Screaming baby- help!
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@Kaylee driving works in the daytime but I have a toddler asleep upstairs so that's not an option when it comes to nighttime unfortunately
You've done everything to rule out wind/farts or burps etc? Skin to skin? Bouncing up and down and shushing etc. Rocking in car seat with white noise? These are things that help us
Completely understandable, it sounds silly but I cuddle my little one tucked under the duvet. The initial warmth soothes her and calms her down. Then I just cuddle her. Can't put her down but she's soothed.
Swaddling in a blanket and a dummy helps for me x
Can you put her in the pram and just rock her that way?
@Danielle we have a 2nd pram just for in the house and even that's stopped working the last week or so 😭
@Siobhan Thank you, shall try a swaddle again!
@Kaylee Thank you, I'll give that a go! I'm at the point of I'll try anything 😂
@Rachel yeah she's on dentinox, bicycle legs, burp her, sit her up right etc. I'll try the car seat in the house rocking her thank you! White noise doesn't work on its own/with a pram though unfortunately
My 8 week old daughter is fussier than usual at the moment, we've had hours of cries too. For us the Hairdryer has been a godsend! She loves it. Just use the lowest heat and pressure setting and gently blow over baby. it calms her down instantly and within 5 minutes she's okay. Might buy you some time x
When my baby was screaming 1 or 2 it was probably colic. I started giving him infacol or gripe water and it helped. I also heard that if it's colic and nothing helps it's worth to go check with baby chiropractor if maybe this is the problem. What also helps for me is to use baby carrier. When baby is do close to me is calmed quickly. Good luck :)
My husband either took our little one for a drive or I popped him in a sling and went for a walk,.. not so fun after 9pm…. He woke as soon as he got home but it allowed him to sleep the feed when he got back and then eventually fall asleep. He’s our 2nd too and completely different to our 1st 🫠
Dentinox made my first child worse.. he cried pretty much all day from around 6wkd until hv said it was silent reflux and tried infant gaviscon which after around a week worked. But it took us a few weeks trying diff things.
Also Spotify have a "shushing" playlist and womb noises rather than white noise which I can't stand 😅 and they work better for us
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Have you got a baby carrier? Could try baby wearing if you haven't already. Infacol drops in case she may have colic, I found Infacol quite effective with both my two children.
I have an app (free, but can pay to upgrade features) which plays white noise such as hairdryer or vacuum. When he’s screaming we turn that on and within a few seconds he’s calmed down, seems to draw his attention and he stops crying. We can then soothe with a dummy/cuddle. The app I’ve got it called sound sleeper
Have you tried driving?