she is 5 weeks old now. And starting yesterday she began crying all the time. I don't think it's colic because she finally falls asleep. But she wants to eat all the time and just never really happy when she is awake.

She might have been changing her sleeping pattern and is not comfortable with it as of now. There's certain period for infants when they suddenly shift their habits and it goes with growing up.

To make sure everything is okay, please consult your pediatrician.

have you changed her food at all?

thanks

i haven.t changed anything

lizzie, are you nursing her?

it could be colic. my youngest was colic. and eventually they do fall asleep. I mean eventually their bodies pass out and then they wake up again and cry some more....good luck.

might be gas? was she a premie, my daughter wants to be held all the time cause she was. but its also a comfort thing she may just want to feel ur sink against her or feel ur heart beat. my son slept like a rock but loved to fall asleep on my chest to hear me breathing. he still like to lay his head on me and check lol. bmy daughter at times ( shes 1 hes 3) likes to just be held and be touched.

if u rule out gas, colic, and milk or formula, u8r left with dipers, and blankets? toys ? if nothing has really changed, it probally a i just want my m mommy time, or daddy

only other thing is an ear infection, my son doesnt do the normal stuff. at times the only way i know is fluid leaking out his ear. but he gets fussy, not wanting to eat, or sleep long, and nothing makes him happy.

a dr apt might be the way to go, and take her in if something doesnt feel right to u. the dr's will understand. good luck

Don't mean to butt in, but you gals are the sweetest creatures on the planet! I'm sitting here with all kinds of fuzzy feelings reading this.

how very sweet you all are

thank you all so much. I can't begin to explain how thankful i am. I just started her on gas drops and i'm going to try gas and fussiness formula and see if that helps. If she is miserable tomorrow i'll make an apt. Again, you all were so helpful.

The best thing for helping babies get rid of gas...i swear it works.
Lay her down on her back and put your hands on the bottoms of her feet, let her push against your hands. It really does help her push out those bubbles.

I have heard of this tips but havent had a try before. I'll try this tips if i ever get a chance to have another baby in the future :)

Before u self diagnose,consult pediatrician first. Doctors see which common man doesn't. It might b simple gas also but its better to be safe than sorry.... Do ask doubts if u want to. Good luck

In addition to the reply by letting her push against your hands with her feet... You can try to lay her down, gentle take her feet and make a motion with her legs as if she were riding a bike. It's part of baby massage and it can be really soothing.
Your baby is growing and developing, so if the pediatrician gives her a clean bill of health (always a good idea to check) and her diaper is clean and she's fed... you can try to just let her cry for a bit. It may sound strange, but babies do cry because they just want or need to cry. If something is really wrong and she's in pain, believe me, you can hear about the way she's crying.
Both my daughters had crying bouts when they were just a few weeks old and - when I was sure there was no other reason for the crying like hunger, dirty diaper or pain - I would just let them cry for a while.

As the Mom of 5 kids I agree with every one who said take her to the doctor's.

As a mother of two and soon to be granny of 3 I agree here consult a pediatrician never second guess what is wrong.

Myself I did run across the same issue with my daugher it was diagnosed as colic...got the meds for it. It did help did it cure it no. Actually I started feeding her a tablespoon of cereal with her milk each evening seems the milk was not satisfying her and she was still hunger. Which in fact made her cry more and resulted in more gas on her stomach.

But what works for one does not always work for others. When it comes to a baby always be safe and not sorry... Have them checked out it could be something as simple as what I dealt with or it could be something serious.

Ok I know Im a guy but because my wife is not here (passed away from cancer) I have a thought. I wonder if your daughter is getting enough breast milk, It happened to my daughter as well. Cried all the time and found out even though she was trying to latch on she was not getting enough. Try supplementing her food intake with some bottled formula.

Little tummies worked great on my children. When my youngest and my oldest actually were fussing a lot i did take them to the dr. my son ate constantly and he threw up a lot. he had acid reflux...my youngest turns out has a very sensitive stomach as well...the dr. gave them some special drops rx...that kind of smelled like minty black licorice. dont recall what it was called. but it helped the stomach a lot.

Youngest colic one though. she cried through and through and they said it ended at 3 months and it did not end. I finally met another girl on sisterwoman.com she helped with some advice try giving my baby some mashed potatoes. After i got approval from my dr. i went ahead with it and it worked wonders for her. It's just enough to give them that full feeling and plain enough to not upset their stomach..

I was thinking the same thing. Happened to my daughter as well. I thought it was gas and colics at first too. After she started with the formula she became a diferent baby!

Hi LizzieBee. I know this was yesterday's topic and you probably already found the answer you needed, but maybe this will help in the future.

Most hospitals, especially those in large cities, have free 24-hour doctor referral hotlines, nurse hotlines, and/or health advice lines.

I did a quick search for Kansas City pediatric nurse hotline and the first two results that came up were St. Luke's Hosipital and Children's Mercy.

If you call them, more likely than not (due to liability issues), they would advise you to bring your child in as soon as possible, but...sometimes (especially for a new parent) it's good to have a phone number you can call and talk to a professional for advice.

The hotlines are free and they really don't care how many times you call, especially when you tell them you are a new parent. They are there to help, and sometimes just knowing that and hearing a human voice can be very reassuring.

St. Lukes' website is https://www.saintlukeshealthsystem.org/service/nurseline

Children's Mercy website is http://www.childrensmercy.org/content/view.aspx?id=8682

Both websites have toll free 24-hour numbers listed on those pages.