Hey! So before I freak out and call his pediatrician, I'm going to take this to you guys first bc I know I'm overreacting.
So Brian isn't sleeping well, and he's super fussy. He's been up every hour since last night, and when he is in his bed he fusses and doesn't sleep well before waking up crying. He will drink half his normal bottle, then fall asleep in my arms. Then as soon as I put him in his bed he can't get comfortable and sleep again. Until last night he was sleeping 3-5 hours at a time comfortably (he even slept 7 hours two nights ago).
I have tried burping him. Massaging him. Swaddling him tight. Making sure he wasn't too warm. Or too cold. I've never given him medicine. I have gripe water and Tylenol. He is 7 weeks old. What do you think could be causing this, and what do you think I can do to help him?
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@brookemmoore, He doesn't have a fever, nor is he displaying any of the classic signs. I'm wondering, though.
It could be an ear infection.
Oh my gosh, we had a Bjorn! I hated it! We traded in for a wrap too. Ive used it everyday since we got it. It did wonders for her tummy troubles! Stuffy nose would definitely cause a fussy baby. Poor guy 🤗
@brendamariex3, I've never tried the warm cloth. Do you think laying him on his belly on a heated blanket could help?
@babyamama, my husband and I have been talking about trading in his baby Bjorn for a wrap. We read it's good for colic. Unfortunately the weather has been shitty and we don't like taking him out in the cold/rain. I'm all about the snuggles :) . I've noticed he also seems to have a stuffy nose. I'm sure that's causing some discomfort.
@mrsgraffiti, hahaha! Don't we all?!
He may just be having an "off" spell, which happens! Stick to your mama gut though. If it lasts for a week or so maybe there's something more to it. In the mean time when my little baby goes through a funk, extra closeness worked for us. I'd wear her a lot and wear her for naps through out the day. I've found sometimes there's nothing wrong other than she doesn't know what to do herself! For me, when all else fails I put her in my wrap!
@mrsgraffiti, yeah, my chiropractor says that so far, once a baby has been under his care, the parents have not reported 'colic' as a problem any longer... birth is traumatic for their little bodies... they have no way to tell us that something hurts! Made sense to me, I was getting adjustments before/durning/after my pregnancy... and when things were aligned I felt better and slept better... when things are out of alignment I get grumpy!
@babyamama, his pediatrician tells me everything is normal lol. I think she thinks I'm overreacting about everything.
@babyamama, his belly isn't hard. He strains while pooping which his pediatrician says is normal at this age. He doesn't arch his back, but he kicks and straightens out like a board sometimes. We call it "grumping" lol
My LO was the same as a newborn for her first 2 months of life. It turned out she had horrible silent reflux due to food allergies (breastfed) ENT suggested settling tummy with putting them in a wrap a wearing through out the day and then for sleeping try a rock and play and/or laying them on the left side. And it did wonders! Still up a lot but got much longer stretches at night and day. Is his little tummy hard? Pooping ok? Does he do a lot of arching his back and trashing?
@dreamermom, Immensely!! I never would have thought of a chiropractor!! I'll have to look into that!
I agree with a couple others about possible colic and/or tummy issues... my daughter spent her first 13 days in the NICU, and they often laid her on her tummy... I have a SIDS monitor called a snuza, that I would put on her and then I would have her nap on her tummy... for night time we had to get her a memory foam mattress pad, because the bed was too hard, and she would not sleep more than an hour! We also started taking her to see our chiropractor at about the same time around 4 weeks... he is super gentle did some stretches with her... noticed a couple spots out of place, and gave her a slight adjustment... tummy sleeping for naps, a mattress pad, and seeing the chiropractor really helped her... at 5 weeks she started sleeping 5-8 hours every night! Hope that helps you!
@mrsgraffiti, no problem!! Be careful laying him on his stomach though until he can pick his head up and move it fluently. And rocking motins as well if you stand and rock that may help
@garber1979, We also noticed that when we switched him to Gentlease he got more gassy! I'm going to try some tummy laying and see if it will help work it out. I figured since I tried all the gas remedies it wasn't that - so relieved to know there are some things I haven't tried :)
@aubreylynnsmommy, We have suspected colic for awhile now. Good to know that these are more effects of colic! I have tried the usual remedies and they aren't working, maybe it's time for the gripe water. I'll try and lay him on his belly for a bit first. Thanks so much!
@mrsgraffiti, my daughter was and is the exact same way, I brought her to the doctor turns out she's colic. She slept in her swing for the first 2 months of her life. Then I realized during tummy time that she could fluently pick her head up and move it. I started laying her on her stomach in her crib and now she'll sleep 5 hours straight I think the pressure on her stomach helps the gas. Also mylacon (not spelled right) and gripe water both have been like a god sent for us, oh and a switch of formula to soy based instead of milk! Good luck!
My daughter would react that way quite a bit because she was extremely gassy and then developed acid reflux when I went from nursing to formula feeding. Found out that she needed to be on Soy formula, even though that made her more gassy, but she outgrew that and is still on Soy. We always did Gripe water and DoTERRA Digestzen essential oil, plus lavender oil to help calm her. That's what made me become a consultant for them, because I don't want a bunch of medicines and chemicals going into my children's bodies that are unnecessary. Maybe try massaging his belly and bringing his legs up to where his knees would touch his chest, and then stretch them back out, and keep repeating a few times. Hope something helps your little guy out.
Could be reflux or ear infection. A lot of times they can't lay down which is why they want to lay on us as moms. Could be anything though.
Ok I guess I'm not asking the question right. I dont expect him to be on a schedule. It's not a schedule I'm worried about. It's the fact that he is obviously not feeling well. I'll just google it. Thanks!
Ya it's normal my son didn't get on a schedule until about 6/7 months
@maverickandjosiah060516, We actually put his swing together yesterday and he was not happy in it. I'm assuming it takes a bit to get used to. He does like his rocker, I will try to get him to sleep in that - maybe the rocking motion will help. Thanks!
Oh , my sons always kind of moved around in his crib the first few months I actually let him sleep in his swing && he seemed to sleep better
@maverickandjosiah060516, It's not the matter of a schedule, he's obviously uncomfortable and unhappy and I am just trying to see if these things sound like symptoms of something I'm not thinking of :)
It takes babies a longtime to get on a schedule , my sons 20 months and still isn't on a schedule
@mrsgraffiti, they don't always have fevers with ear infections. My baby was doing the same thing. I knew something was bothering him but he had no fever and wasn't messing with his ears. I took him anyway and doc said he had a nasty ear infection. They definitely don't always have the same symptoms. If all else fails, have him checked. It can't hurt 😊