Need advice from you moms...

[k9krazee]

Sounds miserable...I think your only option is to rehome the little monster!

Just kidding I hope he outgrows the colic soon. He really is an ADORABLE baby!

[joycenalex]

i have a suggestion ...on airplanes, when they talk about emergency procedures, the flight attendants are very clear in telling you.... parents put YOUR oxygen mask on first , THEN your child. ask a close friend, or a family member, to cover for you for a night. you and your spouse go to a motel and sleep. order room service breakfast if you can afford that. sleeping away from your house, for a night will go a long long way into relieving your stress, sleep deprived parents aren't good for a fussy baby or an active toddler, and they aren't good for your physical health either. you need to maintain your health, because you cannot continue to be an effective parent without sleep.
good luck, keep posting, you have support here.

[sabies]

At 6 weeks Quinn slept 5 hours?! I hope my 2nd is like that because my first, Sam, was like Vince. She was every 2 hours til about 3 months when we moved on to 3 hours. At 4 months we moved on to 4 hours. I still wasn't getting 4 hours of sleep straight because feeding + my falling asleep time took some of that away. What I experienced was sleep deprivation and it is torture!

Did Sam have colic? Maybe, who knows for real. I tried mylicon and she would burp or pass gas and I'd think yes, that was it, but then she would start screaming crying again. I didn't try changing my diet like taking out dairy or something because that would take time to see results anyway but it is one thing to try. Supplementing with formula was not an acceptable option to me so I didn't try that either.

Some things that did help were the pacifier, a swing (not the upright kind but one she could fall asleep in), and daddy pacing the hallway holding her over his arm on her belly. Try a different shape pacifier with Vince. Are you swaddling him? That worked with Sam. Did you try happiest baby on the block techniques?

You should be able to be on a 2 hour schedule working toward a 3 hour one. He may not always be hungry when he cries so keep trying all different things to soothe him. At this point he is a good enough nurser that you can make him hold out a bit (2/3 hours is not too much to ask!) so you can maintain some sanity. Do you have family, friends, and/or daycare or sitters to help you get through these tough first months? They could entertain Quinn or take over soothing Vince (he'll still cry - rest where you can't hear him!). I know it must be so difficult with Quinn too. Perhaps if you could get Dad to take over 1 night with a bottle of pumped milk so you can get in a good chunk of sleep. Even if Vince doesn't take the bottle he won't starve. It would be a rough night for Dad for sure but you could gain some sanity back to make it thru this rough patch. Sam's crying used to upset me so much but if the crying is occurring while cared for in someone else's arms take a break from nursing and get rest where you can't hear any crying that may be going on. This is not like abandoning him or making him cry it out, he's still being pampered. As joycenalex said, you do need to put your oxygen mask on first.

I am nearly at 39 weeks and I am ready for the insanity you are experiencing. I guess my expectations are a lot different than yours were. I have many swaddle blankets (bigger ones that last for more months). I freaked out on hubby before to find the swing. We didn't have it when Sam was born, it was an essential discovery for us. I never let her sleep in it for long but I regret that - it may not be an optimum place for a baby to sleep at night but if it works take advantage of it for the sake of sanity. I was very uptight trying to do things right with Sam but it is not possible to be perfect and who knows what is really right anyway.

Hang in there!!!! I agree with your doctor that this is probably Vince's personality but don't worry Sam is very happy it's just that when she feels the SLIGHTEST discomfort she will loudly inform you. I've come to the conclusion she was never in real pain as an infant but I sure was.