Fussy twins?

raraavis28

My boys are one month old today, and also at their EDD. I've also noticed that they have longer alert periods but have also gotten much fussier than they used to be....it seemed at the beginning that they were just too sleepy to be fussy....I should have appreciated those days more lol! Anyway wondering if anyone's experienced something similar? What seemed to cause the fussiness and what seemed to help?

Eta: they are often cranky right after eating and burping so I don't think they're hungry....

merv123

My girls are 11 weeks and finally the fussing is calming down. They were 3 weeks early and for the first 2 weeks also too tire to be fussy. And then they were crazy fussy any time they were awake and not eating. It peaked around 8 weeks, when I started to worry that I had maybe the world's most unhappy babies. It sucks but you will get through this.

yinyang124

Yep! I soo miss when they used to fall asleep immediately after eating. And never cry. Ever.

We just went through 4 weeks of colic, and it seems to be calming down finally. We're hoping the constant need to be moved, rocked, bounced, paid attention to passes soon too. Some babies are just fussy, but if you are BFing look into eliminating certain foods from your diet, especially dairy. That helped us. 

 

Eta: Happy due date to your boys! 

rinascita

I shouldn't complain but one of my boys is an absolute angel and only cries when he REALLY needs something otherwise just hangs out while awake and very observant... whereas my other boy will be fed, burped, changed, cuddled up nice and warm, and then fuss/cry sometimes for extended periods of time, to the point of being inconsolable... even when held.

We did try CIO last night per the direction of our Pedi (longest and hardest 10 minutes EVER) and it worked.  I had to go wash dishes while my husband sat near him because I just couldn't stand it!

 

CourtneySue

I called this stage. Coming out of the preemie fog. Happened at their due date.

PurrCrasher

Both of my babies had this but my daughter more so than my son. Seeing as how it happens following feedings I would talk to your pedi about the possibility of reflux. It turned out that my daughter was having a lot of silent reflux issues after eating which is painful and explained the fussiness. Once we started her on some reflux medicine she became a much happier baby and the fussing calmed down dramatically. I would also recommend keeping them upright for about 15 minutes following feedings (whenever possible) to avoid additional reflux due to gravity. The good news is that this stage will pass. We were able to stop giving DD the reflux medicine at about 4 months and she has been fine ever since. Good luck!

macchiatto

It's common for babies, especially if they were born early, to be really sleepy at first and then kind of "wake up" around their due date (or sometimes within a few weeks after). One of mine was like that, while the other was definitely "awake" from the beginning.

myheromyworld89

It may be tummy troubles so you might try using gripe water, that worked well for mine.

angelfire02

Oh yes, we also had this!  Mine were 4.1 weeks early and it was like a switch flipped on the DD.  We also used gas drops starting at about this age, no diagnosed reflux or anything for us, but the gas drops helped when they were just 'fussy'.  Happy DD babies!

 

HayGirl5

My boys' fussiness peeked at about six weeks and it got much, much better after that.  What helped for us was using the 5 S's from Happiest Baby on the Block.  It is not necessary to buy the book, if you google 5 S's you can read about it.

I don't know if you are BF or not, but I noticed that when I stopped trying to stick to a three hour schedule and started feeding more on demand, the fussiness got much better.   

raraavis28

Thanks for the responses ladies! I do think a lot of it has to do w/ reaching their due date....no longer in the "preemie fog" lol. They see the pedi tomorrow so I will ask her advice too esp. if there might be reflux issues involved. I am really wary to try CIO with them this young....plus if they're gonna cry I'd rather be there with them...but we'll see as we get more into sleep training stuff.

Katie599 you bring up a good point about BFing; when they left the hospital they were doing a bf/formula hybrid as per doctor's orders. Now I have been moving more and more toward ebfing and it's true...it just doesn't hold them as long as the formula. sigh

Nmschultz

one of my twins was the same way...super fussy after eating and burping. I tried everything, and assumed reflux, so out him on ranitidine. when that wasn't helping, I took him to the chiropractor. I saw instant results! no more spitting up, he burps right away, and not fussy. when he starts to get really fussy, I take him back to the chiropractor. we've been there 2 times so far and it has been a lifesaver!