Colic help

[elisabethncarter]

My daughter is six weeks old today. She has really bad colic spells every night anywhere from 8 pm - 2 am. I have tried gripe water and white noise and swaddling and even got a swing. Is there anything I can do to calm her? Or do I just have to let her cry it out? Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Hayley Ann]

Hang in there mama, I know how hard it can be. I'm going through the same thing as you ( my son is just over three months), although I haven't found a cure there is definitely things that help. You mentioned you swaddled & do white noise? What is your formula of white noise & how are you swaddling ?
Try swaddling tightly with arms down the side, hold her closely to you and rock/bounce. Turn on the bath tub faucet & sit in there until she calms down, the vacuum & blow dryer work too. You just have to find what works for her, also after you have calmed her turn a radio on a station with static & turn it up as loud as the shower - put it next to her swing & put the swing on the highest speed. This should keep her content & help her sleep, let me know if this does not work.

[ljc77]

Everything you're doing is great! As hayley says it's really what works specifically for her - my baby was always happy with super loud white noise, whcih i gradually reduced as she calmed down and then fell asleep.

Sometimes - especially early on you kind of have to do the lot all at once. So, vigorous movement (but not dangerous obviously) while swaddled with loud white noise and perhaps even a pacifier. Throw everything you've got at it and she will calm down - it's bloody hard but it'll get better and better each day

[New mama]

You're doing great! Just hang in there! We used the vacuum cleaner for our son when he cried and screamed up until he was 4 months old. Worked like a charm. Hang in there! It gets better!