Crying

Comfort your baby, rock him, feed him, don’t leave him to cry. Babies cry A LOT, always for a reason. Whether they need cuddles or sleep or food or a butt change or gas. but if he absolutely will not settle, the milk he’s eating might be hurting his tummy. Contact his pediatrician if that’s the case, you might have to change either your diet if it’s breastmilk or the type of formula. Just do not leave your newborn to just cry it out. Connection is extremely important.

If the crying gets too much then leave the room for a couple minutes and try again but it sounds like colic to me, I used infacol colic drops what worked great for me, offer it before each feed. But yes comfort and snuggle him hopefully it doesn’t last long you’re doing great mama ❤️

It is normal for your baby to cry a lot. I am a postpartum therapist
Do not let your baby “cry it out”. Infants prefrontal cortex (part of the brain that regulates emotion) is extremely under developed. They depend on adults, especially mom, to teach them how to regulate their needs and emotions. This happens through attunement, touch and soothing behaviors (as Kayla mentioned above). Oxytocin is actually released when an infant is being held even while they’re crying, which supports healthy nervous system development. But some infants are more needy than others and require constant comfort, this is also “normal” but can be stressful, so please do reach out for support if you’re feeling overwhelmed. No matter what, you’re the most important and helpful tool for your baby. You got this mama 💕

Don’t leave baby to cry, infants should not be left alone to cry.

As being said ask for help if necessary and you can take a break.

Is baby crying when laying on the back? Or when being held? Breastfed?

Hold your baby near your chest. I recommend use skin to skin techniques so he can smell you and hear your heartbeat.

My first son had a lip tie, he cried a lot because he wasn't getting enough to eat and when I asked for advice everyone said that much crying is normal. My second son didn't cry nearly as much. I would get lip and tongue ties checked and like others said, he may have colic or other allergies

Cuddle that baby!

Cuddle cuddle cuddle! Do they have a dummy? If it’s really intense crying speak with your midwife/hv/gp. My son had reflux, tongue tie and cows milk allergy meaning he would SCREAM sometimes up to 7 hours a day, he also had a hernia in his groin so plenty to scream about bless him 😩.

I’m not pushing a diagnosis onto you by any means, babies do cry, but excessive crying is not normal. There’s some really good advice in the comments regarding taking a break, skin to skin, I always found swaddle and cuddled into my chest whilst I gently rocked and bounced helped. But ultimately for us there were other things going on which needed attention❤️

My baby had colic and was like this. She would cry and cry and it was so heartbreaking. Take 5 minutes to step away when needed. Put baby somewhere safe. But we found swaddling, loud shushing, quite vigorous rocking (not shaking) and changing the environment helped. We used to take her outside but it was summer so that was easier. Maybe try moving to a different room and closing the curtains to make it darker.
It is so hard and I wished those days away and now I regret not just embracing. Just know it does pass. X

Invest in a great pair of noise cancelling headphones! Stick them on put your favourite music on and then start working through the basics. Change, feed, cuddles, rocking etc… blocking out the crying makes it less overwhelming and your fight or flight response (cortisol levels) will drop so you can think clearly xx

My LO just turned 4 weeks and started something similar earlier this week. At the moment, walks massively help as well as a pacifier (I tried to hold out), and contact naps to make sure he gets decent sleep in the day. Also patting his bum mimicking a heartbeat and white noise machine helps at night. Hold on in there mama!

Soothe the baby. Never let a baby cry for a long period of time

My babe was especially fussy and difficult to soothe around this time and our pediatrician said it was likely a growth spurt which is normal around 2-3 weeks. Even if baby is upset, being with you while you are calm is good for them, even if they dont stop- i second the suggestion for some quality noise canceling headphones.