4Wk Old Only Fussy at Night

Hey ! My daughter is 4 weeks too ! Born on June 13th, and I have the EXACT same problem ! at night shes like a totally different baby! I wish I knew,I'm about to get a different doctor cause the one I have sucks. I have thought about reflux though as someone suggested, its a possibility but if thats the case she should be spitting up during the day while laying down. And during the day she barely even cries, but at night she can wail for about 2 hours...Good luck mama

Have you tried a swaddler? Wrap your daughter up in a tight swaddle, and maybe even get one of those position-er pillows where they vibrate? Some white music as well? Gripe water didn't work for me either, but when I swaddled my daughter, she slept better.

Maybe just before bed time giving her a bath with a massage or just a massage.

Agree with others that it may be reflux. Both my daughters had reflux and the symptoms were different with both of them. I would talk with your pediatrician about it. Also if you are formula feeding (my pedi told us) that at night their tummies are a little more sensitive because all of the formula built up from the day could be bugging them. Have you tried gas drops? It might be gas..

Nights and days are mixed up.

You'd be having spit up issues and fussiness during all times, day or night if it was reflux.

Her getting all "fired up" when crying will cause more spit up.

Try a schedule. A loose one for now of course... She's only 4wks.

Her belly is only about the size of her fist.

And are you BFing or FFing?

Are you nursing? My daughter was the exact same way. I nursed her and while she'd nap during the day, she wouldn't sleep for longer than 20 minutes at a time unless she was in bed with me. She was almost two before she slept through the night, but she did start sleeping later during the night as she got older, she would sleep about five hours by the time she was a year old. Try getting a co-sleeper bassinet/pack and play and put it right next to your side of the bed. Good luck!

Many babies have a "fussy time" in the evenings. My daughter would just go ballistic, she wouldn't nurse and thrashed around. I started swaddling her and it helped her calm down enough to nurse (not completely, but enough). I had to just resign to sitting and nursing/rocking her between 6-9pm. I picked some movies to watch and had some food/water nearby. She did get over it, but I honestly don't remember now long it lasted, a few weeks I think.

Best wishes, I know this is tough, but they do grow out of it. :)

I would talk to your dr about her possibly having reflux. I just went through this with my daughter. She is now 4 months old and doesnt seem to need the medicane anymore. But it was a nightmare for a while. Once they started her on some reflux medicine she was like a completly different baby, and started going to bed much better, etc. Just a thought to talk to your dr about. She is probably uncomfortable laying down at night if she does have that because it hurts and spitting up more can be a sign of it also. Good luck! Just an edit according to my pediatrition they dont have to be spitting up and fussy all day for it to be reflux. It can just be more into the evening and night. It may not be reflux, i just know my daughter was so much better at night once she was on the medicine.

Babies who are not demanding during the day often make up for it at night.
She's too young to know the difference. Are you breastfeeding? If so, contact your local La Leche League Group and seriously consider attending a meeting. Go to www.llli.org to find the one closest to you. A lot of this fussiness gets better after the first 3 months but it's unrealistic to expect infants to calm themselves or have any idea what's wrong or what they need, and of course they can't verbalize that. Hang in there, Mama!