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hi sweet, i know how you feel im a single mum to 4 youngestis 19 weeks but in
the begining it was so hard as like you everything i tried was no help. this baby was my
challenge believe me,
anyway have you tried offering boiled water with the gripe water added to it
i found that helped my baby try mid feed or after feed.
my lo is still sick sometimes although was much more in early days and tried
gaviscon powders which worked for all my others but only worked for a short
while now just makes the problem worse. i also tried cow and gate easy digest for a
week but gave him terrible upset tummy and he was so uncomfortable.
to be honest these milks are pretty much all the same thing.
i weaned my baby early at 12 wks he was a hungary baby but feel things have
calmed down a bit now but of course still have of days.
he is still sick if i dont wind him properly.
good luck i hope things improve for you.
hang in there.
hugs xxxx

Hi Honey. Yes the first few weeks are difficult, especially when you have a colicky baby, and you aren't getting enough sleep. I have a four year old boy and a 10 week old girl. My son screamed constantly with colic and my daughter isn't much better - I didn't think I could be that unlucky! Have you tried colocynth crystals in his milk. They are herbal, usable from birth and easily available at the chemist. And they are much cheaper than colief which I think is a waste of time. Colocynth worked well for my son and seems to be helping my daughter, although colic cannot be 'cured' and is something they have to grow out of.
At the beginning, I was convinced there was something wrong with my baby, like you, and there actually wasn't. I'm more concerned about you just now. I had postnatal depression with my son, and I beg you to look out for signs of that. We all find it hard at first especially with no kip, so you are probably not depressed, but mention how you are feeling to your doctor. There is help if you need it. Is there anyone who can give you a break for an afternoon, either to catch up on sleep or to go out and buy yourself something nice? You are still a person and not just a mother, and you need 'me-time' too. If you need someone to chat to, send me a message through the message boards and I will send you my email address. Take care.

hi,do i know how you feel,my lil boy is 2 weeks this sunday and he sleeps in the day but at night doesnt ,he snorts and snuffles,hes had a cold but before that he still grunted all night,in honesty each night i only get 2hrs sleep so i tend to try and get 2hrs in the day when i can.The first few weeks are so hard and i have my hubby who helps all the time and my daughters helpa little but still im exhausted.At night i cant understand why he doesnt settle he just fidgets all night his arms are all over and he just wont keep still not even witha dummy.Ive been through this manytimes before with my children i know and it does pass pretty quickly but at the time it seems a lifetime of tiredness.Time passes so fast,i remember as if it was yesterday my daughter who is now 17 being a baby and i nursed her through 12 weeks of colic it was awful,17yrs later im doing the ame with my son its very strange.take care sweet and try and rest