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Still Crying

kelsnvinkelsnvin member
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My child had severe colic for his first 6 to7 months. He is now 10 1/2 months and the colic has tapered down, but still feel that he cries very frequently and even when doing so is completely unnecessary. 

I observed him playing with his little car toy today, pushing it around on the floor in a circle. Cute, normal, fine. However, he kept crying while he was playing with his car... He was changed, he was fed, he was not hurt in anyway- he would just go from making play raspberry sounds to crying while 'happily?' playing with his car. I feel at a complete loss and alone. Everything you read says colic only lasts 4 months, he had it for 6 (let's say). Then everything you read is just about what you can try if your child just cries during bed time, if they won't go to bed. There doesn't seem to be anything about this particular situation of - crying while standard play for no physical reason (hungry/dirty diaper/falling). 

I came here not knowing if he has special needs, hoping not to offend anyone because I am truly desperate. I watched my son playing with his car and crying having no idea why he was crying or what to do. Do I let him just cry? Do I pick him up and stop him from playing? Do I take the car away? Was the car upsetting him? Everything that I could think of just in the moment seemed wrong.

Does anyone see anything familiar about this behavior? I came here for the truth, even if it hurts, and suggestions. Please, if you have a response- please, please respond to me! 
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Re: Still Crying

  • 00kim0000kim00 member
    At this point, if the doctor is trying you it's still colic, I'd ask for a second opinion. I wonder if there's something really bothering him, whether it's reflux or some kind of pain or sensory overload, etc. My suggestion (as an early intervention professional) would be to start tracking it. Make yourself a chart (I like to use Google sheets, but you can just do it on paper), label the columns with date, time of day, location, activity, notes. Then every time it happens for at least a few days, write it down (Monday, 8am, high chair, eating breakfast, cried for 10 minutes and pushed everything off the tray. Monday, 10:15am, living room floor, playing with cars, crying while smiling, TV on). You're looking for patterns-- time of day, how close is it to eating or sleeping, who's around, what position is his body in, is it loud/quiet/dark/light/hot/cold, did he just transition from another activity, does he need to poop, is he bored, is he trying to get your attention, etc. 

    That sounds distressing, and I'd definitely want to know what's going on. Severe colic for half a year makes me wonder if it's something physical. And if your baby is hurting, you want to know why so you can help him!
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  • kelsnvinkelsnvin member
    Thank you so much for this input. I've honestly been just so worried and confused and the crying while playing today really took the cake for me - was he happy was he un-happy? He will also push things off of his try while eating too if he is really upset. I had 'Hey Bear' on in the background on the TV, if you're familiar with the YouTube channel? (He wasn't really watching it but it plays music.)

    I've been thinking of starting him with playing with other children, maybe day care, to see if maybe playing with other children would improve his mood at all... Do you have thoughts on that? I have a lot of respect for early intervention! He does physical therapy through early intervention once a week. 
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