3 Month Old Waking Every 2 Hours Screaming

try not eating cheese or milk for 3-5 days. My daughter had .lactose intolerance which she developed between 2-6 months or so... i thought she had cholic and then my mom told me to give up cheese and milk it was like DAY AND NIGHT. she also had severe gerd.... she would throw up every ounce of milk she ate...but when i cut out the cheese and milk the difference was uncanny...i heard that 80% of babies that have cholic are really lactose intolerant...and when i breast fed and i ate cheese she would be miserable because their little bellies are still developing. My daughter is fine with milk now...but she had many side effects from milk until she was about 4....good luck :)

BioGaia probiotic drops. You can get them at the Pump Station or at CVS pharmacies (the pharmacist may have to order it over night). They must be stored in the refrigerator, so at either place, you have to ask for it.

Dr. Sears usually has answers to these kinds of things, here's the sleep problems section.

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/sleep-problems

It does certainly sound like gas or even reflux problems. My babies never had much issue with those, so don't know what to tell you!

I also co-slept, so it made the night waking and nursing much easier on us.

The way he is curling his legs up and SCREAMING, is classic gas symptoms.
Or, he is sick.

Bicycle his legs.
Lightly massage his belly in circular movements
Watch what you eat.

My kids as babies, well their growth-spurts went on longer than just 3 days. It went of for a few weeks.

Sounds like he may also be having some kind of cognitive spurt, or body aches from growing. All these things can disturb a sleep cycle. The reason he slept well the previous weeks was because of the growth spurt. Typically, babies grow in their sleep. The foraging that is typically called the growth spurt after wards is the growth of the milk supply from the demand of the feeds of a now larger baby. Don't be fooled by the good sleep of a growing baby. That doesn't mean that your baby is going to be sleeping well for the whole rest of the year. It just means you got a momentary reprieve from night waking :) Keep doing what you're doing. You're doing everything right. Just soothe your litte one. Breastfeed him. Love him. That's what you've got to do. Soon enough (may take up to the 1 year mark) he'll be completely wake free. And you'll be in happy dreamland.

I never found the drops effective, personally. It does, however, sound like gas and likely something you are eating is triggering it. Their tummies are still quite sensitive. Once they are around 8 months old, you can eat most anything, but until then watch out for peppers, onions, tomato sauce and anything else you think might contribute to it. In the interim, try a warm compress on their little tummy at bedtime, just be very careful that it's just warm. Tummy rubs and knees to chest will help too. Crying just causes them to take in more air, so try being proactive about doing all this before he starts up. I've co-slept with mine, but you may want to consider an Arms Reach cosleeper so you won't have trouble getting them out of your bed later (as I have, lol).

Teething? Some babies start teething at that age (doesn't mean they are cutting teeth, just that teeth are moving up within the gums and are painful).

Hi my baby is almost 4 months and had the same issue what helped me was fennel seeds. I put them in the grinder add hot water to it, sugar for the taste and was drinking one cup in the morning and night time that will help decrease the gas in your stomach and since you breast feed it will give you baby relief as well hope that will work for you good luck :)

Mylicon works for some babies, but not for others. My daughters responded better to Gripe Water. Also, take a look at your diet. Sometimes what you're eating affects baby as well (cruciferous vegetables, milk products). Congratulations for exclusively Breastfeeding. Breastmilk is the best food for your baby. And remember, when your really tired and cranky from lack of sleep, this too shall pass.
Good Luck,
C.

Honestly, he probably just has gas and is used to being fed every 2 hours now. All kids go through difficult times. If you can comfort him by nursing him occasionally and/or helping him pass the gas by gently pushing his knees up to his chest, I think he will transition after awhile on his own. It would be different if he is screaming incessantly and you cannot get him to stop... that could signal something more serious. But honestly, I know each night seems different with babies, and it is! But I think it is very normal for kids to change their eating habits, sleeping habits and emotional habits as they adjust to life... remember, he just came out 3 months ago! :) I have 3 sons now that are not in baby mode anymore, but I really remember with my first that he went through that and then he just kind of outgrew it after a little bit. Your his mommy... and you know your son the best. Hope that helps.

When I was breastfeeding my twins, they would get colic when I ate certain foods like brocolli and oranges. You can find complete lists of these colic causing foods online. Good luck. Most children sleep better when they get a little older, so hang in there.

After 4 of my own babies and helping hundreds of moms and babies in my professional life, it's something you are eating AND/OR something in his intestines, like a floral imbalance.

It takes my breastmilk about 8 hours for foods I eat to enter the breastmilk. I know this because after a TON of pesto, my breastmilk literally turned green.

