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Oct 9, 2015 20:16:41 GMT -5
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Post by JHutch13 on Oct 9, 2015 20:16:41 GMT -5
Okay, so I'm a new mom. My little boy is almost 3 weeks old and has developed colic. He cries morning, noon, and night. He barely sleeps at all during the day and only a little bit more during the night. My husband and I take turns in the evening holding, shushing, and swinging him. I'm a stay at home mom and my husband works 60 hours a week so I have to deal with this non stop. He only deals with it for the few hours that he's home. Granted, he's a huge relief when he is here. He takes the baby so I can shower. ? I feel like all I do is try to calm a screaming baby all day long and then even at night too. I'm grumpy because I can't sleep. Everyone says, "sleep when he sleeps." Well. He doesn't. It hasn't even been a week and I feel like I'm going to go insane. How can I make it for months? I know it will pass but it feels like a never ending nightmare!! I hold out hope that it means he's going to be a very smart, happy, successful toddler, child, teen, and adult. Oh how I pray so! Will it end sooner since it started when he was so young?
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Oct 13, 2015 19:05:24 GMT -5
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Post by Nataliecappiello on Oct 13, 2015 19:05:24 GMT -5
Yeah me too. My second DS is 3 weeks today and was diagnosed with colic today. My first had it too. 3 weeks is not early for it to start. That's the norm and it gradually gets worse until 6 weeks and then gradually and slowly gets better from my experience. I wish I had better news but I also know from experience it's nice to know the facts. But you also have to keep in mind that every baby is different. For some it only lasts a few weeks for others it last for months. It's the luck of the draw. But when you're in it and you're the only one home taking care of a colicky baby it is very taxing and is very depressing. It's hard not to constantly scour the Internet for clues that maybe it'll get better sooner than later. But the fact remains that we just have to take it one day at a time. Not every day will be terrible. You will have good days in between. Savor those moments. My first had colic and acid reflux. A double whammy! But his colic got drastically better between eight and 10 weeks. So I'm hoping for the same here. But if I look at five more weeks of this I get overwhelmed and incredibly anxious. So I'm trying to make myself take it one day at a time because I ended up with postpartum last time and I think it was because I was so stressed out. I wish I had more words of encouragement but I think it's encouraging to know that there are others out there like you who are dealing with it day in and day out in this very moment just like you.
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Oct 25, 2015 19:40:00 GMT -5
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Post by Alm on Oct 25, 2015 19:40:00 GMT -5
First of all, I'm so sorry your struggling so much. I have so been there! I remember my son having severe colic for MONTHS and just screaming and up every hour all night long. It got better I think around 3 months but then he started getting constant ear infections until he was 2 years old. He had bad sinus infections that kept giving him ear infections. Eventually, we had to have 2 sets of ear tubes to stop the infections and he's WAY happier today. But he still doesn't sleep through the night and he's nearly 3 years old today. I know how hard becoming a new parent has been. It's no joke. But the early days your going through now are by far the most grueling. Also, my son works on the railroad and worked overnights 6 days a week all night so I had to do it all by myself. I'm surprised I survived. It was the hardest thing I've ever been through. Hang in there, take it one hour at a time u will get through it. But it's never easy. Now my sons a strong willed, fussy toddler that's still VERY exhausting to deAl with the tantrums, refusing to potty train, just normal toddler difficulties, we are never having anymore kids though. I wouldn't risk going thru this all again
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Post by frenchem on Nov 5, 2015 7:57:18 GMT -5
Hi there, my son is 7 weeks old and has colic. I think it is really important to just keep talking about it. I am looking on the net for colic support groups like these as at least we can talk to people who are in the exact same boat. My fear is that this will continue...I know everyone says it will get better but a part of me is petrified that this is the way it will be forever...sounds very dramatic but I think the lack of sleep is making me feel so overwhelmed. I just hate seeing my son in pain. It breaks my heart. I never thought it would be like this and I just want to be able to enjoy my son. Lets just keep talking about it as we are definitely not on our own.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:44:45 GMT -5
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Post by Scarlett'smommy on Nov 16, 2015 19:44:45 GMT -5
Hi my daughter is 10 weeks it's none stop day night my doctor said this can last up to a year when I heard that I started crying ! My husband works over 90 hours a week! The struggle is real it's like as soon as she finally falls asleep she gets up again raging ! I can't even tell you the amount of money I spent on colic things per say! All I know is it's all a bunch of crap the only thing that kinda worked was gripe water but not a long term fix! I'm starting to lose it . Really aggravates me when mothers without a colic baby have something to say like it can't be that bad or how hard is it to take care of your child!
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Dec 6, 2015 1:04:30 GMT -5
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Post by nia on Dec 6, 2015 1:04:30 GMT -5
Very happy to have found this group. My son turned 12 weeks yesterday. He's a beautiful and heathy boy and I feel beyond blessed as a 40 year old first time mom. It's just so depressing and hard though to see him cry for hours every day. I read and try to soothe him and he doesn't cry non-stop like some have described, but he hasn't once fallen asleep without becoming hysterical. I've researched a lot about appropriate wake times and I really feel like I've done everything I can to help him. Sometimes I'm worried he's not truly colic because he can be soothed with different interventions like bouncing or rocking, but other times I just have to believe this is what's happening and it's beyond my control. I was suppose to start back to work this coming week, but asked for another 6 weeks unpaid leave. Although it's a financial strain, especially during the holidays, I just don't know how I could go back to work. Basically I sit in a rocking chair all day with my LO and most of the time try to keep it dim and quiet so he will rest even though it's on me. I hope it gets better soon. I just want to enjoy being a mom and not spend every day crying.
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Dec 10, 2015 14:04:45 GMT -5
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Post by Henry's mommy on Dec 10, 2015 14:04:45 GMT -5
I had my first son in July, the pregnancy was great no problems at all. I thought this is great I'll have four more! Lol no. He started the non stop screaming at two weeks and it got worse and worse. I tried all the colic crap out there, gripe water sort of helped but only for a moment. I was stretched to my breaking point like I seriously thought about running and never looking back (the guilt of those kind of those thoughts was terrible). Support groups like this was the only thing that kept my sanity. I was lucky it only lasted about three months and then like magic he was a smiling,sleeping,wonderful baby. I should mention that at 3 months I gave him one tablesthingy of oatmeal cereal in his bottle at night which helped him sleep for 6 to 8 hours. I consulted my pediatrician first of course, but I would recommend it. Good luck to all of you! Hang in there.
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Apr 16, 2016 14:06:26 GMT -5
Post by jennywest224 on Apr 16, 2016 14:06:26 GMT -5
First, congrats on being a mom. No need to worry about. Try babies magic tea for your baby colic. It was great for my colicky baby and the plus point is it's preservative-free and all natural.
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