AHHH I feel like a failure!

tfarabians · March 2011

J has been up screaming since 5am. I'm not sure what is wrong but I have run every scenerio in my head. Is it something I ate and the bm is upsetting him, then I found crap in the tubing we used to give him his meds last night..is that the cause? I tried to give him more of his prilosec this morning and I"m not sure if he got all of it or if most of it ended up on us. I just had to put him in his swing and walk away for a min, so thanks for letting me vent. I just want to cry along with him.

LauraLynneC · March 2011

hang in there Mama, you're doing a great job. maybe it's just his day to cry...

IkesHawaiian06 · March 2011

Hugs! I'm so sorry he's having a rough morning! Have you looked to see if there's something poking him somehow, maybe something wound up in his jammies or something? No fever or anything? :-( It's awful when your baby is upset and you don't know what's wrong. I hope that he calms down soon and you both are able to relax and that the rest of the day isn't stressful for you. Hugs, Mama!

breebree13 · March 2011

Aww big hugs! I'm so sorry ..i know how you feel. You most definitely are not a failure! We all have moments were we have to walk away. I always say I wish there was a print out you could get that told you what was wrong with them. Hopefully hes feeling better soon and you get a glass of wine tonight!

IdahoGirl · March 2011

Having a colicky baby sucks, T. You're not a failure, you're human.

Big hugs, sister...big hugs.

Is he swaddled up? When Madelyn would go mad like that, I'd swaddle her up, take her into a dark room and hold her on her side close to my chest and shush her fairly loud in her ear - typical Happiest Baby on the Block technique. Sometiems ti worked.

iheartstuart · March 2011

You are not a failure!! Sorry you are having a bad day Sad

Sometimes no matter what you do, babies will cry and putting them in the swing and taking a breather is the best idea. Hugs!!

mishquiche · March 2011

You are NOT a failure! I hope J starts feeling better soon and your day greatly improves!

StellaZ · March 2011

G ran super hot as a baby (still does) so he was nekkid (diaper only) most of the time inside if not swaddled for sleep. Gripe water and the exercise ball were a constant for us as well....Good Luck! St. Paddy's after all - it has to get better!

jcyahne · March 2011

tfarabians:
J has been up screaming since 5am. I'm not sure what is wrong but I have run every scenerio in my head. Is it something I ate and the bm is upsetting him, then I found crap in the tubing we used to give him his meds last night..is that the cause? I tried to give him more of his prilosec this morning and I"m not sure if he got all of it or if most of it ended up on us. I just had to put him in his swing and walk away for a min, so thanks for letting me vent. I just want to cry along with him.

Colicky babies are so tough. You get no sleep at night and it feels like they are constantly crying. It's horrible on the nerves. I didn't realize just how bad it was with Jillian until we had a comparison with Hayden. I can't imagine how hard it would be to have one with colic on top of another child. Hang in there. You are certainly not a failure.

Mrs.Kiltlifter · March 2011

Colic and AR babies are tough. I have been there, I know what you are going through. Is there anything I can do to help? I mean even coming over on my lunch (I work in Bellevue) and rocking/bouncing while you sleep. I have perfected and I might patent a certain rock/bounce! It works great for DD. Also, do you need a wedge for him to sleep in? Coreen graciously loaned me her wedge, I also have a tucker sling and I am ready to forward the sling on to the next family. You let me know.

Also, swaddling helps. I found that the swing did help but make sure he is as up right as you can get it. Their poor tummies do not like to be scrunched!

Seattle_JiLLn · March 2011

You're not a failure! It's so hard hen they can't tell you what is wrong. Sounds like you're trying the reflux scenario so you're doing what you can right now. I hope he gets better soon.

IdahoGirl · March 2011

Mrs.Kiltlifter:

I found that the swing did help but make sure he is as up right as you can get it. Their poor tummies do not like to be scrunched!

Madelyn lived in her swing during the worst of times when she wouldn't sleep.

Mrs.Kiltlifter · March 2011

IdahoGirl:
Mrs.Kiltlifter:

I found that the swing did help but make sure he is as up right as you can get it. Their poor tummies do not like to be scrunched!

Madelyn lived in her swing during the worst of times when she wouldn't sleep.

And I am not sure about Madelyn but DD likes the swing to go a certain way, side/side was not good, back/forth was best. Also, if it appears to be stomach pain and discomfort, which is a huge issue for DD, I would draw a bath and put her in it. She totally relaxed and calmed down.

and....see things are coming to me. There is a DVD from Baby Einstein that is Mozart. We were given it as a gift. It has been used for colicky babies. It works.

IdahoGirl · March 2011

Mrs.Kiltlifter:
IdahoGirl:
Mrs.Kiltlifter:

I found that the swing did help but make sure he is as up right as you can get it. Their poor tummies do not like to be scrunched!

Madelyn lived in her swing during the worst of times when she wouldn't sleep.

And I am not sure about Madelyn but DD likes the swing to go a certain way, side/side was not good, back/forth was best. Also, if it appears to be stomach pain and discomfort, which is a huge issue for DD, I would draw a bath and put her in it. She totally relaxed and calmed down.

and....see things are coming to me. There is a DVD from Baby Einstein that is Mozart. We were given it as a gift. It has been used for colicky babies. It works.

Same here....back and forth. She (and William too) also like being bounced. I bounce them on an excercise ball we have. Some nights I'd be up all night with her doing that - but she was sleeping. Same with William. When he's been really frantic as of late, I'd hold him to me SUPER tight, shuush loudly in his ear while I bounce him. Knocks him out every time, for a little while at least.

ttgcole · March 2011

big hugs mamma, you are not a failure. I am so sorry you are going through this. Hopefully he gets better soon, and you can have a big glass of wine!

tfarabians · March 2011

Mrs.Kiltlifter:

Colic and AR babies are tough. I have been there, I know what you are going through. Is there anything I can do to help? I mean even coming over on my lunch (I work in Bellevue) and rocking/bouncing while you sleep. I have perfected and I might patent a certain rock/bounce! It works great for DD. Also, do you need a wedge for him to sleep in? Coreen graciously loaned me her wedge, I also have a tucker sling and I am ready to forward the sling on to the next family. You let me know.

Also, swaddling helps. I found that the swing did help but make sure he is as up right as you can get it. Their poor tummies do not like to be scrunched!

Oh I would love the sling! Anything to help this along right? He is sleeping in a Rock and play that is slanted right now and he loves it but I will have to get a wedge when he gets a bit bigger. Yes I found as his symptoms got worse, all of the sudden he liked to be swaddled again but I do fear that he will start to throw up and gag on his spit up because he is swaddled. He has pretty much been napping in his swing during the day. I swear the worst time of the day is between say 6am-11am and then he seems to calm down. We have a dr appt tomorrow and I'm curious to have her listen to his lungs because this cough is really bad that he has gotten : (

Mrs_Stevens · March 2011

Ah, sister... I feel your pain!! DD#2 was born on Jan 10th so our LO's are pretty close in age. She was up every hour last night and then from 8am to about 3pm (with occasional 10-20 min cat naps here and there). We couldn't figure out what was wrong, eventually she just crashed out. I had forgotten how hard these early months are, but hopefully in the next month or two things will get a bit better.

Hang in there!!

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