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post Aug 10 2015, 10:14 AM, updated 11y ago

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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. icon_question.gif

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.

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post Aug 10 2015, 11:04 AM

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QUOTE(vandoren @ Aug 10 2015, 10:45 AM)
did you offer him pacifier?
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Yes, but he always spit it out.

QUOTE(loki @ Aug 10 2015, 10:47 AM)
what is the frequency of feed?
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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.

QUOTE(hanknives @ Aug 10 2015, 10:48 AM)
change the place for awhile.always work
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QUOTE(mcblade @ Aug 10 2015, 10:19 AM)
don't stay at the same place, change to other place (dining room) and soothe him there
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Ya, moved from the bedroom to living room, and sometimes kitchen too.
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post Aug 10 2015, 11:44 AM

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QUOTE(craftsnknots @ Aug 10 2015, 11:25 AM)
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.

Thanks for the suggestion, i will try that.

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

Normally i will pat his back after meal. He will burp, but if he doesnt i will give him gripe water.

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.

He sleep at the baby cot. My wife doesnt allow the baby to sleep with us yet, cause scare i might sleep over him. But i guess i can try and see how. 

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

Ya, every 2hours we timed ourselves to get ready to fed the baby. But sometimes before 2 hours he already crying for milk. Duno whether he want attention or wants milk, but whenener i put the milk bottle into his mouth, he will just drink. No one time he reject it unless i topup after he drank 2 oz already.

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Appreciate so much with the suggestions. thumbup.gif
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post Aug 10 2015, 01:14 PM

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

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.
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post Aug 11 2015, 01:32 PM

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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. rclxub.gif
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post Aug 16 2015, 10:16 AM

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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.
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post Aug 21 2015, 01:26 PM

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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.
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post Aug 21 2015, 06:19 PM

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QUOTE(craftsnknots @ Aug 21 2015, 03:02 PM)
is it the bottle? Do you feed bm with the same bottle? if not maybe the teat of the FM bottle is not suitable causing wind/colic and he gets tummy upset after feeding..maybe la I don't know..did you burp him after feeding?

Maybe after feeding dont put him down straight away, carry him upright or slanted and keep tummy area warm.

Also my grandma used to tell me that kids are more sensitive to supernatural beings, it's the hungry ghost festival now, maybe don't take him out once sun starts to set (grandma said i just follow)
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About the supernatural thing, errr is abit creepy after u said it because sometimes i noticed my LO stare at one place for quite long like duno what he looking. But he is just 2mths, so his vision wouldnt able to see those things gua. Plus so far me and my wife didnt feel any odd. unsure.gif
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post Aug 22 2015, 08:36 AM

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QUOTE(craftsnknots @ Aug 21 2015, 10:47 PM)
Erm..2mths old cannot see la...blur vision...maybe just wind in stomach
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Nomally for wind, i just pat his back until he burp, but sometimes i see he has difficulty burping. Is there any ways that i can do to release the wind in his stomach?
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post Aug 25 2015, 02:13 PM

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I know the reason why he is so cranky at night, i think i hasn't been swaddling him properly all these while. I saw a video on facebook that they teach how to swaddle the baby. I did the exact same thing, and guess what?? My baby cry lesser now..

I cant seem to find the video, but here is some sort similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVIittLbrB4

For those parents facing the same thing, just try swaddle your baby after doing almost everything like feed, check got poop, put yuyi oil at the stomach, or cupped the wind like @craftsnknots said.

After doing everything, if your baby still cry, just swaddle him.. He might not be comfortable for the first time, but just swaddle and let him cry for few minutes.. He will eventually stopped and sleep through the night.. Feel so happy now my baby cry less already.. rclxm9.gif
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post Sep 4 2015, 09:12 PM

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My baby now 2months old. We trained him to self sleep. Surprisingly he slept for 6hours yesterday. In between he just wake up for milk, and adter that he just sleep off within few minutes.

1st i make sure he is clean by giving him warm bath before bedtime. After bath him, give him 2oz breastmilk. If formula, than he will last longer (not so fast hungry). Sometimes he cry because tired and want to sleep, but cant sleep. So wrap him up and let him cry. I make sure the surrounding is silence, he will eventually fall asleep after 2-3minutes.

If the baby's stomach is feeling uncomfortable, try to slowly tap to hear whether got wind anot. There's only 3 things babies are crying normally. Hungry, diaper change and stomach uncomfortable.

Just need to understand your baby and try to see his behavior. My wife and i felt so relief after so many trial n error previously.
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post Sep 6 2015, 09:48 AM

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QUOTE(giggs_509 @ Sep 5 2015, 01:54 PM)
Let him cry? How long is that? My boy very hard to sleep if put on baby cot or bed. Will sleep after breastfeed but then when carry to put down on bed, eyes big already. Haihh
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I let him cry for 5-10minutes. Depends. Sometime he cry awhile then straight fall asleep. Sometimes he cry longer but i make sure swaddle him tightly so he feel secured.

Dont be afraid to let your baby cry. Baby crying is normal and is natural cause that's what they can do for now. I read most foreign families, they put their baby in a different room and leave their baby to self sleep there after feeding and dyper change.

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post Sep 6 2015, 09:52 AM

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QUOTE(giggs_509 @ Sep 5 2015, 01:54 PM)
Will try tommie tippie pacifier then. The bottle is good though.
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I use Dr.Brown pacifier. Sometimes it depends on the baby. I bought like 5 pacifiers all different brands include tommy tippi. End up he like the Dr.Brown.
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QUOTE(giggs_509 @ Sep 6 2015, 10:42 AM)
If daytime sleep also do the same is it?
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Ya daytime same. Sometimes just play with him like move his hands and legs/exercise/talk to him, before putting him to sleep. Just try because different baby have different living style. Hope it helps smile.gif
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QUOTE(weeping68 @ Sep 7 2015, 03:21 PM)
sometimes is the diapers problem too

my girl who is now 6 months used to cry often...

then i observe n c is cuz of diapers.

if i use drypers brand, she will cry when she pee...is like she don't feel comfortable with the wetness around her butt..

but after i change to merries, (si beh exp 1) she no more crying for ntg d...only will cry when she needs to carry and hungry only..
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Yeah same goes here.. I noticed my baby cries when his diaper is full.. and when i opened his diaper, he start to pee right away.. Is like the diaper too full and can't filter anymore of his pee, so he cries..

I'm using huggies ultra for now.. maybe sooner later need to use huggies overnight..

 

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