3 month old baby who cries constantly...?

Question

My baby is 3 months old. She recently started to cry constantly and will not stop when she is being comforted. There is a small amount of tears from her eyes, but excess screaming. Could it be colic?? or Could it be something else?? Nothing I am doing is working. Please help!!!!

Answer 1

Inconsolable crying can be very troublesome for parents and children, especially in the middle of the night. Here are some tips to help you determine the cause and provide the proper relief to your child.

TOP 9 CAUSES
Teething– a very common cause of fussiness in infants age 4 months to 2 years. Other signs of teething include vigorous chewing on hands or toys, drooling, and bulging gums.

Ear infections– if your child has a worsening cold and possibly a fever, then suddenly develops fever and unusual fussiness during the night, an ear infection is a possibility. However, if your child does NOT have cold symptoms and fever, then it's probably not an ear infection. Click on ear infection for more info.

Upset stomach– in breastfed infants, occasionally your baby's stomach may get upset by something mom ate earlier in the day. This can cause severe gas pains, which can last for hours. Click on colic below for more info.

Colic– this is inconsolable crying in young infants which occurs daily and lasts for several hours. Click on it for more info.

Insect bite– these can be painful, especially spider bites.

Mouth sores– a virus called coxsackie (hand, foot and mouth disease) can cause high fever and canker sores throughout the mouth which are very painful. Click on it for more info.

Sore throat– a very bad sore throat can be a cause of fussiness.

Scratched eye– sometimes an infant can accidentally scratch her eye, which can be very painful. A red, tearing eye can clue you in to this.

Hair tourniquet – this occurs when a piece of long hair gets inadvertently wrapped around your child's toe and strangles the tip of the toe, causing swelling, pain, and bleeding. You should seek medical attention within a couple of hours so the hair can be pulled or cut out.
GETTING THROUGH THE NIGHT
Find the cause – undress your child and examine the eyes, mouth, skin, and toes for the above causes. If you identify one of the above causes, click on it for more information on treatment.
Pain medication – acetaminophen or ibuprofen can help with pain from most of the above causes, even if you are not certain what the cause is. Click on them for dosing.
WHEN TO WORRY (AND NOT TO WORRY!)
The top 7 causes above are not dangerous and generally do not require medical attention during the night. Contact your doctor the following day if the problem persists.

Scratched eye– if you suspect this, you generally should seek medical advice within 4 – 6 hours. So if it's early evening, a trip to an urgent care center or call to your doctor is warranted. If it's the middle of the night, then you can safely wait until morning to contact your doctor.
Hair tourniquet – you should seek medical attention within a couple of hours of discovering this. The hair is difficult to remove yourself, as it is easy to miss deeper strands.
If your child has any of the following symptoms, call your doctor right away or go to the nearest ER:

Repeated projectile vomiting AND rigid abdomen
Unusual behavior such as failing to make eye contact with you, not responding to your voice or touch, muscle twitches or other unusual movements.
Your parents' intuition tells you to worry and seek medical attention even if it's, "I just know something's wrong."

Answer 2

It's probably not colic, that usually starts at 3 weeks and lasts until 3-4 months. It could be teething, ear infection or gas. Or she could be figuring out that crying gets her what she wants, attention. Try holding her when she's not crying as well as when she is.

Answer 3

It may be colic, have you discussed it with your doc?

Ok, I know this is gonna sound CRAZY.........try letting your vaccum cleaner run for a while when she cries. Or turn on your hair dryer. I know, it sounds insane. But I had the same problem with my youngest daughter and my dad toldme to try it. At first I blew him off (I mean come on, running the vaccum) but one day she just wouldn't stop and I was desprate so I tried it, and sure enought, like 30 seconds after I turned the vaccum on she was quiet. And within 5 minutes she was asleep.

Good Luck!!!!! And remember, it only lasts for a little while.

Answer 4

It's really hard to tough out this stage that some babies go through, especially when they cant' tell you what's wrong.

Is she pulling her knees up to her abdomen? or more stretched out when she is fussy? If she is pulling her knees up, her tummy could hurt. Try giving her some tummy time with a rolled towel under her tummy, that just came out of the dryer. The warmth and gentle pressure on her tummy may help. If she is flailing about, you can try swaddling her in a blanket and put her in her seat on top the dryer or washer while it goes through a cycle. The vibrations/noise can be soothing.

Answer 5

i had a simalar problem with my yougest. she was colic. we had to change her formula because she was lactose intolerent
you also might want to try adding cereal to her formula if you havent done so already. we had a tough time with her shes five now but the months of her being colic were really really hard on us. i hope this helps you out a little at least

Answer 6

Take her to the pediatrician, it may only be colic, but could be something much more serious like a hernia. They should be able to diagnose it for you.

Answer 7

Make a doctors apt and get her checked out and make sure that shes okay. It proably is colic but dont wait to long they have good advice what to do there..goodluck

Answer 8

your baby is probably colic.. it will go away eventually