Does anyone know how long this will last for?
2007-02-16 17:58:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
How old? Unsettled in which way? Many Mothers will probably agree that this is often the time of 'cluster feeding', which babies seem to want/need to be at the breast and load up for the night, and to be held close. They may not be ready to fully sleep for the night at 6, but they are getting close. My baby sleeps for a bit, and then wakes up but he's not fully himself and is ready for sleep again soon. So I let him cluster feed and have that time at the breast while I watch tv and email (after the older boy is in bed). It also helps him wake up less in the night to have this time. If your baby isn't wanting to cluster feed, I would suggest what Dr. Sears calls "wearing down for the night", where you set the stage for sleep and quiet calm time by having your baby in the sling or carier. Generally, just give lots of comfort and contact. Holding upright in the sling or carrier can also help with gas or any other discomfort that might be going on here.
2007-02-16 18:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by kammie42001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My good friend likes to call this the witching hours
do not ask me why I never asked her.I did not have a problem with my first, but my second was really fussy
from 6:00 till about 8:00 just before bath time.I think around 6 months is when she got better with it.
2007-02-17 02:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sandora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably colic, most babies grow out of their colic stage around 4-6 months
my daughter is colicky as well what gets her to calm down is lots of movement & her binki, i sit at the edge of my bed with her in my arms tummy to tummy (as if she was lying on her side) and bounce, sing, and pat her bottom all at the same! she shuts up pretty quickly! every baby is different though, some colicky babies just simply cant be soothed and in that case you just have to tough it out until 4-6months! Read the Happiest Baby on the Block By Dr. Harvey Karp
2007-02-17 02:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by mcm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it could be a touch of colic, have a word with your health visitor but there are a lot of things to try.
You can get medicines (gripe water etc), also sucking on your clean little finger worked wonders for my first. It shouldn't last much longer though.
2007-02-17 06:08:44 · answer #4 · answered by aza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I WENT THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH MY DAUGHTER, WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE. COLIC (A TERM USED WHEN THERE IS NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS, AND YET THE BABY CRIES) CAN LAST FOR A FEW WEEKS, OR A FEW MONTHS.
ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS -
DO YOU HOLD THE BABY MOST OF THE DAY, THEN PUT THE BABY DOWN WHILE YOU EAT , TALK TO YOUR SPOUSE / PARTNER?
WHAT IS THE NOISE LEVEL DURING THE DAY / AFTER 10:00 PM THAT IS DIFFERENT THEN WHEN THE BABY IS FUSSING? --- TV?
WHEN THIS STARTED, WERE YOU / OR YOUR SPOUSE CHANGING ROUTINES? SECOND SHIFT? GOING TO FRIENDS/ FAMILY DINNERS?
FOR MY DAUGHTER, I FINALLY FIGURED OUT TWO THINGS, FIRST -
THAT SHE WAITED UP FOR HER DAD (3RD SHIFT, I WAS UP ALL NIGHT WITH HER) AND SHE WOULD SETTLE DOWN WITH HIM AND SLEEP, SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD DONE SINCE THE DAY SHE CAME HOME (SHE STARTED FUSSING A FEW WEEKS AFTER HE HAD GONE BACK TO WORK, SO I DID NOT MAKE THE CONNECTION)
SECOND, A TICKING ALARM CLOCK NEXT TO THE HEAD OF HER BED, REALLY DID WORK AND / OR I PLAYED CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR HER (MOZART AND BACH) AND THAT GAVE HER NOISE, AND ME MY SLEEP
BEST OF LUCK, IT'S TOUGH TO DEAL WITH.
2007-02-17 02:35:37 · answer #5 · answered by ne_art1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could just be normal fussiness. Is the baby fussy any other time of day? If not, it's probably just normal cry.
2007-02-17 02:10:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be collic. That's my guess without any details.From what I hear, collic lasts until about three months of age.
2007-02-17 02:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by whitetigerlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