For the past two nights Caleb has been throwing major fits. He'll get up, fuss, start fussing harder, and when the bottle comes to him, he's so upset that he won't even eat...he'll suck a few times, then start screaming again. The screaming is intense...and after even just a few minutes of it, you start to lose your mind. He also does this hing where he'll start off screaming, then it will turn into a silent wail and he holds his breath...for a LONG time....until his face starts to get purple and you start to worry that he's going to suffocate. It's really scary.
1/6/09 - woke up at 1:50 a.m., didn't go back down until about 5:00 a.m., woke up at 5:30, 7:45, and 9:20.
1/7/09 - woke up at 11:15 p.m., didn't go back down until 1:00 a.m., woke up at 3:00, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15.
Both times, he would fall asleep, we'd try to put him down, and the wails would begin once more. The first night, I sat in the living room, bouncing him on my exercise ball, and watched as the clock moved from 2:00 to 3:00. By the end of this, I was in tears. I put him down into his bassinet, he got up again. By this time I could barely handle it and Dave took over.
Last night when he started up again we had made a game plan that we would take him riding in the car...he got up at 11:15, we tried to handle it at home, then at 12:15 we took him into the car and drove around for about half an hour. Even when we came back home he was still awake...eventually he fell asleep on Dave's chest and that's where he stayed until he woke up at 3:00.
Things we're trying...making his milk ahead of time so he doesn't have time to get all nutts (he eats formula cold, which is helpful cuz in the time it takes to run the milk under warm water, he gets all nutts), bouncing on the exercise ball, swaddling, sh-sh-ing in his ear, turning on the fan on high, walking around the house, putting on the vent in the bathroom, holding him in different positions, taking him for a ride in the car.
Called the doctor today...he said it's just a phase that babies go through. He didn't think it was the formula or excess gas...he said we could try to change his formula if we wanted to try it out but since Caleb's been on this formula since the beginning and it hasn't been a problem until now, he didn't think it was that.
I looked online and found this thing called Colic Calm, which is like a medicine thing made from 9 herbs. It's FDA approved and has testimonials from parents who claim it really works...we'll try a couple more days and see if Caleb is still nutts...if he is, I'm asking the doctor if we can try this product out. I had asked doctor about drops for gassiness but he said that it's pretty hit or miss with those things. We'll see how tonight goes...
We went to visit my cousin and her twins yesterday...it's amazing to carry a baby that actually weighs what a little baby is supposed to weigh. Hehe. Caleb is a monster compared to the twins...it's kind of funny. I was relieved to hear that I'm not the only person who cries in frustration and has a less than adequate milk supply (she has way more milk than me, but still not enough to feed twins).
One thing I think I want to do...teach Caleb signing...my other cousin has a son a little over a year old and he doesn't talk (except for saying "mum mum" for food), but he does signs and points to communicate what he wants. He has signs for please, thank you, sorry, sleep, etc. It's very effective, especially cuz he's not ready to talk yet.
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I'm sorry it's been so rough. I remember one time, (I had eaten cabbage the previous day and didn't realize), Kahia cried for about 6 hours, off and on. I had a friend who was 8 1/2 months pregnant over for lunch, and I think she got freaked out. Anyway, by the end of the day, I was bawling myself.
I know it's even worse at night because even the littlest cries sound loud. I know that wails and screams are deafening in the middle of the night.
We signed with both kids, and I think it really helped with their verbal skills. Kahia could sign for milk and carry when he was four months, and the other signs came soon after. It was so easy to communicate with him. Some people think it stunts their speech, but interestingly enough, as soon as he could talk, he just stopped signing.
I don't remember Kawai's signing as much. We kinda just took it for granted. For her, too, though, I don't think it affected her speech. If anything, it helped with communication TONS.
From mom to mom...honestly, it does suck sometimes. That's the truth. You have good days and bad, but it does get better. The scariest and most frustrating times are when they're so young. They can't tell you what's wrong, and it's hard. It'll get better.
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