Help! Moms and Grandmoms!

[Cataholic]

I don't subscribe to the 'let them cry' theory, either. I don't think it is appropriate for an infant of this age to cry non-stop for 30 minutes. Maybe that was an exaggeration on your part, but, that doesn't seem right.

Some babies are high needs. Maybe Ashleys is one of them. Infants want their mothers. I personally feel they should have them every minute of every day at that age. I know, I know, everyone needs a break. Well, not at the expense of an infant. Maybe the baby just wants more of Ashley? More continuity? More security?

Maybe there is some reflux going on? Maybe there is an issue with where he is placed for sleep? With Jonah, I heated his bed before placing him in it, so he didn't experience that cold feeling when I removed him from me and placed him in a cold little bed.

He will grow out of it.

[catnapper]

Ok, relief came in the mail! I looked online last week and came across a pacifier that is vanilla scented and supposedly calms down babies... it was only $3 including shipping,so I thought why not try it. It came today, and guess what? IT WORKED! He's now happily sleeping.

Is it too early to tell if the pacifier made the difference?

Thanks for the suggestions and hope that he will grow out of it.

[Catty1]

DON'T QUESTION IT!!!!

Let sleeping Cams lie...

[BitsyNaceyDog]

You just discribed my nephew. He was the same way, only he cryed even when his mom was there. He's 4 months old now and it's better, but he still crys a lot (my M-I-L swears he doesn't stop). One thing that works with my nephew is a ride in the car, it puts him to sleep everytime.
Would you post a link to that pacifier, I'd like to show my sister-in-law.

[catnapper]

The pacifier is the Gumdrop pacifier. I found mine on ebay, I don't know what they are offering on ebay today. I was thrilled to get it so cheap

Gumdrop pacifier

[caseysmom]

Kim, I just remembered that my swing saved my life when my kids were that small.

[Karen]

Swing! If the pacifier stops working, a swing will give him the "motion" feel he likes without you leaving the premises and missing client calls. And though it may not seem like it now, he will outgrow it. And just think what strong lungs he's building! He could be the next Pavarotti, right?

[catnapper]

Karen, he doesn't like his swing. We put him in it, and he's quiet for twenty seconds then he starts bawling.

[jenluckenbach]

Strap on a frontal baby carrier and just walk around with him all day.

[Dorothy39]

Strap on a frontal baby carrier and just walk around with him all day.

I waited, and waited, (dial up!!! ) ,

When I got to the last post,

You took the words right out of my mouth

[moosmom]

Babies need to suckle. Especially at that young of an age. Did he EVER have a pacifier?? If not, that gumdrop thingy you described like it did the trick.

Good luck Nana!!

[Karen]

Karen, he doesn't like his swing. We put him in it, and he's quiet for twenty seconds then he starts bawling.

Does his swing have "stuff to do" or is it just a plain swing? Just curious. Some babies like the swing, and some just don't, it's funny how we are born with certain traits, it seems, just as much as we're born with certain eye and hair color!

[Cataholic]

Jonah didn't care for the typical swing-swing, but, he did like the aquarium swing- it moves in a side to side motion, was more snuggly, etc.