Distressed baby

Our LO is 9 days old today & is in so much distress. Today she just won’t be put down for a sleep, everytime she feeds of the boob, she spits it back up or is sick, she’s screaming non stop, is having plenty of wet and dirty nappies. We just can’t seem to settle her. It’s really upsetting us both to see her so upset, any advice please??

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She may be too hot, or too cold if you are trying too keep her cool in the heat. She could also be on your breast for comfort even if she is not hungry but just a bit out of sorts. Have you given her a good burp? The ‘eh’ noise is a sign of needing to burp. I had an evening of this and it was wind. There are some great videos of techniques for burping and winding that might help. I also found this article very useful generally https://moonboon.com/blogs/stories/my-baby-only-wants-to-sleep-on-me-and-wants-to-breastfeed-all-the-time

My daughter was like this all day yesterday with the heat 😞 today I’ve stayed home with her in the lounge where it’s very cool and she’s been so much better xx

Just a thought also, if you are worried, download the BabyCheck app

No advice but have been in the same boat today, usually she’s fine after a bottle but she’s just been screaming even after that 😔 It took me 3 hours to finally settle her down and I’ve been trapped in my bedroom with the curtains closed and fan on ever since so fingers crossed it’s the heat, but if it carries on then yes also going to look into trapped wind I think! It’s horrible you have my sympathy.

I was like this yesterday, I took her to the GP to be sure she was OK. My baby is 12 days old. Everything seemed normal with checks at the doctors. I think it's the heat tbh, today she's been sick after feeds and won't settle unless she's on me. I literally just have her in a nappy now, bless them its just so hot for them. It's very distressing when they just won't settle and you've tried everything, but just remember you're doing an amazing job xxx

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