How to make a crying baby sleep?

Question

He is almost 3 months and is always up from 1 to 5 am, crying loudly and won't drink milk and just won't hush down. What to do?

Answer 1

my 3 month old is doing the same thing. she slept 9 hours for a few weeks and now has started waking every three hours crying. i think she's teething b/c she's gnawing on her hands and drooling. maybe yours has the same problem? the only thing that works for us is to pick her up and comfort/rock her until she falls asleep again. good luck -- i hope you are getting more rest than me!

Answer 2

There are so many things that could be reasons why he wont sleep and as he gets older you will know what his different cries mean but it does take a while to figure them out hunger is the main reason they cry if he is having formula in a bottle but wont drink it then he is not hungry. Are you breast feeding? because with breast fed babies you do not now how much milk they get and he may be still too hungry after his night feed try giving him some formula at night a before bed bottle it will keep him fuller longer than breast milk just check with your doctor first but here in Australia it is called a complimentary feed and it is used if mothers choose to use it in maternity hospitals. also you should go to the drug store and ask for there all natural wind medicine here in AUS there are a few one is called "Gripe Water" another is called "Infants Friend" they are all natural liquid medicine to give to babies from birth that suffer with colic or wind and last of all try not to pick the baby up to much comfort him while he is in the cot put a hand on him softly touch his face to let him know you are there give him a dummy if you use one if not think about getting one and good luck my baby is 5 months old she is my 2nd she has reflux and colic. I did all theses things and she sleeps right through most nights now after a warm bath.

Answer 3

This may sound a little odd, but it always worked for my daughter....I would put her in her car seat and set her on top of the washer or the dryer while they were running....not only will you be able to get some clothes clean but your little one will be napping in no time....what also works is to wrap the baby up in a blanket really tight and walk with them....the tightness of the blanket makes the feel close and warm like when they were in the womb...that's all they know right now is the time they spent in the womb....and when you hold them colse to you while they are wrapped that way they can listen to you breath and hear your heart beat...and it's cvery very soothing to them, at that age.....

Answer 4

Oh gosh, I remember those good old days. Colic by any chance? I'm sure you've tried all these things but here goes.....

Rocking
swaying
rub back, belly
lie baby on belly and rub back (obviously don't let him sleep this way)
soother
music
having patience helps a lot (not that you don't but it's very easy to get frustrated - as you probably know)
once he is calm, then try bottle again

One thing I used to do with my daughter that worked was, I would warm a receiving blanket in the dryer and then wrap my baby snug in it.

Answer 5

Some babies have this phenomena of abdomen lasting pain till they finish 3 months of age, so your baby might have this, it's normal, not caused by any specific reason but it exists.

Gas in babies' stomach is also possible, try using gas relief off the shelf fluids.

All previous suggestions might work, but my advice to you is don't make your baby used to being rocked back and forth. First they'll be used to it and won't sleep without it even when they grow older, when they become too heavy to be carried around for hours. And it is said that this movement might cause other problems in their brains.

I used to sing lullabies for my sons. It worked.

Answer 6

change the baby, feed the baby burp the baby, then rock the baby. I was cholicky as a baby so there wasn't much my parents could do, sometimes they would have to take me on car rides. See if the baby has any milk allerigies that could be irritating her. Once my parents found out i was lactose intolerant and switched me over to Soy i was fine. But i run my churches nursery program and i have found walking babies helps well talking to them, and always check to see if its gas.

Answer 7

He may have Colic, the only thing that would stop my daughter from crying is to put her in the car and DRIVE until she fell asleep. She was about 3 months old then too.

Answer 8

Try taking him for a drive in the car, or putting him in his seat on top of the (running) washing machine or dryer. They like the hum or the motor and and movement. Baby swings are pretty handy, too.

By the way, young babies aren't supposed to sleep all night.

Answer 9

He might be having some stomach problems. Try giving him gripe water. Or see a doc for gas trouble. He might also be a colicky baby. Try swadling (packing) him tightly in a blanket. Take care his hands and legs are tightly packed and he's secure.

Answer 10

I remember when my son was that old and he cried at night. We kept his feeding times pretty regular and when he cried between that, at first we picked him up and we felt he was using this to have us near him so we decided to keep to his feeding schedule and let him cry between until he went to sleep. He came to not expect us to come and didn't waste his time. Oh he was a premy.