My Child Seems to Cry a Lot at Night

hi E.,
i have had a similar problem with my daughter. she is 16 weeks old.
what i have learned is that some babies cry to let out pent up energy from the day.
she still does it from time to time. what i do is i just walk around with her, sometimes i will stand in one spot and just sway back and forth rubbing her back.
when my daughter was that age, she would just have her "fussy" time. but relax, it will soon pass. her doc said it was probably colic. put her on special formula and had special bottles.
have you tried swaddling her? i know that babies at that young of age sometimes like the comfort of that, it reminds them of being back in the womb.
i hope that this helps.
E.

Which child? How old?

I think that's pretty common at that age. My two always had a rough time in the late evening until I finally got them to settle down. This disapated in time but probably closer to 3 mos. or so. I also found that keeping them up at that age during the day doesn't necessarily help them sleep better at night. I've read that over tired babies have trouble sleeping at night and I found it to be true with my own kids. Good luck...

My little girl started doing the same thing around 1 month (
she is now 3 and a half months). I took her to the doctor to see if anything was wrong but she said she was just colicky. I knew she was well fed, dry and warm but still cried unconsolably from about 11pm to 6am every day. I am not saying that this is true for you and your daughter, but if she is crying unconsolably at the same time every night, then it very well could be colic. The doctor also told me that if she was just generally fussy all of the time, then it could be acid reflux and she should be put on zantac. All of this seemed as though it lasted for a month or so but the doctor warned me it could last for another 3 months. She did offer me some encouraging news which was to just hang in there until she hit 3 months. Boy was she right! My daughter has since started to sleep through the night with an occasional night waking every once in a while. I also noticed she sleeps better at night when she sleeps well during the day. Go figure. Hope this helps!

Try bathing her in a baby gel that has chamomile and lavender, then follow with the same lotion. It really helps to relax my son. Good luck!

Hi, my daughter and son had the same problem, just at different ages, and I gave them both a favorite shirt of mine to sleep with. That cured the problem and is very funny when Emily carries to sleep with at her Daddy's house!!

A 1 month old isn't supposed to sleep through the night just yet. Are you still swadeling her? Babies this age usually still like to be swaddled. Also, try playing some soft music in her room at night. Make sure she is not sleeping too much during the day. If she sleeps too much during the day, she won't be tired at night. After you feed her the first time of the day, keep her awake until the next feeding. After the 2nd feeding, put her down to sleep. Keep alternating awake and sleep periods throughout the day. Finally, make sure you are not feeding her until she falls asleep. She needs to learn to fall asleep on her own and not rely on the feeding to put her to sleep. Good luck.

Hello E.! Which child is it that cries at night? I have a six year old daughter that cries in her sleep. When we wake her up, she seems like nothing is wrong. The doctor said that as long as she wakes in the morning feeling rested that there was no problem. Let me know if you hear any positive feedback.

I have a 2 1/2 year old son, and when he was a baby, the only thing that would calm him at night was laying him across my legs and gently bouncing him. I made a game out of it, and would bounce my legs then pat him on his back. He would go right to sleep. I would slowly stop bouncing him and patting him, and put him in his bassinet. I am not sure if you have tried this already, but I hope it helps. Good luck!

Hello! There is a book called THE BABY WHISPERER. When all else failed, the answer was in there. Your baby could have an ear infection. When you lay them down, the fluid causes build up on the ear drums. Ask your DR for OTIC solution. It helps clean the ears, and numbs them in the case of pain. Seriously, check out that book!
God Bless

I have two daughters and one of them cried alot during the night. I am not sure which child is crying, but I found that soft music worked well for one of my daughters. She is 4 and said that it helped her sleep. However, she was not the one that kept getting up. My 3 year old kept waking and we finally figured out that she was hungry during the night so now we make sure that right before bed she gets a filling snack, like a banana or yogurt and it helped alot.

Hope this helps.

K.

Try one more thing and you'll find yourself at peace. Babies magic tea will really calm your child.

Hey, I know this sounds a little crazy. But, if you put a thin blanket on top of the dryer and lay your baby on it's stomach and turn the dryer on. It rocks the baby and also helps it pass any gas up or down that may be bothering it. Also, the heat is soothing. I have a 17 yr. old and we spent ALLOT of time in the laundry room!!!...lol