what would make a baby constantly whingy?

Question

She is nearly 5 months old. She is a very alert and physically strong baby...constantly wanting to stand. She never seems to be happy yet when she had her jabs yesterday i gave her some calpol (paracetomol) and she was wonderful and happy all day. It makes me think that in general she must be hurting somewher...heath visitors and doctors so far been rubbish! Any ideas or advice? I am so worried that something is up with her or is she just generally a whingy baby and if so will she grow out of it? She even crys in her sleep!! I just want her to be happy! Thanks

Whingy means tetchy, miserable, whiney,
I would agree that jabs and teething would make her like this and I am on the look out for the signs but what worries me is the fact that she is 5 months old and this is not a new thing... she has always been like this. We had a terrible labour and birth, I worry it could be a trauma or something! And for the record...Im not physically abusing my daughter if that was an insinuation? I do also check all the obvious (hot, cold, hungry etc) which is why i worry.

Answer 1

don't worry love some kids are just like that but for peace of mind go see Ur GP

Answer 2

Have you checked to see if she is allergic to milk? Sometimes babies can be misdiagnosed with colic when actually they are having trouble coping with the milk they feed on. This would also account for her having been continuously whingy. Allergies to milk and other foods can give you stomach pains and generally feeling a bit off -and so i imagine the calpol would have soothed her. I think many doctors can now recommend a test for lactose/dairy intolerance. My sister had it from birth too - only we didnt find out till she was in her mid-twenties what the problem had been all that time.
anyhow - i hope maybe this gives you another avenue to follow - and a happier baby soon.

Answer 3

No way! thats the very similar as my Son. he's 13 weeks old and at present he as been dribbling lots and chewing his fists and something that's in his attain! He doesnt have rosy cheeks although that's an illustration. He has continually been a really chuffed simple going little man or woman who rarey cries yet this very last week or so he has been slightly grumpy and doesnt sleep besides at nighttime. I felt his bottom gum and there turned right into a tiny sharp lump so if he's teething then apparently like he's gonna get a teeth on the bottom yet its on the fringe of his gum not the middle?

Answer 4

my first daughter was teething from being two months old and she didn't get a tooth till seven months and she was just as you have described the health visitor said i was mothering her too much but then when she got that first tooth out of the way you was a blessing if there is nothing physical i would try not to worry too much i know that's really hard when its your own but babies do pick up on your feelings good luck

Answer 5

Has she always been like this or did it start more recently.

If she has always been like this it could be a milk allergy if not on Breast milk. My brother was like that as soon as he came off the milk he was fine.

It could be teething, all mine suffered with earache when they were cutting teeth which is painful so the calpol would have eased it if it was that.

Colic and earache could make her cry in her sleep.

Does she constantly demand attention and do you pick her up all the time?
I used to chat to mine whilst they were sitting in their chair so I could do things as well.

I would try and take her out as the fresh air will tire her out.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 6

Some babies, like some adults, are just whingy! But I would suggest that you go back to your GP or health visitor to make sure there's no underlying problem. Good luck.

Answer 7

Definitely take her to the doctor. When I was a baby I used to cry all teh time, turns out i had a very bad ear infection that ended up giving me blood poisoning. It also has a habbit of recurring every few years.

Sorry if I've worried you at all :)

Answer 8

when a baby has a jab it always makes them whingy, it actually gives them a very mild form of whatever the jab was for, this is to make the body immune to whatever it was for. just give calpol and plenty of hugs x

Answer 9

It's teeth, I'll guarantee it. Even though you might not be able to see them, they're there--just under the skin. I'm not aware of the medicine you gave her. Are you English? We use Tylenol in the US, and it works well. Also, if you can get them, Hyland's Teething Tablets work WONDERS. Also get her some water-filled teething rings and refrigerate (NOT freeze) them for a few hours and give them to her to chew on.

Answer 10

My normally very happy son went thru the exact same thing at that age too!!! Could be starting to teethe, people will tell you she is "colicy", no such thing. This is just a phase, maybe she is going thru a growth spurt, maybe she needs to eat more, it WILL get better, believe me!!! I had to nurse, rock and sing to my son (all at the same time!) in the middle of the night for a while, but he did "get over it" , so hang tough!!!

Answer 11

She could have the plates in her head not positioned right.

When they are born the parts of the skull fold over each over, to get out the womb, they quite often do not go back into the correct places. It causes them to scream forever !!
A doctor can check this and refer to a specialist who can very quick fix it my moving parts of the head.

We had this with our daughter, and i have met MANY people who have had the same thing. She visited the specialist twice and all was fixed. She was great after that.

Good luck.

UPDATE** - I Think this is what we had done:- http://www.cranial.co.uk/page3.html