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abarnett29407

Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 6 Months ago

I am new father of my first son and totally baffled at what to do, so any advice would be helpful. The situation is as follows:

He is a wonderful baby all day long and then each night for the hours of 10pm and 12pm nothing makes him happy. He wakes up and screams at the top of his lungs. We try everything we can think of.. diaper change, feeding, singing, dancing, bouncer, swing, snuggling, toys, pacifier, light relaxation music. Each thing works for about 10 seconds and he fires up again. He flails around in your arms and screams so much he starts to cough.

DadLabs please help. I am baffled.

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FSP

Re: Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 6 Months ago

Have a 7+ week old son same kind of problem but between 8pm and 10-11 pm. Have found 2 things that help. First be more active with him don't let him sleep so much during the day. Second shut off anything that that is distracting and is giving him sensory input. Which are but not only TV, music, lights, Dishwasher, Washing machine and any other sounds. I hold him in talk to him softly and let him calm down.

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Tbruininks

Re: Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 6 Months ago

We are having the same issue--newborn boy 9 days old. What we have discovered via trial and error is that his own flailing is what is waking him up. His hands and feet move all over the place and he can't control them. What we have done the last couple nights is a tight swaddle during the night hours (no, don't mummify him or her...just keep baby snug). He is peaceful and sleeps between feeding/changing.

Of course what is working today might not work tomorrow.

Oh yes--and congrats to you both!

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Daddy Clay

Re: Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 6 Months ago

All three of ours were like this. We called it "Colic" but nobody really knows what that is, so it wasn't all that helpful. We tried a variety of digestive things, but because all the kids were exclusively breast fed for the first year plus, our options were kind of limited. They squired and screamed and were essentially inconsolable. So frustrating! It made me pretty angry at times. Keep trading off with your spouse when either of you gets at the end of your rope.

Swaddling is a good suggestion.

If the baby is breast fed, you might want to change mom's diet a bit -- try blander, healthier options.

Here's the good news: all my kids grew out of it at about 4 months (the fourth trimester).

Hang in there, guys. It gets easier.

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DaddyRoger

Re: Baby from Hell 2 hours each night? 1 Year, 6 Months ago
Watch this video called "The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer" Its on Netflix. They show you techniques like Swaddling,Soothing,Rocking, ..... Don't remember all that seems to work effectively. Try it out.

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LivsDad

Re:Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 6 Months ago

As DaddyClay said on the diet, blander foods could help, if the baby is breast-fed. The baby may not feel digestive issues during the day while they are asleep, but when awake, feel it full on. My brother and sister-in-law had the following issue with the diet: Babies are not very good at breaking down complex sugars, and one that is particularly hard for them is lactose. Lactose coming from dairy products can be an issue. If nothing else works, try to have mom switch to soy milk and hold off on cheeses. It may be a tough sell, as many of the pregnancy restrictions were supposed to have stopped with birth...

Hope you find the solution!

LivsDad

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jonfisher

Re:Baby from Hell 2 hours each night? 1 Year, 6 Months ago
+1 on the Happiest Baby on the Block. It saved our sanity. I swear, it's baby black magic. It works that well. Here's a link to the video: vimeo.com/6463489

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T.Low

Re:Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 4 Months ago

I encourage you to get "Happiest Baby on the Block". Our baby girl was born Nov 28, so is six and a half weeks old at the time of this post.

Tonite I once again used the swaddling, sidelying, and swinging (swaying actually) technique shown on "Happiest" and Livsey went from an ear peircing scream to sound asleep in less than 30 seconds.

I continued the swaying for a few minutes and then set her in her bouncey chair, where she is still asleep at this time.

This method has worked for me everytime (knock on wood) provided she isn't asking to be fed.

Get the video, the dude is seriously "The Baby Whisperer". My wife says you can probably find it at your local library. Best of luck and let us know what you end up doing.

Cheers

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DanM

Re:Baby from Hell 2 hours each night? 1 Year, 4 Months ago
Regarding digestion... another factor is that the baby is just starting to grow a bacterial culture in the intestines. This will make the baby gassy and the baby does not know how to let it rip just yet. Just hang in there. I agree with trying less stimulation. Have you tried cuddling in a dark room? Dan

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T.Low

Re:Baby from Hell 2 hours each night?
1 Year, 4 Months ago

Good to know about the digestive sytem, thanks.

"Happiest Baby" says that white noise is actually an effective calming technique, wether it be a noise made by a machine or a shushing sound made by a person. It mimics the noise inside the womb and therfore has a major calming effect on the baby.
We've found that ours sleeps better and longer with the white noise machine on. It also allows us to move around without our noises waking her.

Tonite was the first night that the swaddling, sidelying, shaking and sucking (pacifier) didn't calm her down, so I had to introduce the next line of defense as explained in "Happiest Baby"s 5 S's and shush her also. That did the trick.

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