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Why won't she stop crying?

AndromedaEclipseAndromedaEclipse member
in June 2012 Moms
DD won't stop crying.  I'll nurse her, and she'll halfheartedly eat, but then she'll pass out within 5-10 minutes.  She'll sleep for up to half an hour if I'm holding her, and wake up if I put her down.  When she wakes up, she starts screaming.  We've been doing this since 10 am.  Nothing else consoles her, but she's really not getting any nourishment, and I'm really frustrated.  What can I do?
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    ASKSAKASKSAK member

    I was just about to post something very similar to this.  It seems as if every waking moment DS is crying. I've taken him to the Dr. which resulted in him being put on soy formula and Zantac.  It helped for a few days and now he eats maybe an ounce or two at a time and either falls asleep or starts crying.  We were transitioning to the crib and now as soon as I walk out of the room he starts crying.  Even being put in the pnp (which he could sleep in for hours) he's awake within minutes.  I know it is tummy issues and we have to let the formula and Zantac start working, but it is hard.

     I would suggest calling your ped.  If she isn't eating well she could be losing weight, DS lost almost 1/2 lb in just a couple of days and after the switch of formula he went from 8.1 to 9.9 from Friday to Tuesday.  

    Wish I could tell you more.  It has been trial and error with us.  I'm frustrated as well.  Best of luck!

     

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    svevasveva member

    How is she doing now? Does she have gas? Maybe wear her. Do you have a carrier you can put her in so you aren't holding her but she will sleep?

    My LO just went through a phase where she would cry every time we put her down as well. Watch your LO's diapers. That is how you'll know if she is getting enough milk. Maybe in that ten minutes she is getting enough to fill her. Good Luck.  

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    Gismo123Gismo123 member
    Might be something called purple crying. This is a phase some babies go through where they cry for just no reason. Our hospital makes you watch a video about it before they release you. If she's dry and fed and nothing seems to be wrong...ie sick....then she just needs to cry it out.
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    Jammin4317Jammin4317 member
    My DD was similar to this. After giving her some gas drops she was much better. 
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    caeraRosecaeraRose member

    Is it possible that she's going through a growth spurt? I had this with DD for about a week and a half... but last night she slept 4 hours at a time, and today she's been a happy baby, so I guess we're through it.  If so, things that helped me: letting her comfort nurse, wearing her around the house while I did chores, and giving myself some time to do what I wanted (while wearing her) so I was in a good enough mood to deal with her when she was fussy. 

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    drbethcdrbethc member
    check out wonder weeks either on app, book or kindle. My LO did the same thing, and wonder weeks helped me to understand.
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    AndromedaEclipseAndromedaEclipse member
    My LC had told me to wait 2 hours between feedings.  Today I said screw it and fed her anyway.  Eventually she wore her self out between eating and screaming just in time for DH to come home.  I'm thinking it might be a growth spurt.  She let me wear her, but sometimes she'll let DH wear her.  I will check out Wonder Weeks though, thank you.
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    anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member
    imagesveva:

    How is she doing now? Does she have gas? Maybe wear her. Do you have a carrier you can put her in so you aren't holding her but she will sleep?

    My LO just went through a phase where she would cry every time we put her down as well. Watch your LO's diapers. That is how you'll know if she is getting enough milk. Maybe in that ten minutes she is getting enough to fill her. Good Luck.  

     

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    anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member

    imageAndromedaEclipse:
    My LC had told me to wait 2 hours between feedings.  Today I said screw it and fed her anyway.  Eventually she wore her self out between eating and screaming just in time for DH to come home.  I'm thinking it might be a growth spurt.  She let me wear her, but sometimes she'll let DH wear her.  I will check out Wonder Weeks though, thank you.

    thats bad advice...she should be fed on demand

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    anonsouthernbellanonsouthernbell member

    imageGismo123:
    Might be something called purple crying. This is a phase some babies go through where they cry for just no reason. Our hospital makes you watch a video about it before they release you. If she's dry and fed and nothing seems to be wrong...ie sick....then she just needs to cry it out.

     

    that is the most ridiculous thing...babies cry to communicate something

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    dragossoul84dragossoul84 member
    My son cries some times like that as well he has colic we have gripe water and gas drops that helps. I've also heard colic calm is good. We formula feed (my milk never came in) so we switched to a colic formula and got dr brown bottles and that helped even more.
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    ReginaLVReginaLV member
    I've gone through some nights like this... my midwife told me breast milk is fattier at night and that it is probably bothering her stomach a bit because their digestive systems are still immature at this point. I just continue to nurse her when she's hungry and burp her often. Usually swaddling her and laying her across my legs, face up, and gently bouncing her helps a lot. She will usually fall asleep when I do this. Supposedly it gets better when they're about 8 weeks, so hang in there! :)
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