re: Colicky baby - I'll never sleep again

shite...two weeks?

You're in for a rough haul.

First kid? You'll be up all night.

After that you learn that they aren't china dolls

Sorry to hear, that must be brutal. My 3 month old has been sleeping through the night for 5 weeks now.

Been there done that... my 10mth old had it for 3 months straight.... a few things will help...might sound like BS but i swear by it.. 5pm EVERYDAY, the dude was like clockwork. Wife tried eating diff foods. changing bottles... Browns included... Did everything, we are both ER nurses so we have decent medical background.

1. a Vacuum Cleaner--- Serious as sh*t!! put a vacuum next to your rocking chair or wherever you sit with her and when she starts crying, turn it on. I thought it was COMPLETE BS too until my wife did it. It was the only way we could get my son to quit. My wife told one of her friends about it whos kid has colic and it worked as well. Ended up buying a CD of just Vacuum noises, best investment ive ever bought!

2. Dupois' Home remedy. Made by a Pharmacist some wher in the state. Has a few meds in it that helps. Had to give it to my boy about 4x a day but it seemed to help. Dupois

3. Our pediatrican is extremely conservative. Even though we KNEW the kid had colic, the guy kept blaming it on gastric reflux or some other BS. Ask for some medicine called LEVSIN. It is weight based anti-spasmodic that is the best thing ever created by man.

Try these out and keep me updated. Hope this helps... and yes.... im serious about the vacuum

We have the mamaroo, she has been sleeping in it every night.

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Not at 2 weeks. The cry out method is recommended for when they are a little older.

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Yeah, didn't realize it was 2 weeks. I know with my firstborn it was snuggling rocking walking with at every little whimper.


I wish I could have those times back

This is the one we used with both our kids. Swings back and forth and side to side, plays 8 different kinds of music, has lights and a motorized mobile. Worked great with both kids.

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Swaddle the baby when she/he sleeps.

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No way, little girl is having none of that. I can wrap her like the best burrito in the world and she will not stop until she has her hands and feet free. Very hot natured.

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This x1000. Thought we were the only ones

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I would tell people and they would think i was nuts.... its crazy. We tried the swaddleing bs... basically EVERYTHING that is written about on the net, we tried. Was a HORRIBLE 3 months, but after she gets 3-4 months old, its like a different baby. This was our first kid as well so i def understand!

we also were buying that expensive formula that was around $40-45 a can..... I duno if that worked because it was the same time he started the levsin

ETA: Nutramagen was it

Ask your pediatrician about Bentyl, prescriptions sound scary for infants but a little of that is better than an aisle full of "remedies"

My son was collicky(sp) as frick for a solid 5 months.. It was nothing shy of miserable. We spent probably $500 on colic meds and none really worked... You pretty much have to let them grow out of it.

The swing was the best thing I've ever purchased In my life. I remember the first time we put him in the swing.. My wife and I were actually able to go sit on the patio and enjoy ourselves for 30 minutes he's 8 months old now and still loves that swing