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Did six weeks suck for you?
I'm trying to figure out if theres something actually wrong (like needing to change her formula) or if this fussy/crying/unpredictable baby from the netherworld is normal for six weeks
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Re: Did six weeks suck for you?
It could be the dairy. So you may need to cut dairy from your diet since you are BFing some and switch to a lactose free formula.
OR
I don't want to say this....but it could be colic
That was by far the absolute hardest time period of being a mother so far. It just about killed me. Amelia was nursing non-stop, I wasn't sleeping, she wasn't sleeping, she was fussy as anything and it sucked, just flat out sucked. It got better after about a week and a half, but it was hard there for a while.
I know it will get better for you soon, just hang in there.
That was about the time that we switched DD to Similac Sensitive (Lactose Free). And also gave her gas drops in every bottle. It helped out A LOT. Per Dr. Sears, there's really no such thing as "colic" and it's just a term that is overly used when a baby is fussy. There's usually an underlying reason why...most of the time it's gas that causes discomfort. If she's constantly moving her body because she's uncomfortable and she's a tooting machine, she most likely has gas issues.
I also got this warm heating thing called Happy Tummy. That seemed to soothe her too.
Lisa - as soon as she gets up from her nap, I'm going to Target to try that formula. We started the gas drops too last night.
I'm so glad to know this is normal - that makes me feel so, so much better!
And I don't think it's "colic" either because it's not at the same time every day, and it's not every day either. I think we've ruled out reflux issues too as she doesn't spit up and doesn't cry as she's actually feeding/nursing - the screaming tends to start a bit after her feeds.
j+k+m+e | running with needles
maddy was a reflux baby, even thought she never spit up or cry while nursing, either.
giving her some gripe water, bicycling her legs, and massaging her tummy all seem to help.
hope it gets better!
Most babies become very, very fussy around 6 weeks. For some it lasts a day or two and for others it might last a week.
Let's just say this... at 6 weeks I called my MIL and asked her if it was normal that I wanted to give my daughter away.
She said it was. The end.
And it DOES GET BETTER!
Also..adding on to what Alisa said about the cycling legs..I got this book (Itsy Bitsy Yoga) (but a little too late..she was older) and REALLY wished I had it earlier. It's a really neat because it tells you how each moves help the baby. It also breaks it down to what you can do at different ages.
https://www.amazon.com/Itsy-Bitsy-Yoga-Longer-Stronger/dp/0743243552/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225315067&sr=8-2
These are the 7 signs of reflux, per Dr. Bryan Vartabedian in his book Colic Solved:
1. Spitting and vomiting
2. Constant hiccups
3. Feeding disturbances
4. Chronic irritability (crying)
5. Discomfort when lying on the back
6. Sleep disturbance
7. Chronic cough and/or congestion
In the absence of spitting up, these are ten more less-than-obvious signs that your "colicky" baby may have acid reflux:
1. Arches and pulls off of the nipple
2. Feeds voraciously
3. Seems hungry but requires more than 20 minutes to complete a 3-to-4-ounce bottle
4. Feeds better when half asleep
5. More frequently irritable after feeds than at any other time
6. Screams when put down for diaper changes
7. Awakens from sound sleep with bloodcurdling screams
8. You "hear" stomach contents being burped up from the stomach into the throat
9. Frequently has coarse, noisy breathing that's worse after sleeping
10. Constant hiccups