Posted on 12/29/2009 6:11:47 AM PST by netmilsmom
My son screamed too. A wind-up swing was a huge blessing for him. Car rides helped enormously too; I took him with me for every errand. I continued to breast-feed him, and not on a schedule either; sometimes the breast milk is digested very fast and the baby is hungry an hour and a half later. He was screaming for a legitimate reason. When we started introducing solid food that cut down on some of the screaming too.
I had to continue to exclude caffeine from my diet.
Careful not to get too vigorous with swinging and cuddling. Sometimes people think that if a little swinging is good more is better, and they chuck the baby around so strongly that the baby can risk Shaken Baby Syndrome.
It lasted all of six months with my niece. Absolutely nothing worked. We have a big family and took turns giving the parents a break.
is she producing milk - our first son weaned because my wife shut off, unknowingly, she was pregnant with our daughter - poor kid cried for hours because he was hungry
The baby is clearly a genius and is fully aware of what is happening in this country. Anyone with that level of clarity would most definitely have the same reaction.
Prognosis: After Nov 2010 his screaming should settle down.
My niece used this on her kid after advice from an older friend. Didn't help (apparently they weren't giving her enough). When she ran out she went to Whole Foods to get more she was informed they didn't carry it anymore as it had been recalled.
I did hold his head so as to avoid SBS.
I had to do this (on doctor’s advice) for my own colicy daughter.
Good advice though!
Thanks everyone!!!!
She is printing this thread out to take to her pediatrician today.
FReepers are wonderful!
My grandmother would pour a little sourmash Bourbon on a rag and use it like a pacifier!
Mine did too!
Brandy did it for my mom.
I used Irish Creme on sore gums.
Worked like a charm.
First, good luck. The baby will eventually stop screaming. My youngest son was a screamer. NOthing helped. He didn’t want to eat, didn’t need to be burped, didn’t need his diaper changed, didn’t want to be held.
He slept about 4 hours out of 24—in half hour spurts. He finally calmed down—didn’t sleep over night until after his second bday. I thought I would lose my mind. I was so sleep deprived, it took me years to relearn how to sleep normally. Had we lived in town, I’m sure CPS would have come knocking on the door. I would have handed him over gladly at that point, with one stipulation—when they brought him back because they couldn’t shut him up either, I would have told them “NO WAY! I am finally going to get some sleep!” LOL
I can look back and laugh now, but if I hadn’t had lots of relatives and my hubby to help, I’m not sure baby or I would have survived.
He screamed so much one time—I had gone to visit relatives and they had also tried everything they knew, which didn’t work either—I stopped at a rest stop on the way home and just paced in front of the car for about an hour. I was that close to just leaving him, car seat, diaper bag, and all. People just can’t believe that something won’t work to calm a baby. Until you’ve been there, you have no idea.
Dimetapp was a lifesaver.
>>Dimetapp was a lifesaver<<
Key to your post. I’ve suggested that.
We tried everything that has been suggested on this post.
My gma was certain catnip tea would do the trick. She fed him that until he sloshed, but he never quit screaming. She couldn’t believe it, or him. Raised 10 kids of her own and never experienced anything like it.
The only thing we ever found that worked, and this sounds terrible, was to grab his ankles and swing him upside down. He would stay quiet as long as your arms held out.
I think they’ve outlawed dimetapp. Last time I tried to get it for my gbaby, I couldn’t find any. :(
I would NOT suggest Dimetapp. They’ve pulled all the lower dosage medications off the shelves. You can’t find Dimetapp or any other cold medication for infants anymore. The youngest it’s available now is 6 years old.
And I would not want to try and figure out how much of a 6 year old’s dose to give to an infant.
I would let the pediatrician lead the way.
Any med can be given to an infant with a Doctor’s supervision. If the Doc says “Do it” I’m sure she will.
What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? Grin
Step 1: Eliminate the breast milk.
Dimetapp can’t be as bad for a youngun as whatever they give at the hosp for colick. We were in the emergency room when a distraught looking mother came in with a screaming toddler. I recognized that particular scream. 2 agonizing hours later, the nurse walked over, popped the youngun a shot. He was out in seconds. Wish I’d had that when mine was little. If not for him, for me.
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