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Colic and screaming - When nothing works, what do you do?
baby2011boy
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What do you do after nothing has worked to soothe a colicky baby who won't stop screaming from gas pain?
The Simethicone seems to do nothing and the pharmacy is ordering probiotics.
It's at the point where he HATES being swaddled. Things like the swing and car seat and driving him make it worse because he is not being held. The only thing that stops him from screaming too much is being held close, burping him and cycling his legs. He is only three weeks old and sometimes I feel he is miserable.
He is 3 weeks, 2 days and screams off and on for about 8-12 hours a day.
He sees the doctor again Thursday for a follow-up. Anything I can ask or do?
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Re: Colic and screaming - When nothing works, what do you do?
P.S. again. We keep him upright after feeding, burp him as much as he will burp. Is it true that they outgrow at 4-6 months?
I just feel so horrible. After four hours of him constantly screaming in pain, it breaks my heart...
Try Gripe Water..you can get it at any pharmacy or walmart. Also sometimes a bath helps temporarily. sometimes a warm heating pad or one of those bean bags that you warm in the microwave...put it on the belly. My first was colicy and i hear seeing a chiripractor really helps...if i have another like that i would def. try that! good luck !
Get a sling or baby carrier. Many studies stipulate that carried babies cry less.
It normally gets better around 3-4 months. Hang in there. I promise it gets better.
My first daughter had terrible colic. We brought her to the pedi for uncontrollable crying I don't know how many times. My husband missed work bc I could not cope with screaming baby 24/7. She got better after 12 weeks. While I cannot predict the same outcome for your LO, it's pretty consistent in the literature that things get brighter at 3 months.
PLay this I swear it works. My baby stopped crying almost instantly. Trick is, you have to play it louder than your baby is crying. I also plan on making a CD of this to keep in the car.
Play this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQUjMtQRUbg
We use gripe water, a tight swaddle using the miracle blanket (its the only one that DS can stand to be in), and white noise (we usually do a "Sounds of the mothers womb teddy bear) ... it works wonders with my DS.
Also, we changed to a sensitive formula... I know this is not an option for you but on the dr sears website, there is a list of foods that cause colic in breastfeeding mothers... here is a link.
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/common-problems/colic-causing-foods-breastfeeding
Diagnosed with PCOS: 12/2009 ~
Clomid Cycle 1 = BFP! ~ Our little miracle was born 11/1/11
Sorry....I'm lurking. With my first I wore him (we used a moby wrap) all.the.time. It was the only time he wasn't screaming. It helped me keep my sanity. He would sleep in there while I went about my business. Once he was asleep in the moby I could even sit down.
I'm not saying that these aren't good suggestions, but I want you to know, that if they don't work, its not you. DS had and now DD has TERRIBLE colic. Just like you stated, she would cry for hours and hours and hours all.day.long. Like a PP mentioned, DH would some times have to come home from work because it was so bad and I couldn't do it and take care of DS at the same time. With DS, people would tell me to swaddle, play white noise, etc and each time something didn't work, I felt like such a failure.
DS is the smartest, most fun, lighthearted 2 year old I know. Your LO, and my DD, will come out of this some day and be just fine. Its just AWFUL right now and so so hard. I totally understand.
What probiotic are you getting? We have DD on Baby Biogaia and I do really think it has helped some (though she still has her moments for sure). Good luck!!
This is probably a dumb question, but could it be something simple and fixable and not colic at all? My LO fussed all the time for the first 3 weeks of his life. I thought he was gassy or colicky, but it turned out I wasn't producing enough milk for him, and he was just hungry. Once we figured that out and were able to make sure he got enough to eat, he stopped crying. He's like a totally different baby now.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
I've been doing the 5 S's from "The Happiest Baby on the Block" for a few days whenever Will seems to be inconsolable. When nothing else will work, it does for him.
Swaddling, Side/Stomach, Shhhh, Swinging, Sucking.
Wrap him up tight, get him on his side or stomach, make a loud "Shhh" noise (he has to be able to hear it over his crying, otherwise it won't work. As he quiets, you can lower the noise, too.), jiggle/bounce/rock him (should be done vigorously, but not violently), offer him a pacifier (if you use one), or your breast.
I'm not sure if it will help your LO or not, but it might be worth it if nothing else has been working.
Thank you all so much for your encouragement. It means so much. We have tried everything, and literally I mean looking at every remedy we can find online.
Last night we tried multiple times and he would not take a pacifier. He screamed and spit it out. We do the belly time for about 5 minutes throughout the day. He tries to crawl but because he can't, it frustrates him too much and I'm afraid he'll start an episode.
The one great thing you all said is he will get through this. I'm hoping it will be gone within a few months. We're at a military installation so every time we go in, we see a different doctor, which I'm so thankful for - because they all have different opinions and offer something new. They've looked for any medical problems and I'll keep asking to make sure it's not anything else.
When he is not upset, he is a perfect angel. It's just with this colic, I am so tired I have to stay home, and am completely exhausted and drained. Sometimes I will sit in a chair with my eyes closed with him and try to pat him while he screams
My angel that I hope feels better.
I am Korean, and he is 1/2 white.We had a terrible time the first 7 weeks of my son's life. He was miserable no matter what. Now, he's awesome at 15 weeks. For us, it was changing his formula. I stopped breast feeding after the first month, and was just using formula. The one that worked for him is called Similac Allimentum. It breaks down the milk protiens for them since their digestive systems aren't developed. It was a miracle!
There are a couple of things that it could be that aren't colic related ( I think colic is way over diagnosed). 1. Maybe he is still hungry. I know this is hard to hear if you are breast feeding, but it takes some time to get your groove with breast feeding at first, and maybe he's not getting enough, yet. You could try to give a little formula. We had to do this in the beginning, as I wasn't producing much milk at first.
2. Gas drops, and gripe water can help. I used both. It did seem to help a little bit.
3. Maybe something in your diet. I know you said you aren't eating anything weird,but check with your pedi, it could be dairy.
It seems like you are in hell right now, but it gets better, I promise. I can't even believe I am here telling you this because we just went through it and I thought it would go on forever. Just hang in there. Your little angel will start coming out more and more as the weeks move on and his body becomes more mature and used to all this crazy new stuff going on.
God Bless You my Little One
Farida, our first child, born on the 19th of July 2014
Farida, at 8 weeks
DS born: February 2013
TTC #2: Nov. 14
Chemical pregnancy 09/16/15
BFP: 12/25/15 EDD: 09/04/16