Colic Support Please....

Im not sure what your question is, but I can certainly understand how you feel. Its not all bliss thats for sure. Pump girlfren and make daddy feed her! Have you tried cutting out dairy and lactose in your diet? That might be affecting her. Good luck!

I am sure you will get a lot of ideas for treatment of colic so I will simply offer support and let you know - yes it sucks but it is temporary. This stage will pass, and most likely you are half way there. The usual time period for colic is 12-14 weeks then it just disappears and everyone can move on to the happy baby stuff.
REPEAT - this is temporary! No matter how bad the storm, spring is coming. It can be hard to remember that when you are stressed and sleep deprived. But if you can force yourself to have a long term perspective it will help with the stress of it all.
My first had colic and I spent twelve weeks holding him to my chest bouncing on an exercise ball with loud music playing because that was the only way to calm his crying. And he only liked two songs! (Mambo #5 and Put a Smile on Your Face, LOL!) So I feel your pain and assure you it will pass.
Good luck and focus on how wonderful June will be :)

My son, who is five now,as a newborn would CRY and CRY without stopping for hours starting at around 3 or so every afternoon. At least every other day, I would be calling my husband at 5:00 just to make sure he was coming home right then. The only thing that seemed to help the baby (and my sanity) was that my husband would put him in one of those BabyBjorn type carriers and walk around the block with him. They would leave, and I would get peace and quiet for an hour. The baby would almost always fall asleep or at least stop crying. It is so hard to get through, but the other thing that helped me was when the baby actually started smiling and interacting a bit. At least I knew he was happy sometimes and aware of my presence.

Get gripe water! they have it at CVS walgreens, walmart pretty much everywhere! My daughter did the same thing and they gave her colic drops which did nothing, first night with the gripe water and i was in HEAVEN! follow the info on the bottle, it's all natural and homeopathic and i recommend this to any new mother! it still helps her when she gets tummy aches! I would literally hold her for hours, crying right along with her. My MIL recommended it and it seriously saved my sanity!

I was a nanny for a woman that had a six week old colicky baby. I would carry her face down on my arm in a football hold and walk with her. That seemed to calm her down and eventually she grew out of it. There are some homeopathic remedies that are supposed to be good for colic such as fennel and ginger. There's a first aid kit at Babies R Us that I got for my baby shower, (son is 6 Months) that has the Little brand products. Little Noses, Little Tummys, etc. They have a gripe water for colic and hiccups that has fennel and ginger in it. Ginger for any age is great for an upset stomach or nausea. It takes the guess work out of dosage or how to prepare. That might help. Other than that punp and let your husband help relieve some of the stress. Your baby might like the sound of your husbands voice so have him feed the baby and read a book to her. That might help calm her down. Good Luck awesome mom.

I feel for you right now. My daughter was colicky too and nothing really helped. We tried warm baths, gentle massage, gas drops, gripe water and everything else we could think of to help her. In the end, we just had to wait for her to outgrow it. I also got excited each time she had a good day, and there weren't many, because I thought maybe she was over it, but she would be back to screaming before long. The thing that irritated me the most was that my mother inlaw insisted that she wasn't colicky and that there was absolutely nothing wrong, even though our pediatrician said that it was colic. She insisted that two of my husband's sisters had colicky babies but our daughter definitely wasn't. Um, then why was I up with her almost every single night until my husband got up for work in the morning with a baby that was screaming so hard that her face was almost purple? She didn't just scream at night either. Lots of times it was a major portion of the day too. It just so happened that most of the time when we would visit their house she wouldn't be crying. One day when we were visiting them, my husband and I were out in their swimming pool and my mother inlaw had our daughter inside. After a while she came outside frantic saying that our daughter was screaming and she couldn't get her to stop. Duh. That's what she does... all the time. She has colic. Well, my mother inlaw still insisted that it wasn't colic, but that there was something seriously wrong with her and we needed to take her to the doctor. I had already mentioned it to her pediatrician at a previous appointment and they really weren't that concerned and told us that we would just have to wait it out. She got over being colicky at 11 1/2 weeks. I had 12 weeks off with her and there's no way I could have gone back to work if I was still up with her all night every night. I remember the day that she got over it - it was on a Wednesday and I had to go back to work on the following Monday. It was so hard though because I felt like I just didn't get a chance to really bond with her while I was home with her on maternity leave.

I don't have any advice but I just wanted to say I'm sorry you have to go through this. It must be really hard for you, considering that you have another child to take care of as well. Things will eventually get better, but it will just take time. :)

I'm so sorry...I know how tired you must be. (((HUGS)))

Have you tried Infants Mylacon Gas drops? They were a godsend for my son. You can give her drops before every feeding.

If she's worse when laying down, see if she can nap in her swing and you can also put a blanket under her mattress to give a bit of lift (ask your Pediatrician before doing).

I would also swing this by your Pediatrician in case she has an allergy to formula (if she's on a bottle).

Good luck!!

