WAHHHHHH!!! (tears not included)

[UchihaRubyStar]

:P my parents told me i cried alot wen i was a baby.. :)) don't worry, i'm sure she'll stop crying that loud..

and i agree with thornekatt...i always get sleepy wen i go for a car ride.

:)

[Marydecor8]

My fussy baby is now 21. When she was an infant, I would fill the kitchen sink with warm water and put one of those baby sponge beds in and lay her in there. The warm water really relaxed her and I would rub baby oil on her feet and give her a little baby massage. I think they just get worked up and can't relax. It sure worked for her. Neither of my kids used the pacifier. They develope an emotional dependence on it if everytime they get upset you stuff it in their mouth. Good Luck

[motherofderno]

New momma Jen this is fairly common. Try everything. For me, the swing worked great in the first weeks. After that I would strap my child onto the front of me and run the vaccuum cleaner. Be sure to rest when Lila does, even for 10 minutes. You have an active child and it's going to be FUN when she gets over this!

[LAArtGallery]

LOL Jen, Wish I could tell ya, both of mine did the same thing, and heres the kicker, sorry to say, Uhmmm for ONE WHOLE YEAR!

[Ardenwolfe]

Booze. Jack Daniels with water in the bottle. Mama sweared by it.

Wolfe

[ohbernadine]

have you tried the battery operated swing? also fix her a bottle of milk with a tablespoon of rice cereal. if that doesn't help put her car seat on the dryer with lila strapped in while your drying clothes. maybe you should send her back where she came from !!! lol. she is a beautiful baby, grandmom of 13.

[Littlemamma123here]

Mamma of five says try...."OVAL" it works, try it and let m know!

[Elphyrafire]

Jen, I am so serious when I say this: this book saved my life with my son Jack. "Happiest Baby on the Block."

It's a simple technique- the 5'S's -swaddle, suck, swing, shhhh, side. There is an order to do it in and you have to swaddle the crap out of her so she's like a board (get daddy to do it, they are more ruthless).

And the other weird thing: download some bagpipe music and blast it. Jack fell asleep with it. It sounds like a hum they hear in the womb.

GL! It stops eventually!

[thornekatt]

Try taking her for a car ride. It always worked for me.

[alv9980]

Oh girl, I feel for you. I can see the desperation in your eyes. The only thing I can think of right now is that maybe she has a tummy ache. Mylicon (sp?) drops are really good for tummy aches for infants.

[Panpiper]

Ear plugs. ;-)

Can you tell I'm not a mom?

[msgg81]

ask Andrea or Mugglesam ... they are experts in this sector

[iiswansongii]

The first thing I thought of while watching this was you could try what I did for my son that worked for a while...I played the radio for him. I'd turn on the radio very low by his crib, and turn it on a classic rock station and he seemed to like that :D I'll post if I think of any more. If you'd rather not have Lynard Skynard in her ear at 2 in the morning, you could try buying a cd of soothing lullaby music and put on 'repeat'. :D

[eyelovemec]

what about a warm bath? you and the baby together...

[grapessss]

try lots of touching and massaging

[dabbuhl]

Jenluv,

This may sound strange, but my cousin's baby was the same way.  For 3 months, the baby would cry anytime it was awake. They went to a chiropractor and gave the baby a small, gentle neck and back adjustment and immediately the baby stopped crying. My cousin says it was like someone turned off the pain switch. Perhaps the baby is in pain like my cousin's and when sitting in the stroller while taking a walk, she feels better because of how she is sitting.

[mom2axa]

My oldest girl did the same thing. Nothing ever did really work. She started when she was 4 weeks and it stopped by 6 months and she was a very good baby after that. I just asked a lot of people for help. Adult friends would sit with her while I took a walk. I had nieces who would entertainer her and distract her while she laid in her crib. When I was overwhelmed, I had several different friends I could go to and we would take turns holding her. That usually happened in the evening. TAKE CARE!

[bratgirl4life2001]

We live in Washington state, it rains all the time. What I did was take walks indoors either in my home or I walked around grocery stores. This might have worked better because I wore him in a front pack for walks, so I could "walk" anywhere and get the same effect. He liked hearing my heart beat, so I wore him most of the time even doing housework because it was easier to get anything done with him on me instead of having to stop every 5 minutes see why he is crying.

[JustMatthewJ]

Colin has always gone back to sleep when I rub his back in a circular motion and go ssssssshhhhhhhhhhh. Sometimes it takes 10 minutes, but it works.

[saraha55]

also if your nursing and eating foods like tomatos (acidic) cauliflour, broccoli (carcinogens = gassy) or Coffee can cause upset babies and upset tummies

[mythreeguys]

Aw, Jen, I'm so sorry! As your doctor if you are allowed to give her "gripe water" they sell it near pedialyte and formula and stuff. Also try mylacon in her bottles. Also, if you are breast feeding, try cutting out dairy for awhile and see if you see a difference. The comment about the pacifier is good too, plus I recommend pacifiers for all moms and dads because it drastically cuts the risk of SIDS. I was always upset when evan wouldn't take one.

[kateszandc]

Oh I didn't know that Andrea, that pacifiers reduces the risk of SIDS. How interesting! I'll have to keep that in mind if I have kids one day!

My aunt and uncle just had a baby in feb. I'll have to let them know about that!

[mythreeguys]

Yes, Evan hated his pacifier and wouldn't take it. It isn't saying of course that if you don't use them SIDS is imminent, but they think that for some babies who stop breathing for a moment in their sleep, the urge to suck on the paci wakes them up. Evan hated the paci because he always wanted to smile and it just fell out when he would smile.

[OwlLove214]

My mom used to drive me when I cried :( maybe you could try that??? My cousin had a lot of gas problems and she would cry unless you rubbed her back -- then she would stop. All babies are different. Sometimes you have to let them cry tho :( sometimes. Especially if it is for your own sanity. <3 Happy Mother's Day!

[berzerkeley]

Maia had colic - I should add.

[askmisscris]

baby swing is good. Spoiling her so she only stays quiet for walks and car rides can make for VERY exhausting nights (because it gets to the point its the ONLY thing)

Could be cholic.

Could be gas (if this is the case, try baby massage on the tummy, I have some great motions if you are interested - PM me)

If it lasts for more than 2 weeks, call your doc and get it checked out :) Could be the cholic, acid reflux, etc

[greenajah]

She might be Colic

[aeroaro121075]

do the car rides or get a baby swing cuz my baby bro loves that or take and hold and walk with her

[Aprildew]

GasX..music...car rides...swing....white noise

[lllutzke]

Pacifier?? babies need to suckle more often than they need to eat. just a thought.

[wpgpeanut]

My heart really goes out to you.. I wish I was near to watch her while you sleep.. or at least try too... lol I have no advice because all babies are different.

[berzerkeley]

Maia was the same way. I'd walk around the block in the middle of the night it my pajamas. My neighbors still joke about it. My husband would wear noise cancelling earmuphs and just carry her everywhere. Running water would work - we'd stand by the sink witht the water full blast. OHHHHH I feel for you!!! It will get better! Wait at least six months before sending her back. :-)

[rooster5man]

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