Having a dilemma here, as my 2 month old baby boy has been crying every night. Not sure what he want. We fed him, and make sure no more wind in his stomach; change his dyper; clean him; change his cloth; play lullaby song; adjust the room temperature (not too hot / cold). We even carry him and soothe him to sleep every night, but he just keeps crying non-stop and we are clueless what he actually wants. Sometimes he even screams, and now he kind of loses his voice abit.

Have any parents experience this before? And how long will he continue to be like this? Many say is normal for the first 3 months, and he will eventually cry lesser when he grow older.

don't stay at the same place, change to other place (dining room) and soothe him there

did you offer him pacifier?

what is the frequency of feed?

change the place for awhile.always work

Yes, but he always spit it out.

Give him 3oz every 2hours. Sometimes he cry for more, so i topup another 2oz until he stop drinking. At first, he will keep quiet feeling sleepy, carry him awhile and when put him down to sleep, he decided to cry. Then carry and soothe him again, but he continues crying after that non stop. He also cant stay at one position, is like when i hold him one position for too long, he show sign wanting to cry. So I need to frequently change position to suit him, and he will never sleep after that.

Ya, moved from the bedroom to living room, and sometimes kitchen too.

Try baby wearing him for skin to skin and even nurse him, sometimes they just needs to be close to feel the warm and the smell of the mother, when you baby-wear him, he will feel like he is in the womb and would feel much safer, once he quiet down, you can wear him and sit with hands-free.

Also for wind, next time try doing 'cycling' with his feet and massaging his tummy before bedtime, you will see that he will burp. Don't put him down to sleep straight away, just wear him for awhile

Also, if he sleeping with you on the bed or in a cot? You might want to try to let him sleep under your armpit area - this has proven to make baby feel more confident and secure when they sleep, to have your warmth and smell nearby.

Don't wait for him to wake up and cry for milk, set your alarm slightly earlier than his feeding him, once you see him to have tongue out or mouth twitching, you can nurse him before he cries, coz once he cries, a lot of wind would have gone into his stomach causing discomfort

Appreciate so much with the suggestions.

Is a stupid idea to make sure baby has an ugly mouth later on

For the first 6 months, you don't expect can make love with your wife.
Best is let baby sleep together with his mother. As for father, sleep other place first.
What baby want now is smell and body heat from mother.

I've just found out some babies are even worst than mine.

http://purplecrying.info/sub-pages/crying/...fant-crying.php

It say is natural as the baby is going through their challenge period. It will eventually gets better at the 5-6 months. Hopefully we can pull it through, just cant wait for the day to come.

Yes, don't too worry, though you will be very tiring at night.
My 2.5 month old baby also very cranky during evening time, it last for 2-3 hours, regardless we do everything like you did.

you r not alone
my baby went through that stage
tried everything lol
heartache c her cry

most important is keep calm and be supportive to your wife. carry baby away a while if she needs a break from the crying.

Recently i noticed my baby has been crying so often until his voice became kinda hoarse. Went to the clinic nearby my house, the doctor give my baby 2ml of saline gas to breath for few minutes. After that the doctor advise to return the next 4 hours, but i insisted and take him to our pediatrician. Our regular pediatrician told is there's nothing wrong with the baby.

Thank god he is healthy. Now me and my wife keep playing with him in the afternoon, and it seems to be working cause he will be so tired during the evening, and sleep off for few hours; however he will be awake again around midnight, and start being active again.

i have same issue but now getting less.
what my wife did was not to let the toddler sleep after 7pm, until 9-10pm, so he is tired and wanted to sleep more.
since he is breastfeeding, my wife just fed him when required and does not have fixed amount.

Have you tried wrapping the baby? In Malay called bedung or Swaddle

You can check out the video in youtube for the Happiest Baby on the Block 5s method.

http://www.colichelp.com/shop/happiestbabyontheblock.html

Doctor Karp teaches new parents to “recreate the conditions of the womb” in order to comfort and quiet babies through using a method he refers to as the “5 S’s“: Tight Swaddling: Karp says, “Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support your baby is used to experiencing within the womb.” ( I don’t recommend tight swaddling because I believe babies need and deserve to be free to move their arms and legs, which is one of the ways they discharge energy. Additionally, tight swaddling can cause or aggravate existing hip problems. A better alternative is a sleep sack.) Side/stomach position: “The infant is placed on their left side to assist in digestion, or on their stomach to provide reassuring support. “But never use the stomach position for putting your baby to sleep,” cautions Karp. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is linked to stomach-down sleep positions. When a baby is in a stomach down position do not leave them even for a moment.” ( I’ve written about the drawbacks of placing babies on their stomachs before they can move into this position independently. It’s not worth the risk to your baby’s health, development, or safety to place her into a side or stomach position in the hopes that it will stop her crying.) Shushing sounds: “These imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb.” ( I don’t believe loudly shushing a baby sends the message that I’m present, available, and listening.) Swinging: Newborns are used to the swinging motions within their mother’s womb, so entering the gravity driven world of the outside is like a sailor adapting to land after nine months at sea. “It’s disorienting and unnatural,” says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help. ( Babies quickly get used to and become dependent on rocking, car rides, bouncing, or swinging to lull them and to put them to sleep, and then come to need these things. I believe it best to comfort babies with a minimum amount of movement. Rocking, swaying, or walking with a crying baby is often comforting for the adult, but I’d avoid taking the baby for car rides in the hopes of quieting them. Magda Gerber suggested, “All the many forms of what we call comforting, bouncing a child on one’s knee or rocking her in a rocking chair, often express our own nervous energy and frustration when confronted with a crying baby.”) Sucking: “Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system,” notes Karp, “and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain.” (It’s true that babies derive comfort from sucking, but they find their hands or thumbs quickly when given an opportunity.) - See more at: http://www.regardingbaby.org/2012/05/05/is...h.FWijIHbz.dpuf

This is just some ideas. I have also tried white noise which you can download the app free from apple or google store this one on and off success for me.

Its not 100% success but worth reading or trying.

milk, nightmare, and milk...

He still fuzzy at night. He will cry everynight before sleep but sometimes it takes a while, sometimes it takes longer. It depends. I guess i will never understand what is the reason he is crying.

I went to buy a sarong, and after putting him in it, he seem to sleep faster than before.

welcome to parenthood

seems like you've tried most of the solutions, try swaddling. I swaddle my son until he was like 7 months old... keeps him safe i think but do lower the temperature a bit, the baby will get warm since he/she is wrapped up

try rubbing some luyi oil on this tummy before bedtime, it helps reduce gas...

and we resisted giving our baby gripe water or colic drops... hard times during the night but you'll get used to it after awhile

there was once we downloaded those white noise (car engine, washing machine, womb sound, etc) and loaded it into the ipad, it will help calm the crying baby but its very irritating...

This post has been edited by kenji1903: Aug 18 2015, 03:46 PM

I've been having tough time with him going to sleep at night. Not sure because he is scare during night time. Sometimes i have to open all the lights and he will stop crying for a while, after that start back.

Lately during night time, he became very fuzzy again. I normally feed him formula milk during night, and after he finished, he decided to poop all out. Then he will cry again, so I make milk and give him, he drink and decided to poop all out later again.

Sometimes manage to sleep 3-4 hours per day. Just feel 1 kid already so hard to take care, imagine those with 4-5 kids, really salute them.