My son was colicky and it's very difficult for you, the baby and anyone else in the house! Here are some tricks that seemed to help:
Gripe water (not the Johnson and Johnson green stuff but natural gripe water - follow directions and put in formula or on your chest when nursing)
Happi Tummi Colic and Gas Relief Waistband - I bought mine from Buy Buy Baby (you can order it online). I SWORE by this thing...it really truly helped. A lot. http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=117826&
Good luck!

if she is on formula check into putting her on soy. if she is breastfeeding watch her cycles she may be allergic to something you are eating. Warm peppermint water and mylicon drops and a baby swing will save your sanity

I had two colicky babies out of my three. The only thing I could do was wait it out - they do grow out of it but man it really sucks while you're in the middle of it. My son would cry for hours every night and nothing I could do. But sometimes swaddling him and sitting next to a turned on vacuum cleaner would put him to sleep :-)
I breastfed and changing my diet did zilch for the "colic". My daughter was colicky at night also and in the mornings and i finally figured out she was hungry, but wanted a bottle (it was easier for her) - so guess what - switched to a bottle (i pumped) and that helped! But I also used the vacuum cleaner trick with her.

Google "the period of purple crying" for more info/support. Basically this is just how some babies are and all you can do is wait it out and figure out how to get yourself some sanity in the midst of it. It's not fair that some babies are so easy and some are so fussy but know that it will end - hang in there!!

When my oldest had colic I turned to my mom. As I had heard ALL the stories about how for the first three months of my life I just cried. So I said other than the car what can I do?

She said the only thing other than car rides that ever worked for me was to take a wash cloth use luke warm water, place on the babies tummy (keep in mind I used a onsie as a buffer) and lay the baby across my lap face down. Worked like a charm.

My daughter would almost instantly stop crying. I never tried without the wash cloth but I guess something about the warmth felt good.

My son was colicky and nothing really helped to soothe him. It was a very tough time. I remember his pedi saying that if it was true colic, he would be like a new baby around 3 or 4 months. That is exactly what happened. When he was 3.5 months, he woke up a different baby. Thank God! But, the hours, days, weeks, and months leading up to that were sooo hard! It will get better. Soon, it will just be a memory!
I heard a lot about gripe water for colicky babies, but unfortunately not until after my little guy was out of his colicky phase, so we never tried it. I have also heard a few stories from people about a nutritional supplement helping their colicky babies. Wish I had known about that then too! Let me know if you'd like some info about that.
Take some time for yourself when you can... It will get better!

We had a lot of problems with my 2nd son as well, he was the same gassy and my husband is the same as yours felt that I could calm him by nursing so he wasn't much help either. Not to scare you but ours actually got worse about a month of me being back to work! It came to a point where I thought that I would have to quit my job! but suddenly around 6mths it mellowed out. He is still the screamer in the house. So back to what you can do now, I had a moby wrap made you can by them but it is really simple to make too. that really helped because he loved to be swaddled tighly, if it was too loose he would slip out and start to scream again. so the wrap helped him to be near me and be wrapped tightly and i could get stuff done.
You NEED to get some time out with your son maybe when she goes down for a nap you and him could take a walk together not far incase your hubby needs you, but it will be enough to let you relax a little.
And it will get better, you can do!!!!

Both of my kids had colic. I agree with Molly- pump and let hubby feed.

My kids both had formula, I was unable to breastfeed, and we found that they weren't lactose intolerant, just lactose overload. We switched formulas to a lactose free one and it made a HUGE difference, so once again, Molly is right on track by suggesting you check your dairy intake.

One night, I was just like you, ready to lose it. I called my mom in tears and she asked if I was holding her. I answered yes. She said put her down, she's tired of being held and bounced around. Three minutes later she was sound asleep.

You are most likely at the peak of colic right now and hopefully she will start "settling in" with her new little body, but gosh, I feel for you. Been there! It is SO IMPORTANT that you get away from it for awhile, your husband really does need to conquer his fear of this and give you a break, even if all you do is go walk around the block (with your son!). Even little breaks away can make such a difference.

Good luck (hug). Now go call your mom and rip her a new one. This is all her fault! :) ha ha ha

Have you altered your diet any? I've learned that I can't consume cows milk, eggs, or curry when breastfeeding my 2 month old. I know that some babies are just fussy and there is not much you can do about it. But try cutting somethings out of your diet that you think may cause her fussiness to worsen.

You poor thing. It really sounds like you need a break. Hang in there!

Yes, my first was diagnosed with colic (11 yrs. ago). I was also suffering PPD at the time. I don't even remember how I got through it (except I do remember switching to a lactose-free formula helped a little). When my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th were each born, they were diagnosed all with reflux (looking back, I'm sure my 1st had it too- poor thing just had to suffer w/ it). The medication helped a lot- but my 3rd didn't respond to the 1st prescription. He was prescribed a different medication which worked much better. Maybe that's all your baby needs. Be persistant- keep going back to the pedi.
Hang in there!! You'll get through it :)

Is your 5 year old in school yet? If so when baby sleeps, forget the housework and take a nap! Otherwise, get caught up on days your DH is off. Have him take the 5 yr old somewhere and take a nap when baby sleeps.