Inconsolable crying baby

Hi all, my baby is almost 6 weeks and in the past few days have been a real struggle as I breastfeed him, he temporarily falls asleep on me than suddenly wake up and cries non stop. No hunger or cold/warm temp or gassiness involved I believe - I tried also putting them in any position (on me as well), but nothing really works.
Quite sleep deprived therefore - both of us.

Anyone having something similar at month 2? How did you deal with it?

Any suggestion is welcome 🫶🏻

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Hi Laura.
Aw I’m sorry the sleep deprivation is really rough!

I find my little girl (9 weeks now) definitely gets over stimulated easily and then over tired and won’t take a bottle so it becomes a vicious circle of crying because she’s hungry but won’t take it 😩

When’s she really inconsolable I take her up to her room with a dim red light and the white noise on fairly loud and that helps her settle to take a feed then usually falls asleep 🫠 xx

Look up ‘purple crying’. It peaks around this time unfortunately, nothing for it but time. Use headphones when it gets too much or leave baby in a safe space for a few minutes to take a breather x

Go to a different room, walk around the house. Step outside if it’s safe to do so.. The change of atmosphere and sound/temperature usually helps to calm a crying baby x

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