But some babies crya lot.
The only way out is throughso heres their best advice for getting through.
He screamed for more than a year.
I almost lost my mind.
Turned out he was allergic to milk.
We switched some things up and magically the crying stopped.
Wish I knew about allergies sooner.
You dont want to go through what Jennifer went through.
Even though it was a two-bedroom condo.
Do you want him back?
Figure out who has Monday night, who has Tuesday night, etc.
And then take care of the baby on those nights.
Just freakin deal with the baby during your assigned hour/night.
When the child is screaming is not the time to devise such a schedule.
Choose a moment when everyone is (relatively) calm and decide how youre going to divide and conquer.
There is no reason for you to also listen to that crying on full blast.
Youre still being there for them and it can help take the edge off.
Something about being outside reset the crying for a while.
As long as he kept moving and bouncing, baby was soothed.
Maria wishes shed done that:
Honestly, I didnt know until later that my daughter was colicky.
Id called the pediatrician once and the advice nurse just told me, Babies cry a lot.
I wish Id asked more friends to come over and hold her sometimes to give me a break.
I didnt have help, and I suffered.
But I was also too independent and never asked for help either.
But I know now that no one was going to hurt him.
And hell, they could listen to him cry for a few hours, big whoop.
I got to listen to him cry 24/7.
They can handle it.
Your baby will be okay.
Realize that there is help, and use it.
All of the parents of colicky babies in our group are here to reassure you that thisistemporary.
Each stage the kid has is only FOR NOW.
(I love the Falls now!)
Same goes for listening to them cry.
Its hard to tolerate.
