Post by mommacaddick on Mar 23, 2015 18:59:00 GMT -5
My son is colic and has mild reflux he is happy first thing in the morning and then get fussy through out the day and screams around 7-10 every night since 2weeks old he is 6 weeks now we use gripe water, ovol drops and I make sure he is sitting or over my shoulder for astleast 15 mins after bottle to help with gas and spit up The moby wrap is amazing as he love being close as he can get ,we use the hug hold wrap and then I can get stuff done and the wrap don't hurt your back and shoulders .I find that his routine helps the best though and if its even a little off and gets over tired or has a feed to close together or too far apart he is worse and will cause what I call 'the seven hour melt down' ...not fun, also I elevate his bed because he hate lying flat, we even got him a pillow for his play mat and change table. During he biggest scream period I try to break it up with warm bath as that's is what will dry the tears up instantly and I have his bottle ready he eats and goes to bed and the scream finally stops. Took me about 3 weeks to figure out what works for him.
My first child was like that. I don't remember when it got completely better, but six weeks was a major turning point. Hugs to you. I remember how awful that was.
Post by michelle142 on Mar 24, 2015 8:27:14 GMT -5
She screams all.day.long.
Unless someone (me) is holding her and moving. Heaven forbid I stand still or sit. I've been wearing her in a wrap a lot, it helps and it's the only way I manage to accomplish anything.
Pedi said they outgrow colic usually by about 4 months. That's a long time :/
My poor 3 year old is like "what's wrong with her?!?" The screaming really upsets him.
Mine is colicky. He's 5 weeks now and I've heard it gets a lot better after 6 weeks. I'm (slowly) reading Happiest Baby on the Block for help, but who has time to read when he's always crying???
Good luck, I hope things get better for us all soon.
Post by abseptember on Mar 24, 2015 20:11:44 GMT -5
My DD was super colicky... part of hers was due to milk protein intolerance. She screamed a lot especially in the evening and slept terrible. Baby wearing helped a lot and things got better at about 12 weeks. One of my twins is fussier than the other and baby wearing helps with him too. I agree with others to keep trying stuff until something works. Hugs... it is tough!
DD is borderline colic. Ped was hesitant to say she was since its more likely reflux. Any way, we started gripe water 1.5 weeks ago and it helps a lot. Also, she's gone to the chiro twice and it has also helped.
She'd only sleep up to maybe an hour at a time until the chiro. Then she gave us one 5 hour stretch for two nights.
Ped said that 6 weeks old is typically the peak and is usually gone by 3 months.
DD is borderline colic. Ped was hesitant to say she was since its more likely reflux. Any way, we started gripe water 1.5 weeks ago and it helps a lot. Also, she's gone to the chiro twice and it has also helped.
She'd only sleep up to maybe an hour at a time until the chiro. Then she gave us one 5 hour stretch for two nights.
Ped said that 6 weeks old is typically the peak and is usually gone by 3 months.
All of this. DS is just over 7 weeks and I feel like we're on the downhill slide. It's getting much better.
I've read that they're supposed to help with colic?
I don't know that DD has colic per se, but feeding was very frustrational, as she would get so red, squirmy, and uncomfortable from both gas and spit up (and she'd sometimes spit up A TON), and we started the probiotic drops (gerber soothe) last Friday. The pedi said she was an excessively gassy baby, borderline reflux. While she still spits up some, it's not as much and the screaming, squirming, painful looks during feeding have drastically diminished.
Sooo, since I'm not in the same boat as you, i can't really say, but they've helped our issues and they can't really hurt to try!
@michelle1234 I liked your post in solidarity. My LO sounds exactly the same. We've tried everything and he only shuts up when sleeping (seems rare) eating (often) and when walked and worn in a carrier. I can barely get on here as a result! I can't wait for him to be 4mo old!
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