Noah has been doing really well. He is almost three weeks old now and is really filling in. At his 2 week appointment, he was 1lb above his birthweight. He has great head control and can go from side to side when put on his back. I do, however, suspect that he is developing colic. The past 2 nights have been spent trying to make him comfortable and happy as he screamed his head off for HOURS on end. He was clean, fed, burped, and warm, and nothing has worked to make him content. The three or so hours of crying generally stop at around 2am and he sleeps through the rest of the night. Lea has a white noise machine in her room that I turn on after she falls asleep (Germans are REALLY loud at the wee hours and it helps her sleep in), so she is unaffected by the ruckus. Miles has been in the guest bedroom until I can somehow move Noah from our bed to the cosleeper because he's a thrasher in his sleep and does everything to punching out in his dreams to biting (that was a pleasant surprise!!!). This leaves me, which is actually better because I don't have the compounded stress of trying to keep Noah quiet for the sake of someone else's sleep.
I am also left with the search for colic cures. . . or at least easers. I gulp down chamomile and sleepy time tea throughout the day, and I am going milk free for a while to make sure it's not that. . . if this fails, I am going to do the unthinkable and cut wheat as well. I don't drink caffeine after noon, and I really don't think that my 2 cups of morning joe cause his screaming at midnight. I have a cherry pit warm pillow that I try on his stomach, but outside of the carseat, it only serves to piss him off. I have tried leg pumping and tummy rubs, but to no avail. My pediatrician suggested Metallica, but I am not ready for that drastic a step. I would try his swing, but I haven't gotten over my hang-ups from his cyanosis episode, and I have read studies that say that a partially upright position for prolonged periods can lead to SIDS.
Poor little fella. He's a sweet, cuddly little thing and it kills me to hear him crying. Any suggestions??
:( sorry to hear that you are having to deal with this.
ReplyDeletei have no adivce from any personal experience. have you checked out Dr Newman's site or kellymom.com to see what they suggest?
Hannah had colic for 3 weeks straight if you remember...LOL. We found that carrying her in the sling was the only way to get her to sleep and then putting her in the pack in play with the vibration setting on got us about 2 hours of sleep. But I would walk around the house in my bra, Hannah in her diaper and tummy to tummy in the sling. It really did help. The natural motion of my walking soothed her to sleep. It was quite tricky trying to get her out of the sling and into a swaddling blanket to sleep. That blanket really helped too. Not too sure on teh studies for it though, you might want to check it out first. But the vibrations on the pack in play really helped her sleep longer.
ReplyDeleteGOod luck!
My son had colic and reflux, and I swear to God, he screamed for the first six months. The swing was a godsend, we coslept and nursed like mad - my memories are of him either swinging, nursing or wailing. The best thing anyone told me was that it wasn't an indication of his personality and he wasn't doomed to a life of misery and unhappiness because of it. He's a sunshiney happy three year old. Just hang on, it does go away eventually...
ReplyDeleteMilk! I think that milk products are the culprit. After a little over a week of experimenting with foods, I have discovered that even a bit of cheese ingested on my end causes pain on his end. Anyone know of some tasty soy cheese? I bought this veggie stuff at the store and swiftly decided that whoever made it should be arrested, tried for treason and possibly hanged.
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