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My son is three years old. I put him to sleep in the evening for an hour and a half. I tried not to put it. And in the end he could stay until two in the morning. I tried not to pack it during the day, but then he fell asleep at four o'clock. Then woke up at seven, and there was a sleepless night. I only dream about falling asleep.
Happens, sleep is hampered by increased nervous excitability. When I worked as a kindergarten teacher, I met such children. That is, in each group there were those who calmly went to bed and fell asleep. There were some who needed a special approach. Some children can not even lie quietly: they pull a blanket, wind hair on a finger, pull eyebrows. I sat down on the stool next to the bed. One hand gently fixed the legs of the baby. The second hand lay on her shoulders. Further, she made very light, jiggling movements. This element allows you to quickly reduce the tone of tense muscles.

That's awesome news. :) So glad you can finally get some sleep and enjoy your little one. It's a great feeling isn't when you can find out what's wrong? :)Congrats on your new baby.

Hi Ladies - thank you all for your responses. I decided to stop BF last night around midnight and gave the lil babe a bottle of formula. She slept for 5hrs straight after that! I don't think my body was giving her what she needed. Anyhow, today has been a totally different day, she is a NEW baby being on formula. She eats, then naps. Was also awake in her swing for a bit. She hasn't cried ONCE today. I'm sad BF didn't work out, but all of us are doing much better. Thank you all again for your responses, it helped a lot.

Just a thought....If you're only 4 day post partum maybe you're milk isn't fully in? I just question that since she was much more calm after giving formula? I'm sure it is very tough and frustrating, but if you want to solely breast feed just keep at it every 2-3 hours so your milk production does fully come in and she is getting everything that she needs. Maybe you can breast feed every 2-3 hours and supplement with a little bit of formula until you have full milk production. Going more than 2-3 hours without breastfeeding or pumping could delay full milk production. She seems a bit young for colic. Is she spitting up after feeds, vomiting or arching her back? That could be signs of reflux which is uncomfortable. You're doing a great job and keep at it. Good luck.

(just to clarify, with my friend whose baby was not getting enough, the baby screamed all day and night for a month until they figured it out, it started when she was born)

Here are a few experiences of me or close friends. With my son, when he cried it was almost always gas related. Doing crunches with his legs and giving him gripe water helped a ton. With my friend, her little girl wasn't getting enough milk when nursing and the mom didn't know that until one month in and she screamed or nursed constantly all day and night. She switched to formula and pumping, then giving the pumped milk in a bottle and her daughter was a completely happy baby. When my husband and his sister were born they were both allergic to milk. They screamed constantly and their mom ended up giving them goats milk (I dont think they had as many options today like the soy formula and such) and it helped them a ton. Good luck! I am so sorry you are going through this!

Cassie, I'm so sorry you're struggling right now! I can't say I completely relate to the crying as I didn't have this with my dd, but I can only imagine how you must be feeling! But with sleep my dd was waking every 1-2 hrs which was so exhausting! It makes you feel insane when you're not sleeping. But my dd didn't cry very hard though, so that part was different for me. But when she did get fussy and I suspected gas, I gave her gripe water which worked GREAT! I did it everyday pretty much if she was gassy or hiccupy. It's completely safe too! So I recommend that! Once a routine is establish your life get so much easier. I never had the baby that slept 8 hrs like some of my friends did. But it's amazing how great 5-6 hrs straight can feel. It'll get easier I promise! And if you do have someone you can call to come over so you can sleep, then do! You need your sleep! Big hugs and blessings! -Nicole

my first child was colic. He cired all the time. I finally ask the dr and she told me to try formula. He was hungry and wasn't getting what I could give him. I had to switch to a gentle formula. He was a different baby after that. I know you want to breast feed but sometimes you have to do what's best for you and your baby. It was so worth it to me. I enjoyed my baby more and he was happy. It's worth a try.

I do supplement with formula , similac alementum for milk protein allergies and colic it works good but to be honst I rather breast feed. I too have gone back and forth on not wanting to bf, I have decided to give up and then changed my mind a million times ....but as someone who has done both bf and bottle feed once the routine is better established you DO get more sleep when breast feeding .

Going through this now actually which is why I'm not on the site much because it can be so exhausting. I read it starts to get better by 3-4 months. Gripe water is pretty great. Are you still consuming dairy???