non stop crying

Sunshine - posted on 04/04/2010

My son was the same way trust me I fell in too PPD too cause I didn't have the right help needed. He is almost 5 months now. GRIPE WATER give him some of that it won't hurt him its safe..:) I had to use that & Gas drops.. Does he cry at certain times? Usually if a baby has colic it starts at a certain time which made me think my son had Colic. Have you talked to your doctor:) I hope everything gets better for you in which it will..

Amber - posted on 04/04/2010

Try this web site http://www.thefussybabysite.com/

it helped me my baby was awsome up to 6 weeks after that he was always fussy and crying because of gas I have overactive let down and oversupply and he is sensitive to dairy so I tried all sorts of different things like block feeding, lying down to nurse which all helped. He is probably going through a growth spurt as well at that age which doesn't help any either! Good Luck!

Lise - posted on 04/03/2010

Diana: where did you come up with "You need to get at least 4 hours sleep at one time"? Why would she?

Sheree - posted on 04/03/2010

That happened with my son, he constantly wanted to nurse, and he had colic! Um, is he fussy all day or at night? I also had to modify my diet, I cant drink milk. or eat spicey foods, or anything really acidic. Is he spiting up? If he fusses alot at night, he could have colic.. I used levsin drops and it worked!! Ask your doctor though, it is a geart medicine but the dr should be asked first. Good Luck!!

Sara - posted on 04/02/2010

I'll agree with the ladies who disagreed with supplementing with formula. Go ahead and nurse that baby as much as he wants... if he's nursing more, that's his way of encouraging your body to make more. Breastfeeding is based on supply and demand. The higher the demand, the higher your supply. Most of the time, it should only take a day or two to catch up. Keep eating and drinking well.
I also recommend the Happiest Baby on the Block techniques. Swaddling (tightly, you may want to find a larger blanket... I like Aden & Anais, which you can now get at Target online), Shhushing or a white noise machine (sometimes a vacuum or hairdryer will also work), Swinging/rocking/jiggling, carry him on his stomach or side (football hold mentioned above is great!)... basically he may be over (or under) stimulated and needs to recreate the safety and security of the womb.

That said... if you are suspecting reflux (mild reflux is pretty common in newborns because their muscles aren't all working together perfectly yet) it may not require medication. They often grow out of it. Severe and Painful reflux might present with your baby arching his back while he is screaming. It would probably show up shortly after feeding, mostly. In that instance, just try to keep him more upright when you feed, and for about 30 minutes afterward.
Hope some of these suggestions help!

Trina - posted on 04/02/2010

Please do not top with formula. That will disrupt your milk supply if you plan on continuing to nurse. The less your baby is at the breast the less they will produce. I know that advice was so well meant for you ( :) ), but it if you give formula your baby will nurse less. In turn your supply may drop. It does sound like reflux which is treatable. Have you ever seen the bucket hold or football hold? Sometimes it can help a colicky baby. Poor little one :(

Mara - posted on 04/02/2010

I would also recommend getting the CD called Happiest Baby on the Block. It offers some great techniques on soothing a baby. I found also that sitting on a big gym ball and bouncing with the baby helped with soothing.

Andrea - posted on 04/02/2010

maybe he's not getting enough to eat. I just started topping my son up with formula for the same reason and he slept through the first night. I didn't want to do it but I also don't want to starve him so doing both works for us...

Vanessa - posted on 04/02/2010

Sounds like (uhhhhhh the word that brings shivers to my spine) REFLUX!!! My second was quiet for the first 2.5 wkks and then BAM! I had days where she screamed 12 hours a day - luckily during daylight hours. I went to see our maternal health nurse and she (Marion - what a wise woman) said your baby has reflux and told me what to do! It look us about 4 weeks to get the correct medication worked out and literally overnight..........a peaceful calm happy, HAPPY, HAPPY baby! Generally reflux babies feed more often as it helps keep the acid from coming up into their throats! I live in Australia and the medication which worked for Grace was called losec. She was originally put on liquid zantac, which didn't work. I used to joke with our paed that she'd stay on it until she could verbalise that she didn't need it. She eventually took herself off it (by refusing to have it) around 10 months old. Gave it to her once a day from 5 weeks. I had several Dr's say, 'All babies get reflux' but I wasn't happy with that! We saw a wonderful paed from the Royal Children's Hosp and she was awesome! Hope you get it all sorted!

