Beyond frustrated and tired

paine0925 · October 2015

Just when I thought LO was finally getting into a decent nighttime rhythm... Last night was AWFUL, I've literally been awake all night with her. She seems to have really bad reflux and gas and we battled it for hours. I have a splitting headache and feel like I'm barely hanging on. LO is almost 5 weeks. I just feel totally fried, drained and frustrated. I tried every trick in the book last night to help her and that usually works but NOTHING satisfies her last night. I'm sitting here feeding her and feel pure dread washing over me thinking about the day and night ahead of us.

BeachBabe22 · October 2015

Sounds like my night! My five week old was screaming and nothing made him feel better. I sat in the bathroom with him with the door closed so he wouldn't wake up his sister. I rubbed his belly, bicycled his legs, put him on his belly but it wasn't working. He finally fell asleep and had the loudest farts all night long in his sleep! I'm guessing this little guy doesn't like brussel sprouts!

paine0925 · October 2015

I think I need to cut the dairy

paine0925 · October 2015

I tried those thing u did too! It's torture when you feel helpless because nothing makes them feel better!

natback · October 2015

Call a relative or friend to come over and hold the baby while you take a nap! It's in the baby's best interest. This is completely normal for 5 week old babies, their tummys are still developing. It will get better, hang in there and just stay positive.

Atlasmom · October 2015

My baby is almost 2 weeks old and he had a rough night too. I just broke down crying this morning when LO started hiccups and threw up all over me in bed. That's after he peed on me twice last night and just wouldn't sleep. I had to walk him for hours until he fell asleep.

TechieGirl1 · October 2015

I tried gripe water for these issues, I wish I had earlier. It's like I have a different kid!it's worth a shot!

MiromiM · October 2015

Wow. Apparently they all got together and marked the day on their calendars. Everything was going great until 11:30pm when we hit a cluster feeding, gassy, hiccup, three hour marathon. We'd put her to sleep, everything would be quiet, we'd tiptoe back to our beds, close our eyes...wait...wait... WAAAAAAAAAAH! Not three minutes later. So the rocking, shush, pat, cycle would start again. I kept telling myself she can't be awake forever. At some point she'll just pass out.

jabeauty90 · October 2015

Mine was only up twice but both times he was up for 2 hours. When I would put him down to sleep he'd grunt and flail around so he slept on my chest all night.

LouLouLove · October 2015

Right there with you. LO has reflux and colic, and to top it off he's been fighting sleep all day all of the sudden. I just keep telling myself that things have to get better eventually. And I cry. And drink wine. Wine was ice cream but I'm off dairy now.

sgleave · October 2015

They def did sync their calendars! 5 week old has been at this for 2 days/nights now. Gerber Soothe drops and gripe water had been working well but just stopped and he's miserable!

jwebbbber45678 · October 2015

My baby was up from 1:40 AM last night until about 8 this morning, he slept once for forty minutes between then. He spent the whole time eating or screaming. He'd eat for hour, fall asleep for five minutes, then wake up screaming. We'd rock him, soothe him, change diaper, move around house, rub belly and back. Turns out every time he just wanted to go back on boob. I'm very sore and tired. Unfortunate this has become a nightly pattern. That is in addition to the two hours or so in the evening he is crying and screaming before bed. It seems like whenever he's awake he's either eating or crying. I hope this doesn't last forever, he's currently four weeks old.

kanga915 · October 2015

Wow so interesting! My DD will be five weeks old tomorrow and last night was awful for her. I gave her gripe water and got some burps out of her, then she totally filled her diaper twice in a half hour and calmed down. DH laid her on her changing table and bicycled her legs too, which made her toot a little. I guess it was gas problems but it sounds like five weeks is a tough age for these LOs!

ReneeJ2011 · October 2015

They are going through their first developmental leap at 5 weeks old which makes them super fussy. With my now 7 week old it lasted 5 days. Then it was like a switch flipped and he was all better. He also went through a growth spurt at the same time. It was a crappy 5 days but now he is back to his sweet easy going self.

hakettler · October 2015

Mine just turned 4 weeks and she's been fussy during the day the past two or three days. She does well at night once we get past her gassy/fussy time. But then once we're up for the day she just wants to eat and cry

she also started boycotting her swing and will only sleep on my chest or in her carrier. I'm so exhausted by the time my DH comes home!!

slp213psu · October 2015

Mine is 4 weeks today and we had the exact same night!! Must have been a memo that went out...
I couldn't even function today. And somehow my toddler knows to make these days the worst. She laid down in the crosswalk of a busy street.

andrea7782 · October 2015

Dear, I feel with you so much, I feel the same way as you do. But we have to hang in there, this is not gonna last forever. Try glass of wine and shower and relaxation music when baby sleep to reenergize and try to sleep when baby sleep if possible. I am still learning that too.bit think always that y are not alone and it will not last forever . HANG IN THERE !!!!!!!!!!

paine0925 · October 2015

Thank you so much guys, you're helping me get through this, I'm literally taking it one minute at a time right now!!!

bmac2015 · October 2015

It is so hard to stay positive when days are like this. My LO had a perfect day and as soon as dad came home turned into a monster. Our usual white noise routine wouldn't work and she screamed and screamed. She even whined while eating. You know you are in trouble when the boob doesn't soothe. It is completely exhausting and makes me not like her very much. I try to love her extra hard when she is being good to make up for being annoyed when she is difficult

Imangan · October 2015

I feel so much for you yesterday was like this for us I literally thought I was dying from sleep deprivation and a screaming baby. I found she was constipated and no amount of rocking winding feeding cuddles would work. Once she had a dirty nappy she calmed down a little.

My best advice I took a badly needed night off last night and roped in whatever help I xpild (you have to swallow you pride and just ask however hard it is) I slept in spare room for 6 hours and honestly am a better mum for it today. It's so important that we mind ourselves as well as this newborn period is so physically demanding on our bodies and our minds. I hope you have someone to help you and your LO is more settled today x

sgleave · October 2015

I hope y'all got some relief last night. Mine slept 5, maybe 6, hours straight last night which is the longest he's ever slept. I'm hoping that's a sign we're moving out of this phase, but if not it definitely helped me feel way better today. Hang in there!

paine0925 · October 2015

Mine still won't go past 2.5 hours from the last time she fed, the hard part is that it takes her a minimum 1.5 hours to feed on each boob, get a diaper changed, burped, saddled, laid down and comforted till she falls asleep again. So I'm getting about an hour and ten min to actually sleep each time.

ahoneycutt12 · October 2015

I just started mine on Mylicon gas drops yesterday and she seems so much more comfortable... before this it was fussy crying hiccups squirming in pain until she would pass gas a couple times and then fall asleep again. Oh and mix in throwing up a couple times (that was so much fun) but she still passes gas she just seems waaaay more comfortable when she does.

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