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CALLING ALL MOMMIES!!!
Added: 1135 days ago.
Added by: kristin08
Section: General.
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I need some advice from those who have a colicy baby or who have dealt with it before. What kind of things did u do to soothe ur baby? I have tried everything and i feel like i am going to lose my mind if it doesn`t do away soon. Nothing like feeding, changing, and holding ur baby all day with still no relief. She is mad all the time. I keep thinking its that i`m not feeding her enough but when i give her a 6oz bottle and she downs it, 20 mins later shes screaming in my face. I know its not belly pains and shes not teething yet. So what else is there to do. Her swing pisses her off, her rainforest mat works for a second and me rocking and holding her barely works. Oh and gripe water....yeah it does nothing for her. Now i`m not saying shes like this all the time. Just 95% of the time. I`m probably exaggerating a bit but i`m just so tired and my head has been pounding for a week straight. She wasn`t always like this. She was quiet up until 4 weeks. Which is why i`m pretty darn certain that its colic. I`ll have the doctor confirm it next week. I mean why else does she cry so darn much? She never throws up her food and she rarely spits up so its not acid reflux. Ugh....sorry, i`m usually stronger than this. I`ve been managing just fine since it all began. I just think my hormones are raging and i am super impatient today. Plus my husband went away for the week so my evening breaks i usually get when he comes home from work are gone. Shes all mine all day and night for a week. Ugh...what the heck am i gonna do when he goes back to Iraq? I really shouldn`t complain so much. At least she sleeps through the night. Sorry this was so long. I need some advice plus i just wanted to rant. Thanks!

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geegee15 - 1132 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my baby was da same...i even took her to the er thinkin something was wrong with her..lol..what i do now is that i feed her nd i take burping break like my doctor said..i take the bottle out her mouth every ounce nd burp her she get fussy nd start crying but while she cry it helps her to burp while i pat her in her back..every bottle feed she burps 3-5 times nd it has been going great she not colicy no more and she quiet now..you should try it..it worked for me..it was a great relief

ragtopgirl - 1132 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) go rent the happiest baby ont he block. Its a video by a doctor. It willmake a difference in your life. The libraries and hospitals all know about it.... :) Mine as colicky and I thought I was going to flip out. The babys bliss gripe water was the only thing that helped. None of the others and I mixed it in the milk.

aulrobbri - 1133 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my colic baby loved to be held like a football-- the pressure on her belly helped. Also, we took 2-3 baths a day for weeks, lol, cuz that was happy time. I have friends who sear by the colic reducing formula. My daughter was happier laying down on her belly having her butt patted than being soothed in my arms. I know it is HARD. Good luck and God Bless-- and the time will pass soon, I promise. Do you have anyone to give you a break?

bebe77 - 1134 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My sister has been a nanny for eleven years and taken care of 16 newborns over the course of that time and has given advice for colic...I just called her and left a message on her cell. If I forget to respond when she calls back, shoot me a private message and I'll relay what she says.

mommy-at-home - 1134 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) And also.... when you are impatient, too tired, worn out (etc.) it is okay to put her down and let her cry for a few minutes while you get a breather. Sounds like you have a very trying week ahead with hubby gone - don't forget to take care of yourself too! Turn the stereo on (or close the bathroom door and turn on the vent fan) to drown out some of the crying noise and take a few minutes for yourself, it will really help you save your sanity! < BTW, the bathroom fan trick works when dealing with 9 year olds too! ;) >

mommy-at-home - 1134 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Try wearing her in a sling; it is very womblike to the baby and can be quite comforting. Anytime my babe is inconsolable I pop him in the sling, give him a paci and he goes to sleep. Happy baby; happy momma! :)

starby - 1134 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Okay, seriously, the video "Happiest Baby on the Block" worked wonders for us!! I was losing my mind when our daughter was a bit colicky...someone reccommended that video to us and it really really really worked. I couldnt find it anywhere locally at the time so I ended up ordering it off of Amazon but your local library may have it or Target even carries it now I think. We still even use some of the techniques from it 8 months later :) Good luck hon, I know how tough it can be!

Desiree79 - 1135 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my last baby had quite bad colic and I change to avent bottles and she came right.. But one of my close friends has had two babies who both suffered from really chronic colic and she swears by the Chiropractor. She did it with both her babies.. What she told me is sometimes something isnt aligned right in their neck.. But only go to a Chiropractor who knows what you are talking about and had done it before.. Hope this helps..

tto - 1135 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) There is such a thing as silent reflux with no spit up (I think- may be wrong). My first son had what I thought was colic but may have been the same thing that was wrong with this baby. He couldn't handle milk or soy- I am bfing so I just avoid those things and he is fine. If I needed a formula, it would be nutramigen. He also has reflux. I bet that was what was wrong with my first. How do you know it isn't because of gas pains? Do you know how to recognize that? Google the 5 S's- it's tips to soothe a colicky baby. First you swaddle them tight, then put them on the side or stomache, then give them something to suck, make shooshing noise or have white noise (fairly loud) and swing them. I feel for you honey- colic is really hard to deal with. Here, there is a chiropractor who uses a technique that works for 95% of colicky babies. Something about pushing on a part of their belly and forces it to release trapped gas. He does it for free too!

mama-sl0p - 1135 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Have you tried changing bottles? My baby had a hard time with bottles so I switched to the drop ins and they work amazing!

Julianna - 1135 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) have you tried a formula for colic? How about infant Mylicon drops? I had to finally use a soy formula with Nicholas because he screamed all the time. Once I started on Isomil, he was a sweet as pie!

msmillsap08 - 1135 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Sorry u are having such a rough time hon. How old is your baby? Lilly gets like this sometimes too. Have you tried the "Football Hold" Holding her upside down by her belly. It helps Lilly some. She sometimes screams after feeding but she does have acid reflux and has gas a lot too. I know it can be frustrating especially when you dont have anyone to help you. Babies can sense when us moms are tense though. Have you tried dimming the lights and maybe some soft music and trying to keep the stimulation to a minimum? Sometimes that helps to soothe them. Maybe a warm bath. I give Lilly Mylicon Drops with every feeding because she is so gassy. But you say it isnt gas so dont know if that would help or not. Sorry I cant be more helpful.