I agree that chiropractors do help. However, make sure you find one that specializes in working with children. My first child we took to a chiropractor. I went to my sister's since I had never been before. He had never worked on an infant before, and it is was clear that he was not comfortable doing so. I didn't go back. With my second baby, who also had acid reflux-not as severe, I was seeing a chiropractor for myself. She wasn't comfortable adjusting infants either, but referred me to someone who was. I took my son around 6 times, and it really helped. He did not have to be on meds as long as my daughter, nor did his reflux get as bad as hers.
HALFPINT512 2/11/08 9:14 A
Trust me...the best thing in the world is to take baby to the chiropractor. My dd cried literally 10 hours a day!! We did every medication, changed formulas, I was trying to bf, but she couldn't get my milk to stay. The only thing that worked was the chiropractor. After just about 6-8 adjustments, she was great. Whole new personality.
AIDEN6 2/10/08 12:24 A
There is always a reason. Attention for one. Elegy may be another. Check to see if she is allergic to the beans. If not, trick her by adding the green beans with her favorite food. If nothing happens, and no long opera session that night. You will know it is the attention she wants.
Good Luck.
KGUERRAZZI 2/8/08 9:55 A
That is good you found a factor. Maybe you should keep a food journal for a while. If she has problems with one food...more than likely she will have problems with others.
JUSTIFY73 2/7/08 5:10 P
Update... it seems that we've tied in a common factor here. She hates green beans, and the last three times she had these fits, we gave her green beans for dinner.
I guess it's possible that her little body doesn't agree with them and it's a digestive issue...
KGUERRAZZI 2/7/08 4:43 P
I, too, had a child that would scream constantly; 24-7! At the time, being a new mom, the only thing that saved my butt figuring out what was wrong with my little girl was an article I read. She had acid-reflux/gerd. My daughter spit up constantly (although they don't have to spit-up to have acid reflux), she hiccuped a lot, never slept more than 2 hours at a time (unless in my arms), etc. The acid reflux caused ear infections. The medication would cause the reflux to get worse. It was a nightmare. It is not normal for babies to scream for long periods of time. The test for acid reflux is easy...it is an upper GI. You lay them on a table and they drink some thick white stuff and have pictures taken. I encourage anyone with a baby that chronicly screams to have them tested for acid reflux.
Good luck, and Ihope you get more rest tonight! Let us know how things go.
CAANDAHL 2/7/08 10:38 A
I have 3 kids ages 15,6 and 5. It is not typical for kids to wake up and scream for no reason. My oldest son was allergic to formula,my daughter had SPD and my youngest woke up b/c he has severe autism,as well as a sleep disorder. If she keeps doing it,I would take her to your Dr.
HAINES503 2/6/08 10:19 P
My daughter (now 6 1/2) did this for two straight years every single day starting at 1 month. She had a hernia that often trapped her intestines, we knew it yet it was best to wait for surgery until she was bigger esp since she was a premie. we made it through 2 years of up to 6 hrs of crying everyday. all that cuddling and love while she was hurting had a bonus. She is the most secure independent intelligent child I know. She can already mentally do math 2 years ahead of her age/grade. Rest securely in knowing that this will end and your patience and perseverance will reap your child many rewards.
TTREBER 2/6/08 12:43 P
My daughter has GERD- or acid reflux. She would cry like clockwork from 8pm to 1am every night. My husband and I took shifts. He wore noise cancellation headphones and watched tv. I put her in a sling and danced around. You name it, we tried it. She began seeing a GI doctor (pediatric gastrointestinal specialist). I think what most people call colic is this or some form of allergy. We were able to get help because she was a preemie, born at 32 weeks. Any problems, and we were straight to a specialist. If this is possible, ask for a referral from your doc, and if not- then I know some things worked for us: 1. Elevating her for at least 30 minutes after eating. 2. Smaller, more frequent feeds (like 3 oz every 2 hours instead of 4 every three) 3. A strict eating schedule. She would cry and we thought she was hungry, but it was her tummy hurting, more milk made it worse. 4. Switching to a hypoallergenic alimentum formula by similac, from breastmilk (I hated to do it, but it really did help in our circumstance. I would never tell a woman not to breastfeed). 5. Elevating her crib mattress and using a Taylor sling (google it, it looks like a baby straight jacket), we put some encyclopedias under the bed to prop it up 30%, or have baby sleep in a bouncer, with the vibration on, and that will keep them in the right position. 6. Our daughter was also prescribed a water soluble prevacid. It helps a little, but she will really just have to grow out of it. Good luck, and don't be afraid to ask for a little help- I just resolved myself to sleeping from 5pm until 10pm, and then it was my turn! I would ask friends to come and watch her so I could sleep during the day a bit. You do develop sleeping habits like that of a vampire. It has gotten so much better. And it will pass. My heart goes out to you
SHAR:) 2/3/08 4:06 P
My son is almost 16 now, and I still remember the nights he cried for two or three hours solid. Lasted from about 1 month until 4 months, and it was when we were the most tired, at about ten at night.