I found with #4 who is now 2.5 months old that at 5 weeks, he started to struggle with foods that hadn't bothered him the first 5 weeks. Eggs and oatmeal KILLED him. I found that also using PB8 (not other probiotics) work best. I will take them, but I also open the capsule and dump 1/4-1/2 of the capsule in the baby's mouth and then nurse immediately...and within 1-4 minutes he calms down and can go back to sleep.

Foods I could not eat breastfeeding:

BABY #1
tomato
corn (includes corn syrup, etc)
soy
dairy
broccoli
garlic

BABY #2
wheat
corn
broccoli
cauliflower

BABY #3
limit dairy
corn

BABY #4
beans
dairy
eggs
oatmeal
nectarines (even organic)
chocolate
caffeine
onions

If that doesn't completely clear it up, I have found that therapeutic dosages of potassium gluconate (and we aren't talking a banana or two) stops the colic within 12-48 hours.

Sounds like gas to me. We would just pump their legs back and help relieve some of that gas. Gas drops, to us, just seemed to make it worse. Keep an eye on what you're eating for that can create gas in little breast fed ones as well.

Brings back memories for me. My son went through the same pain and extreme discomfort. According to physician it was colic. I was told to cradle my son's belly, neck and head along the inside of my arm. This actually worked and it soothed my son. I hope this helps your son as well.

Many blessings to you!

Moby wrap seemed to work for our little ones. Also sitting on a bouncy ball used to stop the screaming. tummy massages helped as well as bicycling the legs. sometimes when i really had to sleep and nothing worked I would give my very unhappy son 1/2 a dose of tylanol for his teeth. it seems that his process started as early as 2.5 months. Lactose free formula helped a lot with the gas but we only discovered that when it was almost too late. if your son is gaining a lot of weight therefore consuming a lot of food, the bloating maybe inevitable. my son grew very fast and nursed ALL the time, he also refused to take a pacifier and didn't accept a bottle till he was 6 months old. because he was comforting himself through nursing the dr. said that my poor child was having the equivalent feeling that most people feel post a thanksgiving dinner, but all the time. by the way, i am not sure why would the composition of your milk will be affected by what you eat. Milk is Milk. it can get flavored if you have spicy or aromatic food but the content will remain the same. I would say eat whatever you want but be ware of caffeine it is found in chocolate, tea, coffee... it diuretic and it goes through your milk. good luck and I hope that things get better for you.

It may be colic. Your diet may be contributing to this as well. Tree are a couple things you can try. 1) try to burp him every 1-2 oz 2) try to give him formula to get him back on track 3) change your diet to see if that's the origination of the problem and 4) there's an all natural vegetable charcoal called Colic Calm. That stuff is amazing. It's a bit pricey and can be hard to remove from clothes if spilled, but it's worth it all to not have to see your baby in pain. Also, when hes in pain, try to move his legs like he's riding a bicycle because it'll help to remove any trapped gases. One other slight possibility may be that he's teething.

I found out. That when I was breast feeding my daughter, she was waking every two hours because I smoked ( this was 31 yrs ago and I didn't know any better) and it was because she was craving the nicotine as soon as she got her fix she always fell asleep on me

It is possible that he is allergic to something that YOU are eating. I remember when I found out that my son had milk allergies, the pediatrician told me not to have ANY dairy myself since it is passed through my body to the baby's. From what you are describing, it sounds like your little one has milk allergies too. Since I was breastfeeding and giving him formula, I started feeding my son Neutramigen formula and he was a completely different boy in a few days.
Good luck!

Try Gripe Water, it works very well for some babies. Also you can try to pump early in the day and offer him an extra ounce at night to see if that helps him sleep longer. My little one loves to swaddled if it's not to warm at night. It never hurts to try and get an extra burp after each feeding too.

I'm sorry to hear of your trouble. Sure sounds like abdominal distress. When my 7 babies did that it was usually because of what I was eating, how I was eating, and how much stress I was under. Infants are so susceptible to what you are going through. If I had to work it would throw everything out of whack and I'd be a nervous wreck and so would the baby. Bottom line - no success in the world is worth failure at home, right? Homeopathic Colic tablets work wonder's to calm their little tummies. Also - check out the link here for a distilled version of how to understand your baby's cries, too at:
http://www.gomommygo.com/Baby_Sounds.html
Hope it helps! Poor dear!

My experience is that something like this is usually gas. Try Colic Calm--it's a FDA approved, homeopathic solution for gas, colic, reflux and teething--so if your son is experiencing any of those, it will help. You can check out their site here: http://www.coliccalm.com

Good luck!