Baby won't stop crying, is this normal?

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My baby is 8 days old and over the past couple of days she has cried throughout. The only thing that comforts her is going on the breast, which I feel I can't do constantly, she's always rooting. At first I thought she wasn't eating enough, but her weight says otherwise.

She cries all day and no matter what we do we can't seem to comfort her, some days she doesn't even sleep until late evening - it seems non-stop and we just don't know why.

We also ruled out colic as she doesn't seem to show signs of it, we also tried some infacol just in case, but no different. Is this normal?

My baby was like this. I'm afraid I don't have much advice to offer beyond accepting that some babies just cry a lot and yours will grow out of it. It almost broke me 😩m

We tried gaviscon, comfort milk and infacol, nothing really helped.

All I can say is I now have a wonderful, easy going 18 month old that's a total delight! You will get there. Sending love and solidarity x

She sounds like she’s cluster feeding and unfortunately needs boob. It’ll last around 7-10 days then drop off and come back. I found sitting with a big bottle of water in front of a tv or tablet was the only way to survive. A dummy bought me ten mins or so but only boob helped x

Could it be reflux? My first seemed to have it and fed continuously, it can make them very uncomfortable hence being distressed and I read somewhere that they can feed a lot to compensate as while they are feeding the reflux can't happen. If they are feeding a lot they don't seem to lose weight hence not necessarily having classic reflux symptoms.
I'm sorry you and your little one are finding things so hard, I'd try and feed as much as you can and while it seems awful and never ending, and little comfort immediately, try and remember it doesn't last forever

The only thing that comforts her is going on the breast

I know it's hard, honestly, because I've been there. But the answer is staring you in the face. Give her what she's telling you she needs, she's only a tiny baby.

She's cluster feeding. Sometimes it will feel like they are constantly feeding and you're stuck to the sofa. This helps get your milk supply up. She'll constantly feed then it will ease up. It will go in peaks and troughs. She'll also feed for comfort and fluids. It's very hot so she'll need the extra fluids. I'd feed her whenever she is rooting. Honestly, it will get easier.

Does she have any other symptoms other than the crying? Is she 💩 regularly? Is she vomiting often? Is she pulling up her legs to her chest?

Oh just to add. If you hate breastfeeding you don't have to do it. Fed is best.

Normal for some babies. Every baby is so different. If she seems happy on the breast it's perfectly ok to feed her all day. It's also perfectly ok to give formula if you can't cope with the constant feeding (I couldn't!), just know that this will probably affect your supply/breastfeeding journey.