What is wrong with my baby?

[soozy87]

My baby, 9 weeks old, will not calm down. He has a clean diaper, he is full of food and he should be tired. He has slept maybe 3 hours all day, woke up around 7:00 this morning and has been fairly good all day. Tonight though we just can't get him to go to sleep. He had is 2 month vaccines on Thursday and was sleepy and cranky after that but yesterday he seemed more like his normal self. Any ideas as to what might be wrong or what we can do to help him?

[ladysybil]

He might just be overtired. I know my DD gets super fussy if she has been up too long without a nap. You could also check is clothing to make sure nothing is too tight and that there are no strings or hairs around his fingers or toes. GL! I hope he settles down soon!

[lolo]

Does wearing him help?

[Deleted]

You have a 9 week old.

Weeks 8-10 were the peak of fussiness and not going the fuck to sleep.

Have you tried... 5 S's, white noise, walking in a carrier, bouncing on an exercise ball, stepping outside (with the baby if it's not too cold - sometimes the change in environment helps - or without the baby just to regain sanity for five minutes), car ride, this sounds crazy but rocking the RNP half on carpet and half on tile helped calm DD 60% of the time.

Is your H there? Take turns trying to calm the baby. Go to the furthest part of the house where you can't hear him crying when it's not your turn.

I'm so sorry. This is so hard.

[soozy87]

He is swaddled in his swing at the moment. My H and I have been passing him back and forth since about 4:00 p.m. Normally wearing him is my trick that calms him down no matter what, but he is just not having it tonight. He is still on BM about 90% of the time, we added gas drops to the bottle that we were just feeding him and thought maybe he could taste them or something, so we tried a fresh bottle. No go on that either. We did find a piece of hair around his toe this morning, which was a first for him and us, but I don't think that is a problem now.

[thebreakfastclub]

Maybe a bath to calm him down? Or a car ride?

[rupertpenny]

That was the peak of fussiness for us too. And weirdly enough it was worst in Saturdays.

[DarcyLongfellow]

Definitely the 5 S's. There are YouTube videos if you aren't sure of the method.

Will he comfort nurse?

Make the white noise LOUD.

Take him outside briefly. The change in temp/scenery can help.

Go for a drive.

Will he take a paci? Try forcing him to hold one in while you swaddle and sway him. Jiggle it around so he knows it's there.

Change his clothes. Something could be pinching. While he's naked, check him all over for anything that could be hurting.

Bicycle his legs to help him move gas out.

If you end up just having to take turns holding a screaming baby, make sure the one not holding the baby takes a real break -- and sleeps.

[zeewifeandmama]

A bath? A quick step out to your porch for some fresh air? Those were my two " baby reset" buttons. ::: hugs:::

[crazycakes]

At 9 weeks it could be anything or it could be nothing. PPs have had good suggestions with a warm bath or a ride in the car. DD sometimes liked when I would turn on the vacuum (basically white noise, but only the vacuum would do) while she was in the swing or bouncy seat.

Good luck! I hope he sleeps soon.

[Deleted]

I would go in a dark room, swaddle him up, crank up the white noise and just rock or bounce him away. I hope he calms down soon.

[CloudBee]

I came on here around 6-7 weeks when we had our worst day. Screaming non-stop. Someone suggested going outside. That helped a lot. I bundled him in a warm blanket, and sat on our deck for about 20 minutes. The fresh air and change in scenery reset him.

You'll make it through this. I know it's difficult. It will pass.

[kdubs923]

White noise - either download an app or running the water in our bathtub would calm DS down.

Even better, a bath always calms him down.

Stepping outside, even for moment normally distracts my kiddo.

Does he mind the car seat? I've always found going out for a ride in the car just to calm down to be a pain in the ass, but you can push him in his stroller around your house. If you're limited on room, just repeatedly pushing the stroller over a threshold is calming. If baby falls asleep, keep him there!

[anelms]

We are in the middle of this stage too. No advice that hasn't already been mentioned, just hugs

[soozy87]

Well, we fed him some more, drove around the block twice, changed him again and I reswaddled and rocked him for a while and right this second he is sleeping. Hopefully he stays that way for a while. Thank you all for the support and suggestions!

[anaps28]

Jan 4, 2014 22:05:18 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

at 9 weeks, we tried everything all our friends and the books told us. sometimes all we could do was take turns and hope for the best. huge hugs =(

Basically all of this

[havarti]

I have also heard taking a bath with the baby for extra skin on skin time helps. We had the best luck with a homemade swing with wide arcs. We had a two week period wear he was just super fussy for 2-3 hours each night. Good luck, you'll get through it.

[redheadk]

For the 5 Ss, play around with the swinging. Dd liked the swing but it didn't calm her. She liked to be jiggled while lying on her left side. I had to do all 5 Ss at once every time, too.

Glad he's sleeping for now!

[redheadk]

For the 5 Ss, play around with the swinging. Dd liked the swing but it didn't calm her. She liked to be jiggled while lying on her left side. I had to do all 5 Ss at once every time, too.

Glad he's sleeping for now!