my baby boy cries?

Question

only for about 30 min to an hour ever night between the times 9-11 pm. he hardly cries at all during the day tho. only for a couple of minutes before we feed or change him. so why does he cry around the same time almost every night? he seems to be getting all the gas out pretty well and i don't think it's colic. what could it be and how can i make him feel better? the crying makes me feel horrible :(

(he'll be 3 months old on the 20th)

he is formula fed because i do not produce milk

and his crying doesn't bother me. just makes me sad :(

Answer 1

I have a baby girl ane she started getting fussy at night when she was about 3mo. Someone suggested that I put some single grain rice cereal in her bottle before bed. She's slept through the entire night since then.

Answer 2

Reflux?

And a wedge would help due to incline.

Try lying down your baby over your legs and gently rub their back to get the bubbles up or “bicycle” his/her legs, this would help them relieve gas.

Sometimes motion alone won't calm a frantic baby; his needs an additional relaxation inducer. Settle baby in a carrier and, while walking or dancing, offer baby the breast, bottle, or pacifier. Motion and sucking settles even the most upset baby.


Turn on some white noise. The womb was a very noisy place. Your baby sometimes can be calmed by “white noise” that is, noise that is continuous and uniform, such as that of a heartbeat, the rain, static between radio stations, and your vacuum cleaner. Some alarm clocks even have a white noise function.

Let music soothe your baby. Soft, peaceful music is a wonderful baby calmer. That’s why lullabies have been passed down through the ages.

Swaddle your baby. Put the swaddle blanket in the dryer so its a little warm then wrap the baby.

Answer 3

I wish I knew the answer but I don't think anyone does. If your baby is fed, dry, warm, not colicky nor gassy, then it's probably just his way of calming down. My babies did it around that age and I noticed it more when we were out all day and/ or they were around a lot of people (were passed around a lot). They were over stimulated and for some reason it would take its toll at night before they went to sleep. He's so young and still trying to adjust to being in the world. You don't know what's wrong and neither does he but he should outgrow it soon. If he hasn't stopped by his four month check up then be sure to ask his doctor during the visit. Some things that helped sooth my babies to sleep were rocking and singing to them in a dark, quiet room, walking them and bouncing them. When all else failed, I just held them while they cried it out. I know it feels horrible to not be able to stop the crying but as a parent, you'll soon learn that you won't always be able to stop it (whatever it is) but you can be there to help them get through it. I hope that it gets better for you soon.

Answer 4

It is VERY common for babies to cry In the evenings. He may have colic but I would not worry much about it as long as he is gaining weight and seems happy most of the time.
If the screaming is bothering you, take a break and have someone else take care of the baby for a few minutes while you calm down.
You can even put the baby in his crib crying for a few minutes. It is better to separate yourself from the baby if you find you are losing control.
All babies cry and you are lucky because yours only cries a couple hours in the evening.
Call your doctor if you have concerns about this.

You can also consider putting him in his car seat and drive him around. That calmed my son down. We also used to put him in the backpack and vacuum. The noise and rhythm calmed him down also.
Try giving him a little bit a water in a bottle. Sometimes this helps soothe the tummy.
Good luck and enjoy your baby boy

Answer 5

Babies do tend to have a fussy period in the evening however, I recently learned some baby calming techniques that work wonders.

To help your baby stop crying within a few seconds, use swaddling, the side or stomach position (not for sleeping, for calming), swinging, the shhhhhh sound (or whitenoise) and sucking.

I created a page on my website that discusses fast ways to calm a baby's crying. You can read it here: http://www.birthbabyandmom.com/baby-crying.html

You can also request a free copy of "50 Tips for Raising a Happy, Healthy, Baby While Still Getting the Rest You Need." which includes free access to videos showing you how other parents calm their babies quickly.

All you need to do is learn how to trigger your baby's calming reflex, and he will calm right down and you will both be happy - even in the evening :-)

I think you'll be encouraged!

Wishing you all the best with your little one,

Kirstyn Sierra
http://www.BirthBabyAndMom.com

Answer 6

I am totally going through the same thing, my daughter, Persephone, was born on the 23, so she is just about 3months. She starts crying for 30 min to an hour lately at the same time also. Nothing calms her and I understand that it breaks your heart too. Before rocking her helped, dimming th elights, a bath, but this week she wants to walk her around the house, jam out with her and dance, bounce her or play with her floor mat. I think that they can feel there teeth coming in before we can see any signs in there mouth, but have you noticed her drooling more lately? Putting things in her mouth, and irritibility eating or sleeping? Those are signs of teeting and my baby is starting to drool a lot and put her teethers in her mouth. I suggest just keep trying different things, just keep talking to her, walking or rocking her, and as long as you ae comforting her she knows you care. SOmetimes babies just cry to release energy, so tummy time may help if she can calm down to get into it. I always check her toes, and fingers for like a piece of hair wrapped arounf them, or her diapers too tight,or the elastic on her clothes. I hope I helped and not just wrote a super-long message.

Answer 7

Its kind of weird, but I've heard of that. I was born at exactly 4:30 am and my mom said that at 4:30 am every morning for my first 6 mos, I would wake up screaming! She said you could set an alarm to me, haha. My son did that for a couple weeks after he was born (not at the time he was born, around 6pm usually) and then stopped slowly.

Answer 8

I havent had my baby yet, so I havent tried these suggestions yet, but I got a video from the library called "The Happiest Baby on the Block". It amazed me. He showed 5 things you can do to get a baby to instantly stop crying. When they are that young, they can just be missing what they had in the womb for 9 months and you have to find ways to reinact it. I cant wait to try these things on my baby. They showed him doing the steps on real babies and they would immediately stop crying, its amazing. He also has a book, but you prob dont have time to read it.
http://www.thehappiestbaby.com/colic.html

Answer 9

Dont worry, my baby used to do this at a slightly earlier time. For her, it was just because she got overstimulated and tired from the whole day's activities. We started laying her down in a quiet environment or taking her outside and she would just fall asleep from sheer exhaustion.

Answer 10

Probably colics the way you describe it.

Nothing much to do, he will outgrow that stage in a few weeks.

Try to wrap your baby and hold him close to you, as the heat help soothe the pain.