Anyone have a baby with colic last time?

KristenFMR · June 2014

My son was incredibly colicky and my husband is terrified of having this new baby for fear that it will also be colicky. Has anyone else experience the craziness that a baby with colic brings? I hope to have an easy going baby this time around!

nesenotes · June 2014

Yes! Colic, reflux, and was not sleepy. She was always crying. Talk about a traumatic first time newborn experience. And my mom was zero help and convinced me to take her to the ER because she swore it was not normal for a baby to scream that much. Stupid. So stupid.

At least for next time I know about gripe water and gas drops a lot sooner. I too hope I get a cuddly sleepy sweet newborn this next go around.

Annya26 · June 2014

I had an awful go round the first time. To the point that I was pretty sure I was done, until this lovely little surprise came along. (Not being sarcastic with the lovely, very thankful that it happened the way it did)

He was fussy, gassy, had severe reflux, and a hernia that got stuck more than once and he was a terrible, terrible sleeper. I was a single mom at the time and I still have no idea how we both made it through in one piece. :P

Praying and hoping that this baby will be calmer and not have all of those health issues to battle.

nesenotes · June 2014

This is reminding me of so many things. I remember reading the book by that guy that did the tight swaddle and the shhhhhhhh in the ear that was supposed to be magic. I remember doing it and her eyes were still wide open and I was like What now? Buahahahaha damn kid.

Every time I see this picture I laugh a little. Its a nice pic and all, but she is supposed to be asleep and look like a dreamy newborn. Instead her eyes are wide open. We tried for hours to try to get her to sleep. Nope, not having it. It is just the epitome of our first 3 months together. No cooperation.

hoping4aUNICORN · June 2014

Same here, dd2 was colic... But know I tell everyone that's why she started off as such a good gymnast..... She already had crazy abs from all the crying she did as a baby!!
@nesenotes‌ my moms friend was crying, telling me to stop the baby from crying.....handed her my DD and said "here, you try!" She thought I was just letting her cry for fun?!?!?

Belle3184 · June 2014

My family and friends still talk about how my DD had the worst case of colic they had ever seen or heard of. I'm praying and crossing everything that this baby won't go through that.

BrideLinds · June 2014

I thought she had colic. It was so rough and I thought my baby was broken. The pediatrician diagnosed her with reflux and the LC diagnosed her with a dairy and soy allergy. It took about 3 weeks after I changed my diet and started her on the reflux meds but she eventually felt better. Poor thing hated nursing so I had to exclusively pump for 2 weeks so she could have bottles sitting up straight. It wasn't easy but I was proud of us for sticking it through and so thankful for the LCs help!

jessinaround · June 2014

Colic, reflux, and dairy and soy allergy here too. He cried so much. We did the 5 S's (Happiest Baby on the Blocl) every damn day for two months. I finally took him to the doctor and told her something was wrong. By three months he was mostly happy and by 4 he was good.
This time I will cut out dairy and soy at 36 weeks to prepare. And then I will not hesitate to put this baby on reflux meds.
My husband swore we would not have another until DS was about 4 months. And then he only agreed to two. Now that DS is happy and fun almost all the time (at 9 months) he said we can consider more than two kids.

kimba1976 · June 2014

summersunshine916 said:

twolittledogs said:

She didn't technically fall under colic, but looking back, all of her issues stopped once we realized she was allergic to a couple of foods. Since I was nursing, she was getting all of those allergens.

It was horrendous and the #1 reason why I was fine with only having 1. The crying is horrible. It caused a lot of strain.

That was the hardest part since my ex was not at all on board with the possibility of food allergies.

This was my experience as well. DD cried every day from about 3pm to 11pm non-stop. My husband worked nights so it was just me and her. It was horrible. I would cry from the frustration of not being able to soothe my own baby. After about 5 weeks of this, her pedi told me to go off all diary. 3 days later she was a new child. She can drink milk now, but as a newborn just couldn't handle the lactose I guess. With this baby, if I'm lucky enough to be able to breastfeed again, I'm just going to cut all dairy out of my diet from day one and hope we don't have the same issue.

bowlwoman · June 2014

DD1 had severe reflux to the point that she wasn't gaining at 6 weeks. We put her on Prevacid, and she gained a pound in 9 days once she was keeping enough food down. Apparently, as a FTM, I didn't realize that babies weren't supposed to spit up *that* much.

When DD2 started doing the same volume of spit up at 2 weeks, we slapped her right on Prevacid and she didn't have any gaining issues.

So, we'll be on the lookout for reflux for this one too. DH and I both have it, both girls had it as babies, so I say the odds of him having it are pretty good.

ashleykadlec · June 2014

My DD wasn't colicky, but it was the hardest time of my life. From day 1 she was VERY very strong willed and knew what she wanted and absolutely refused to settle for anything else. Because she was so demanding I didn't at all anticipate that it would take some serious time to get to know each other so it was hard. No one could hold her or feed her if I pumped, no one could soothe her but me and I wasn't expecting hubby to literally not really be able to help. She was wide awake all day, and up every other hour to eat at night so I was a mess. At 3 months the gas kicked in and I about lost my mind, you would have thought someone was ripping her arms off. Once she could sit up and be more independent she finally was a happy baby. It was by FAR the hardest time in our lives, and we are expecting that again but hoping for a more calm easy going baby.

byrne15 · June 2014

DS#1 was not at all. DS#2 was horrible. colic & milk protein allergy made for an awful 6 months. I actually can't believe I'm willing to do it again

Eora3 · June 2014

Baby #1 had food allergies (dairy), severe reflux, and gas issues. He screamed and threw up and never ate more than 2 oz at a time until he was about 6 months old. I swear I aged 10years in his first six weeks of life. He only slept if I held him against my chest while sitting up. It is a good thing Baby #2 was an oops or we wouldn't have had any more kids.

When we knew Baby #2 was coming, we prepared for the worst. It was like preparing for a siege. We bought a zillion burp cloths, special wedge pillows, a rock n play, ect. Thankfully, we didn't end up needing any of it. He didn't have any of the issues his older brother did.

I guess we cross our fingers for baby #3. . .

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