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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, OP. I’ve been there. I agree what you ultimately need is time. Mine was very colicky, just hours and hours of crying every day. I remember looking at other new moms going to baby and me classes and just not understanding how. Mine just cried! He didn’t like strollers or swings, only could be held and bounced. The first time I got up the gumption to take a solo walk with him was when he was four months, and he cried bloody murder half the time! There may be some treatable condition, but maybe not.

Mine had blood in the stool (invisible), and it continued despite diet changes, using RTF Nutramigen, and the like. And it continued well beyond when he was no longer colicky. He always grew just fine. Not one pediatrician ever suggested seeing a specialist.

What I did to help survive was: 
- baby wearing during the main crying hours of 10-12pm while listening to podcasts loudly to take my mind off the crying
- a break every night where I got 4-5 hours of sleep, with the ear plugs another person recommended

This is a marathon so treat it as such and build in breaks NOW so you can last at least with another 2-3 months of this. Mine slowly got better but was always high needs, even as a toddler. Didn’t sleep through the night until 2 years old and would cry for 20 minutes after waking up from a nap. Can report that he’s a happy, healthy, and low-key kindergartener now *shrug*

And going back to work eventually was a way to regain some balance for me. It felt like vacation. Hang in there! [/quote]

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