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pupluv0410
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I can't do this anymore! Please help!
pupluv0410
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My 7 week old son started daycare on Monday. Every day this week he has cried from the time we get home til bedtime. I understand its a big change for him and he is overtired...but I can't take it anymore. I broke down crying while packing my pbj for lunch while DH tried to console our son. Just about everything we try doesn't work. I can't understand why he keeps crying even though I know he is really tired. And I feel like a bad mom cuz I can't make him feel better. : Suggestions are greatly appreciated. Please help us!
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Re: I can't do this anymore! Please help!
A lot of babies go through this. A warm bath goes a long way. Some bedtime lotion and a massage also! Sometimes even a walk outside with LO for them to breathe fresh air helps. As hard as it is, just try to stay calm because they can sense if you are upset/frustrated and it doesn't help the situation. Hang in there mama they eventually grow out of it!!
This is very true! I would get so frustrated because I couldn't calm LO down and as soon as calm DH picks her up she stops crying...
Could it be colic? You may want to try a bit of gripe water when it starts to see if that brings any relief.
Our DD use to get some over stimulated when she was the same age and did the same, cried and cried for hours every night. DS has started it as well and if we give him a dose of gripe water he calms right down.
This is what I was thinking. My OB has a baby that is I think around 8wks now and the only thing that helps is when they stand holding the baby upright close to them and bounce her a little. Like bounce on the balls of their feet and use your claves. He says that it's around the same time every night and it only lasts for about an hour, but the bouncing is the only thing that works.
When my gf's DS1 was bad she would put him in the bouncy seat, put him on the dryer and turn it on. I don't know if it was a vibrating one and he didn't like it or it didn't have the vibrating button on it, but the dryer is what worked for him.
Good luck! Sorry you're going through this. Hope it gets better for you soon!!
My little guy cried everyday for a few hours the first week he went to daycare (which was last week). He wasn't napping well and would come home completely overstimulated. I couldn't get him to nap, I would just hold him and let him cry. The only thing that got me through it was recognizing that I get exhausted and cranky when I'm exposed to new things and his only way to get out some of that emotion is to cry.
The second week of daycare has been much much better. He doesn't cry, he just falls asleep the minute we get home.
after anovulatory diagnosis and TTC for 1 1/2yrs with several medicated cycles and one chemical pregnancy, we have our first bundle of joy!
IT'S A GIRL!
#2 EDD 2/5/13 dx with anti-BIG E antibody, seeing a MFM
I don't take one single minute for granted.
We use Colic Calm and it has helped a great deal! LO is still a little fussy and we have to pull out all the stops to get him to relax, but try taking walks outside too. It keeps our LO busy looking around and that helps him tire out. Plus, we need the fresh air.
Hang in there! I hear it passes and LO grows completely out of this stage.