Why does my 5 week old do this??????

Question

She ALWAYS cries in the evening, refuses her bottles (shes bottlefed)and i have tried everything but nothing seems to work.

She cries like she has a pain and i try to comfort her but nothing works!

Answer 1

I agree with TJ + i'd guess it's probably trapped gas or colic,

I used to lie my son face down over my knees, and GENTLY massage his sides, from the hip to underneath the lower ribs, with two fingers working in soft circular movements, concentrating mainly on his 'sides' but moving towards his stomach and spine at times, it got rid of trapped gas that was causing him a lot of painful griping pains

Answer 2

colic.

Answer 3

Sounds like colic. My daughter had it bad. She'd cry basically nonstop from 6:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. She was also formula fed and her doc switched her to Enfamil Nutramagin-it's specifically designed for babies with colic. She was completely back to normal within 3 days. Ask your pediatrician tho before you chance your baby's diet to make sure it'd be right for her. Before we went to the doc, the only thing that helped us get my daughter to sleep was a car ride. But she usually woke up as soon as we got home. It's frustrating, but if you don't switch formula or the new formula doesn't help, babies will usually be over it by 3 months.

Answer 4

Maybe it is gas (wind)? My first baby was exactly the same and we just didn't know what was wrong with him. Someone said it could be gas and so we started to give him drops available here in Sweden (I am sure there are similar elsewhere) before every feed and we also began massaging his tummy and "cycling" his legs to get rid of the gas. It worked a treat!

Answer 5

could be colic or over tiredness from an over stimulating day.

it could also be your baby's natural rythum from in utero. try to remember when you were pregnant and a majority of babies have times whilst inutero that they are very very active. if you find that at round this time that your bub would do summer saults constantly whilst you were pregnant this could just be bubs active time.

you could try a warm bath, and you or dad could hop in with bubs or you could try a baby massage. make your house warm and buy some baby oil (something with lavender) and lay bubs on a blanket or towel and gently massage bubs all over while singing and talking.

Answer 6

Is her belly tight? could it be gas? could be colic or it could be her "cranky time" my oldest used to do the same thing. every night around dinner time, he wind up and let loose. i used to sit on the floor and cry with  him. i didn't know what else to do. nothing worked, walking the floor, change of scenery, gas drops. SOMETIMES, i would take him outside and he'd be ok, still a little cranked, but not as bad.

the crying would last about 1-2 hours and then he'd be fine.

Good luck and know that this doesn't last :)

Answer 7

Colic deifnately.... Try the Lipil Colic formula. It will help a little bit but the best thing to do is find what comforts your baby. My son liked the tapping on his back and liked to be rocked. He would still cry but seemed like he calmed down faster. Also they make gas drops.

Answer 8

Sounds kind of like collic. I would probably take her to the doctor just to make sure. You can't ever be to careful at that age.

Answer 9

Sounds like colic to me.  The "rules" for colic are "3's"

If they cry at least 3 hrs a day, at least 3 days a week for at least 3 weeks.  I didn't have to go through this personally, but I've heard it's really frustrating.

Answer 10

My baby boy did this too. He would start around 6:30/7 PM and would just have an hour where he was inconsolable. We finally chalked it up to him being overstimulated and overtired from the day. Now he takes an hour nap around 6 and is fine for the rest of the evening.

It could also be colic.

"Your baby may have colic if he or she cries excessively over several days. Although this crying can occur at any time, it usually gets worse in the late afternoon and evening. Colic usually appears in the first few weeks after birth and the cause isn't known. It generally lasts for three to four months.

Although colic isn't thought to be due to pain, your baby may look uncomfortable or appear to be in pain. Babies may lift their head, draw their legs up to their tummy, become red in the face and pass wind."

Answer 11

Sounds like classic colic - which starts around 3 weeks, peaks around 6 weeks, and usually ends around 3 months.  Typically, a baby with true, diagnosed colic gets fussy around the same time each day, for no apparent reason.  I'd take her in and have the doc check her out, but if that's what it is, there really isn't much you can do but wait it out.  I'd also recommend the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" by Dr. Harvey Karp - it offers really good tips on how to soothe a colicky baby.  Good luck!