think there must have been an underlying reason that he just wanted to feed for comfort all day long, but still don't know for sure what it was. I remember being overwhelmed by the amount of conflicting advice out there, Instagram posts from various professionals talking about all the potential issues and the GP/Health Visitors eagerness to just write it off as 'colic' that he would grow out of.
Looking back, I do wonder if it was down to tension in his body following birth. Later on he was slow to meet some of the gross motor skill milestones and we ended up taking him to a really good chiropractor who diagnosed tension down his right side that would probably have been present since the newborn days. I also had a friend who had a baby at the same time and hers was diagnosed with CMPA after showing similar symptoms. She had to be so persistent with the doctors before anything was done though, and it's so hard when you are so exhausted.
I'm sorry I can't offer any more helpful advice, it's really hard and you're doing so well

KatRee · 02/10/2024 13:37

And in answer to your questions- I don't think it's normal, but it is common. You're not doing anything wrong and it will get better

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