7 hours and no sleep?

Didn't want to read and run, but not sure I'll be so helpful either! Hollie was similar during those first three months. We we in on the gripe water, infacol, colic powder, you name it we tried it. I tried cutting out dairy etc as well, no real help.

It does get better, you will get through it! Easy for me to say, but I hardly remember it now (Probably because those 12 weeks were so sleep deprived)

The best thing we did was stop using the car as a last resort. We found a McDonalds that was a decent distance away, and after 2hrs of screams, we were off. We ate a cheeseburger a night for a while. Seriously. Can't imagine what the staff thought of us!

Babies screams aren't so loud in the car, you can turn up the radio, and they may settle for 20mins. In the meantime, you get food and a drive. All of your energy is suddenly isn't focused on settling the baby, and so it's a wee bit of a break. It helps to pass the time too.

Good luck, hang in there

Cool, thanks girls . Haven't tried the boiled water yet, but that is definitely something we could give a go. I wind him in between sides, and give him a break to have a kick around too before we start the second side. We wind at the finish as well. He is well wrapped when he goes to bed too, in a 100% cotton knit wrap, then in a safe-t-sleep and then has a muslin wrap wrapped around the mattress and him too. It's nice to know that there is an end to it, I'm just so worried about him not sleeping for such a huge length of time and being so knotted up.

Thanks Bizzy , no doubt indeed! That's what my mw said too, and I agree - but nothing seems to help when he's that knotted up (he curls up like a tight wee ball and screams the house down). Sigh. Just need to get the wind out more effectively, somehow...

Oh thanks Bizzy - have'nt tried rubbiing his tummy before sitting him up, mw said to try sitting him up, but didn't mention rubbing his belly? Excellent, will defo give that a go. He is being breastfed, but he does like to stretch out while on the breast (such a boy!) and I do wonder if this has been making it worse? Is there such a thing as accumulative affect with wind? I wonder if he is gathering it all up over the course of the day making that particular feed extra mucky? Sorry, lots of questions

Do you have a Plunket Family Centre near you? You can go there for a day and the PNs can observe and give advice about what might be going on - check with your MW if she knows of any in the area.

We used infacol at night for DS's feeds which seemed to really help get the wind up. And the baby whisperer method for winding mentioned above also worked wonders here.

I took C to an osteopath a few times which also helped relax his poor wee body. He would sleep REALLY well for a couple of hours after each session which was a big relief for me too

try this video - for the baby whisperer's method - I found it worked so much better than any other way for us.

link

Thank you so much for all the wonderful suggestions, and yes, seeing the video really helped! I will get onto the family centre soon, its just a bit hard to get around at the moment, I'm still not allowed to drive for a week and a half (c-section), but will definitely give them a call!

xx

The other thing that could be happening is you could be eating something that is making your milk windy. In those early days I was having the occasional bit of chocolate which apparently is really bad for wind. Then I also discovered onion. That was the worst and I still cant go near it! I tried not that long ago and she still goes mad. She will cry blu murder for several hours...

I also found winding with her on my knee and rubbing her back worked really well....Good luck, and as the others have said it does get better, hang in there....