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Try some camomilla, a homeopathic remedy…use it for the babies and then pop some in your mouth. It works wonders…If you are nursing them…the chamomilla that you take will affect them (it is safe, non-toxic, and calming) I used it on my daughter when she was an infant. I also used to nurse her in the bathtub when she was out of sorts. Good Luck! Debra
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>Do you nurse your baby? If so then try food elimination. If not try >switching formulas.
My first child was also colicky until about 10 weeks old when it suddenly started getting better. she also had a milk allergy and a corn allergy. How do your baby;s stools look? If he is nursed and they are greenish, try nursing longer on each breast. switch nursing causes a hindmilk-foremilk imbalance. My second child was somewhat colicky (not as colicky as the first!!) and she had this imbalance. We figrued it out at about 7 weeks old and things started improving then. Hope this helps. hang in there. I know what you are going through and it seems like the worst thing in the world during it, but after it is over it’s hard to remember how bad it was.
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My 7 week old twins can really wail. Especially the little one. Sometimes it’s on and off all day. The doctor says they are fine and healthy. We tried HUMPHRIES 3 – a homeopathic that is OTC at the drug store (You have to ask the pharmacist for it though) It helps soothe their tummies and them. I also spoon PLAIN chamomile tea (1-2 tablespoons MAX) into 4 oz of formula. It seems to help a bit but I think it’s just gotta pass. It isn’t bad parenting – image my TWO screamers. And I am alone with them all day. My nerves are often SHOT. Barbara —
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>Hello, >My six week old has always cried a lot, but now she’s settled into this >pattern where she will scream for four or five hours from midnight. >Nothing we do seems to soothe her, and we figure this is colic…
My daughter had what doctors termed a fussy period (we thought it was colic, but it only occured in the evening.) Lexi would cry from about 6:30pm-‾9:00pm. She would stop for a few minutes , then start up again. We thought it would last forever, but by 11 weeks, it magically disappeared! Some of the things we tried were …running water in the sink very strongly, running the vacuum, running the dryer and putting her in her car seat on top, changing positions we held her in, or recently I’ve seen a tape they sell that has all these noises (water running,etc) to help sooth baby. We also made sure we offered her a bottle every so often to rule out hunger. (Sometimes Lexi wouldn’t want a bottle at 6:45, but then at 7:00 she did, so you never know!) Good luck! Just remember eventually it will pass! Denise mom to Lexi (6/9/96) To Reply via e-mail, change "Netcoms" to "Netcom" – Keeps the spam away.
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Do you nurse your baby? If so then try food elimination. If not try switching formulas. My son was very collic due to milk allergies. Collic is supposed to peak at 6 wks, and go away at 12wks ( give or take a few) Your baby is 6 wks now so this is probably the worst of it. Good luck
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello, > My six week old has always cried a lot, but now she’s settled into > this > pattern where she will scream for four or five hours from > midnight. > Nothing we do seems to soothe her, and we figure this is colic… > Should we resign ourselves to the fact that she will just be like this > for the next ten weeks or so, and change our sleeping habits so that > we > can cope with her pattern? or should we do something to try to > change > it? > I would like to hear from people who have had colicky babies and how > they coped with it and most importantly when it ended!!! > Sleep deprived but hanging in there, > Harumi
I am sorry. I got my son calmed by running a tub a hot water so it would steam up the bathroom. I sat in there with him until he stopped crying. He then went to sleep on me and I put him to bed. It worked. PLEASE, do not sit close to the tub. I was paranoid I was going to drop him into the water even though I was six feet away from it. One of those parent things ya know. Western
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Hello, My six week old has always cried a lot, but now she’s settled into this pattern where she will scream for four or five hours from midnight. Nothing we do seems to soothe her, and we figure this is colic… Should we resign ourselves to the fact that she will just be like this for the next ten weeks or so, and change our sleeping habits so that we can cope with her pattern? or should we do something to try to change it? I would like to hear from people who have had colicky babies and how they coped with it and most importantly when it ended!!! Sleep deprived but hanging in there, Harumi
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