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Colic

Gotsome - posted on 03/26/2010 ( 1 mom has responded )

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After being in denial for about 4 months, I accepted the fact that my son had colic. Sounds funny I'm sure but while it was going on, I was so out of my mind with sleep deprevation & emotionally traumatized that colic, just wasn't a viable possibility.



My son would be hysterical, I mean out of control, inconsolable, ear shattering screaming from 2am to 7am every night from almost his second night born & would be so exhausted by morning that he would often sleep through the day at first. I tried everything, rocking, swinging, lunging, bouncing, singing, shushing, over the arm, over the shoulder, craddle hold, football hold, gripe water, naturopathic remedies & nothing seemed to work & I worried every day that if I didn't respond we wouldn't bond. I even had to take him with me to the bathroom b/c I just couldn't bare putting him down when he was wailing. I had some very dark moments during those first 8-12 wks & didn't have much support from my hubby - who somehow managed to sleep through it all - which I still resent him for...



My son today however, is almost 7 months old & the complete opposite, he's a happy, alert, squirmy, active little guy who loves people, animals & any social opportunity! He's so different that some days I can't even believe he's the same child!



I'm curious to hear from other moms who also struggled & survived!

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Julie - posted on 03/27/2010

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OH.MY.GOD.



How traumatic for you. Fletcher is my first baby and we went through what I would call HELL for the first 8-10 weeks of his life too. Inconsolable screaming (and I mean screaming not crying) for hours and hours on end and I thought I was about to go crazy. Seriously insane. BUT the difference for me, and I think it is a BIG difference is that our screaming sessions were during the day hours. I have absolutely NO idea how I would have coped had this been at night. As bad as it was my major blessing is that he has never in his now 6.5 mths had a problem with settling/resettling at night.



I truly feel for how you must have felt and as wonderful as my partner was, IS, they have no idea how it feels. Its not til you walk a mile in the eyes of a MUM that you truly have any idea how it feels.



Fletch is now, as yours is, an absolute JOY and such a happy little man and cries so much less than other babies his age. I like to say he cried a lifetime in his first few months, now he can catch up on smiles and happiness and big ole gummy grins.



Absolutely makes it worth the 'dark' days and I think I know how you feel but yours seems so much worse. I can't even imagine. The depression is like no one can ever tell you about. You love your baby to death but find it so so hard to LIKE them when you feel so down and dark and the screaming seems to last an eternity.



I absolutely know how you feel. Coming out into the light is amazing isnt it?



Check out my profile pic for evidence of gummy smiles...



I dont know you but I feel how you feel. Big hugs :)

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