Judy - posted on 04/02/2010

Sounds like your baby is not getting enough to eat. Your milk may or not may not increase so you need to supplement by either pumping or give him formula, it won't hurt him, and he needs to eat.

Sarah - posted on 04/01/2010

I would say it sounds like reflux my first born had it and once she was given medicine to help i had my beautiful baby back

Pj - posted on 04/01/2010

my daughter was also like this and it was acid relux and she was allergic to milk. talk to your dr!

Sarah - posted on 03/31/2010

Have you tried all of the 5 S's? Swaddling and sucking work best with my LO, and the rocking/jiggling/shaking and shushing work great too. One suggestion - for swaddling try a Halo swaddler instead of a regular blanket - it makes it so much easier to get a tight swaddle. It really helps calm my LO.

Jennifer - posted on 03/31/2010

Sounds like a growth spurt.

Louise - posted on 03/31/2010

READ THIS BOOK!! Baby Bliss By Dr Harvey Karp also known as The Happiest Baby On the Block. Google him. You Tube him. You will be amazed. This book saved my sanity and it will save yours too. :)

Nikki - posted on 03/30/2010

I know what that is like, I felt like someone had stolen my sweet little baby and left me with a new very loud one! It could be quite a few things........How often does he feed? Does he have enough wet nappies? I agree with Dianne that he could be reaching a growth spurt, I do however disagree with the supplementing, it may work for some people, however it was my huge downfall with my breast feeding and I wish I had never never done it, I ended up with heaps of problems and had to eventually give up at 3 1/2 months. From what I have experienced and what the lactation consultants have told me is to let him feed as often as possible, your milk will catch up, it may take a couple of weeks but it will get there, by supplementing a feed, even if you pump for that feed, your body will not produce as much milk. Also if you don't feel that he has enough wet nappies or he is not gaining enough weight and you want to increase your milk supply, pump while he is in bed, but freeze it, don't give it to him now.



Ok, so other things, does he seem to have a lot of wind? maybe you could try some gripe water or infacol, this will help if he has a touch of colic. My sister in laws baby was the same at 1 month she cried all day, finally someone gave her some infacol to try and she was a different baby after a week.



Is it worse in the afternoon? Babies tend to be unsettled in the late afternoon and it is not uncommon for them to cry off and on for 4 or so hours, also they tend to want to cluster feed during this time, so feed him as often as you can during this period, I found when I started feeding my bub heaps of an afternoon, like every hour to an hour and a half, yes she would only nap for 30-40 mins but once she went to bed for the night, I got a good 6 hours sleep in.



How is his sleeping going? In a 24 hour period how many hours sleep would he get?

Dianne - posted on 03/30/2010

He is getting close to the 6 week growth spurt and be trying to increase your milk production. If the crying is going all day and well into the night, I would talk to your baby's healthcare provider.

If it is the growth spurt and he is hungry, I would encourage you to keep him at the breast all day long and then get Dad or Grandma to feed him a suppliment of breast milk either from a medicine cup or if you are open to it, a bottle. If you don't have any frozen breast milk, then it is up to you whether you want to suppliment with a little formula.

You need to get a minimum of 4 hours of sleep all at one time. How ever you can work it out with you partner is great. Between the breast stimulation when nursing and the 4 hours of sleep, you will increase your milk production. This is just a speed bump in the road of life, so don't sweat it. It will be past soon.:)

Katarina - posted on 03/30/2010

Toys R Us as the bears that Suzi is talking about. They really are fantastic

Amber - posted on 03/30/2010

You might want to talk to your doc. about acid reflux. Both my daughters done this, after treatment they went back to being happy babies.

Candice - posted on 03/30/2010

were do I find one? and thank you for your response!

Suzi - posted on 03/30/2010

get a "mommy bear" if you don't already have one. It's a bear that plays a hearbeat sound. Swaddle him really tight and turn on the bear....works for me everytime