Nothing really helped, it was colic, he grew out of it.
It will pass soon enough, hang in there.....they grow so fast.
JESSICABEE78 2/2/08 4:09 P
When my son was a newborn, he would have awful crying fits in the middle of the night or early morning hours. He and I spent many nights falling asleep on the couch. He didn't have colic, but we think he did have problems with gas pains. His dad is lactose-intolerant, so we suspected that he had a problem with his formula. We switched him over to lactose-free formula, and it got easier on us. Oddly enough, now that he's 15 months old, he can handle whole milk without a problem. So he may have outgrown it for now.
But we've got a new problem now. He still wakes up screaming at least three times a week. Luckily enough, it's often before we go to bed. But it's not the screaming that he did as an infant. We're not entirely sure that he's awake when he does it. I suspect night terrors, but he is having problems with teething. He has so many coming in at once. I try to rock him, but he fights against me. If I let him be though, he crawls back into my lap ... where he then fights against me. Eventually, I try my luck and put him back in the crib. It sometimes works.
ANGELGRLKAS29 2/1/08 2:44 P
When my daughter was a baby (first few weeks), she got a urinary tract infection and would cry and projectile vomit. The doctors kept telling me that nothing was wrong with her and that I was paranoid (I already had a two year old son - I was NOT paranoid). One morning around four weeks old, I was changing her diaper and smelled a really strong odor and took her diaper to the doctor and told him to smell it and then tell me that nothing was wrong with her. They ran tests on her urine, discovered that she had a UTI and put her on 10 days of antibiotics. After 10 days of antibiotics, they ran the tests again, and she had an even worse infection. They had to put her in the hospital for three days of IV antibiotics - after that, she was a lot better.
When my son was little, he would wake up screaming - but then we found out that his dad had night terrors when he was a child and that my son probably has the same thing.
Maybe your baby is collicky (sp?). You could try sitting in the bathroom with the hot waterrunning in the shower to create a kind of steam room and see if it helps her quiet. Or, if all else fails, you could put her in the car and drive around until she falls asleep! lol...okay, probably not feasible right now with gas prices what they are...
CHERYLHURT 2/1/08 2:06 P
There's a baby I take every week at church from the grandma, she has 5 kids living with them. The baby cries ALL morning and is only quiet if I jiggle him constantly. I'm helping the grandma but I think she should leave that child home with his mother...
CORNETEL 2/1/08 1:33 P
when my daughter was an infant she would begin SCREAMING at around 5:00 and go until 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening, so I feel your pain. The doctor thought she might be having stomach cramps so put her on soy formula - seemed to help some. The other bizarre thing that helped is I would sit and slowly rock her(sometimes when I was reacting to her I would notice the pace of my rocking was speeding up like crazy to the point that NOBODY would have been able to relax!!!) and I would chant in a a soft near monotone, "goodness gracious me-o my-o Cinncinnati's in Ohio." over and over. and over. Nothing else had the same effect - I tried nursery rhymes, lullabies, humming....no effect. As soon as I went into the chant she would stop crying and stare at me for up to 15 minutes or so before she would start again. Once and awhile handing her to Dad would help (at least it helped me!!!) and she would calm for awhile in his arms. Good luck and I promise this will pass!
NIKKOLLYNN 2/1/08 12:31 P
I know your pain! When my son was born he cried for a month straight for no reason at all. After that, he woke up about five nights a week screaming. He's 17 months old now and he still wakes up at least twice a week screaming for no reason at all, or at least until I take him out and hold him. The only thing I know for sure is that we finally figured out that he had (and still has) "silent" acid reflux at about 8 months. I think it still bothers him sometimes and that's why he gets up screaming.
JUSTIFY73 2/1/08 12:04 P
Courtesy of my infant daughter last night... I'm so tired. Today, she's as happy as a clam.
Anybody else ever deal with incessant crying for no reason?
