Ah man!
March 9th, 2011
I’m literally in tears. Rose officially has colic. I’m bummed for us because we are not sleeping, but I’m heart sick that she is uncomfortable. Noelle had colic, and the flashbacks are exhausting. I remember just holding the paci in her mouth in the middle of the night and praying her painful cries would subside. I can handle toddler whiny cries, but colic cries sound like they are in excruciating pain… and their little arms pump back and forth so tightly. It just makes me ache for my innocent little baby. Thank God it’s not permanent, but it’s no fun in the moment. We’ve tried gripe water along with all the standard things, but does anyone have any other tips?
This too shall pass! Pray that our baby Rose finds comfort today.
Love, Melissa
7 Comments
1. Debbie Graf | March 9th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Rachel was colicky and like you, it broke my heart for her. The only thing that helped at all was to put towels on top of the dryer that was running and lay her tummy down on the towels. The heat and the rhythm of the dryer worked. Another bonus was that I learned to sleep standing up with my hand on her back!
2. Brook Bingham Durham | March 10th, 2011 at 8:16 am
Awwww…so sorry to hear that sweetie!
Eric was a very very very very fussy baby with colic. From 4pm-???? he would just cry and scream. My advice is to get out of the house for at least 30 minutes without her in the evenings. Just a trip to Sonic or Starbucks or just a quiet drive will renew you!
3. Amber | March 10th, 2011 at 9:05 am
My friend has three babies, she said to run bath water while you are in the bathroom with her, put her in a bouncy chair for the vibrations or run the vacuum cleaner while she is in the bouncy chair. She said the noise and vibrations soothes the baby. ????? Don’t know if it will work but I am sure you are willing to try anything at this point. Love you Mo and will be praying for ya’ll.
4. Rachel Harrelson | March 10th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Hi! Found your blog through a friend (Tanna H). Wanted to say I’m sorry little Rose has colic. My little girl had it and nothing seemed to help either. We tried the gripe water and it gave some relief, but the biggest help was I stopped drinking milk and cut back on other forms of dairy while nursing. Made a huge difference in her. I waited until about 6 months and started back on milk again and she’s been fine ever since! Oh and the sound machine helped a little too! Good luck!
5. Melissa | March 11th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Thanks for all of the advice. I will try everything you guys suggested! 🙂
6. Amanda | March 14th, 2011 at 12:21 am
Oh SWEET ROSE!!!
Mylecon(we used it with Bailey)…and then I agree with Rachel’s comment above…try cutting out as much milk as possible from your diet(especially from lunch on).
It MIGHT HELP…atleast until she is a little older and she can adjust.
LOVE YA
7. Amy | March 22nd, 2011 at 11:34 am
Bless little Rose’s heart!! BTW, congrats on your third beautiful baby girl 🙂 All three of mine had it full force for 4-6 months. It was horrible. I am in the midst of it right now with Cohen (11 weeks old). I find that sound machine, swaddle and swing seem to keep him most content. It is so miserable for them and miserable for us a mommies, especially since we have two other little ones that need us too!!