Hi All! My 14 days baby boy has been crying for 2 days now..The doc gave me Colic aid for him along with some other medicines..but doesnt look like they helped much. I am a 1st time mom and am really getting upset. Is it normal for babies to cry non stop - or is the milk I am giving is insuffcient/is he in pain? I dont know! pls help...!! newmom replied. its normal for colicky baby to keep crying. give colic aid as told by your doc and it will help. my baby was used to cry for 3-4hours. after 5-6days with colic aid, he was fine.read about colic, gas and constipation in feeding board.
mom replied. hi rn

welcome to motherood! yes it is fairly common for babies to cry in eary days.
Reasons are different, sometimes u just done know the reason. Mothers keep trying out options based on guessing what cd be wrong with the baby...
sometimes the problem gets addressed, sometimes the mothers pass sleepless nights!
it mostly takes 2-3 months for baby to settle down.

Take care to take rest, sleep when baby sleeps and eat healthy these days. Dont worry, this is part of motherhood.

I m pasting some points below, i had saved them from an old post ...PLS CONSULT YOUR DOC IF U ARE NOT SURE ABT TRYING OUT ANY POINT.

Friends and Parents of babies ... please fill in if you have more points to help out new mom RN!

btw... RN..
hope u hv red my post for u on breastmilk/bottle.

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so here it is..

1. check basic needs first - hunger/sleep.
is he hungry? do u give breastmilk that may be insufficient? then one night before sleep give him formula milk and check if that works. (Consult the doc first for this).
If he sleeps peacefully u hv ur answer else this reason is eliminated.

Remember - most times, insufficient bm is not the first reason for a cry-baby, but is generally considered as the primary reason. Elders, especially, start telling the mom that ur milk is not sufficient. Dont get biased by that, get it proved urself.

Be confident. Your thoughts will affect your milk.

2. This may not apply to 14 day baby, still note the point for later use when baby is 2+months ...
Has he had enough sleep in the day so he is awake? Try keeping him awake before night sleep, play with him talk to him.
Give him a massage in evenig. A baby that is sleepy, with a massage, now give a good full feed.

Again, if this doesnt work then eliminate this.

3. Stomach Pain/gas/colic? Burp the baby well always after feed, some baby's need to burp more than once after feed. Lay down the baby after first burp for sometime and try again.
When the baby's stomach is empty (or say 30-40 min after feed) Lay down the baby on stomach,this will help gas pass out.
Massage in evening with \" sek (hindi) on stomach\" helps. Talk to doc and then try this.
If u r giving bm, then u can drink saunf+ajwain-ka-pani which will help kid with gas trouble. U can ask doc first on how to make this water.

4. Are u doing something diff in evening from the day, may be that is troubling the baby.
There can be many reasons - mosquito repellent, night clothes or bedsheets with itchytags, baby's body/hands/legs ache as many people handle it, something that u ate earlier has now gone as milk to baby and has caused gas, etc. Check everything that u do specially at night/evening.

6. Check his body/ears/nose and such things -- for ear infection, blocked nose, any allergy/itching.

7. Try using cradle/swing. babyies need some stimulus to sleep. They feel sleepy but dont know whats happening so they cry.

8. This point is a theory but no proofs, m telling in short - i read it in Dr Spocks book. A baby's brain is under development. In evening the brain gets stimulus which baby doesnt like so cries. U can take baby out for a walk, or on a drive (after 1.25 months). See if this helps.

9. Think positive, be happy. Your thoughts affect the baby. A stressed and unhappy mom will have a cranky baby. Eat healthy. enjoy baby. Talk to him, he cant respond but can listen. this will create bond with him.

Just be patient. This problem will go off in a month or so.

10. If still nothing works, definitely talk to ur doctor. Always good to ensure nothing seriously wrong with baby than assuming \" thats the way it is\" and letting go.

all the best.