Fussy baby

Is he just fussy after he eats? It could be that he has a trapped gas bubble that is causing him pain. Try different positions to burp him in, such as sitting him upright on your knee while supporting his chest and patting his back, or laying him over your knees on his belly while you burp him. Also make sure he isn't still hungry. As new moms, we tend to follow the rules the doctor gives us, such as he should only have 2 or 3 ounces per feeding, but there are some babies who need just a bit more to be happy. Perhaps use the fussy time for his bath. This may tire him out a bit, and since most babies are fussy in the bath anyway, it shouldn't cause you any more stress than it normally would. A good bath might be the ticket to calming him enough to sleep. If all else fails, put him into the car and take him for a ride. Sometimes the movement of a car will soothe him through the fussy period and save your sanity as well. Call your doctor as well to see if they have any other suggestions. It may be a good idea for them to check him just one more time, to ensure that he isn't constipated (formulas with iron will do this and cause pain), and to put your mind to rest that he is just a normal baby. One last thing to note, it will not hurt your baby to cry for a few minutes in the safety of his crib while you walk out of the room. Stress is a hard thing to deal with and a brand new baby and mom have a ton of it. Let him cry for a few minutes while you walk into another room, take a deep breath or two and come back to pick up your little bundle of joy. He won't cry forever, and you want to enjoy this time as well as the many other memories he will give you.

It is so difficult being a new mom. Does your baby draw his legs up to his tummy. You said he doesn't want to lay on his tummy. If he draws his legs up then he may have a tummy ache. What you can d is take his left elbow and bring it to his right knee. you may have to force it but do it carefully. Then do the same thing to his right elbow to his left knee. If he really screams then it means that he has a bad tummy ache and that will help. This will help hem to expel any gas that he hasn't been able to get rid of on his own. I raised 2 boys and 2c girls and one wasn't any fussier than the other. Is his bowl movement ok. If it maybe a little hard you might need to give him some water with some dark kero syrup to loosen them up. Hope this helps.

I don't remember how fussy I was. I'm 57 years old now. My mum told me I cried, or rather, bawled a lot. Knowing her she must have fussed like the proverbial mother hen. I was the eldest and there were six after me. I played with them. Cuddled them and made them my friends. They're my older brosthers and sisters now but when they were kids I called them the children. Mum doted over us and everything that happened with us was her major concern. Its the right of mothers to fuss over children and who can blame them ? If I could have children I would be the same.

He may be gassy or something. I don't think that boys are fussier than girls. I have both and they all behaved similar. Babies do cry a lot, especially towards the evening and especially at that age. If you tried everything to calm him down, it's best to let him lay for a bit and cry, supervised of course, but you'll wear yourself out if you keep rocking and holding him or something like that. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/733175/should_you_let_your_baby_cry_it_out.html?cat=25

i am in the same boat, i have a 2 and a half month old baby, he has been crying since the day he came out and he hasnt stopped yet. and the funny thing is is that my 4 year old never cried, i dont think he even cried if he was hungry. but like you i have tried the tummy time, i even try singing to him or rubbing his tummy, but he just cries even louder. i also tried to just let him cry and guess what he cried for a whole thirty minutes. io had a migraine when i finally picked him up. do you think maybe he has air on his stomach? because i went to walgreens pharmacy and they actually recommended this medicine, it is called Baby's Bliss. It is gripe water, it supposed to calm babies down whn they are fussy. i tried that and it did help a little. so if you want you can try that to see if it will help.and also pay attention to how often he has a bowel movement, i had to give my son an enima the other day becuase he had been constipated for about three days and he was fussing because of that.

mylacon drops(spellcheck)they are for infants with colic....ask your pharmacy for drops for gas..helped my sons and could have not made it with out them. How often are you feeding and how much? I was over feeding my son which gave him reflux,which is common in preemies, which i had 2. my one son also could not poop which had him fussing like crazy,they have stuff for that also. Ask you doctor for more info..they are over the counter meds

at his age he probably has the colic, thats gas on his tummy and you can get drops that help that,ask at your pharmacy. Also my son used to be colicky and I found that the drops and holding him over your shoulder and walking gently ofteh helps him to burp up the gas, need a shoulder cloth to protect your cloths. also be calm as a baby senses that and will sometimes calm down when you do. good luck.

Try the touch therapy..its the best one available today.. if a mother gives a gentle touch to a boy or girl then the body reacts spontaneously in a positive manner. All the ill effects whether physical or mental are eliminated by a gentle touch therapy..