Baby wanting to be held constantly.

[kendallleblanc]

My daughter is almost 3 months old. She cries Everytime I put her down, even when there is nothing wrong with her(she is fed, changed, not constipated), but she constantly is wanting to be held. I am a stay at home mom, and I feel like I can't do anything in the day time. I will hold her until she is asleep and then put her down and she will wake up a few minutes later and realize I'm not holding her, and when I pick her up she automatically stops crying. She also won't sleep at night without being held. Idk what to do. Sometimes I just have to put her down and let her cry for awhile cause I feel like I'm going to explode. I love holding her, but I can't hold her 24/7...awhile ny suggestions??

[kaysie03]

Try looking into a rock n play, its very convenient, and you can put right next to your bed.

[Daisygonz]

My baby gets like this sometimes
I started baby wearing it's a life savor !! Try leaving a shirt you wore a fay before or a blanket that has your smell and lay it down with your baby
Seems to work perfect with my baby he is 11 weeks old good luck

[kaysie03]

I was the exact same way with my first i kno its hard but you have to let her cry, if it gets too overwhelming make sure shes secure and step right outside for a few minutes and take a breath. Probably some of the best advice i ever recieved, but never took it, i felt to guilty. My daughter will be 4 in April and jus started sleeping on her own. Break the cycle while its still early. I kno now with this baby theres alot im gonna do differently. Like you said your a ftm and thats okay hun, thats how we learn.(:

[iLovekjoy2]

My daughter was the same way around that age to the point where I could hardly cook. I started letting her cry it out sometimes like when I cook, do laundry, or clean. I would put her in her swing while I did my housework.

It'll get better as she gets older or once she starts to entertain herself.

[showard022]

Get a snuggy. My first was like that so I just put him in a sling and did all of my work with him in there. I have three different types for this little guy just in caset. :)

[kendallleblanc]

Thanks ladies, good to know I'm not the only one that feels like just letting her cry it out sometimes. I've gotten some negative feedback about that.

[Mirandalashae28]

You should buy a baby carrier that way she is still next to you and you will have free hands to do stuff during the day :)

[Evelynchaf]

Well good luck it's hard but you'll get trust me.

[kendallleblanc]

Thank you Melissa! ^^ and ya I'm sure it's mostly my fault for holding her so much. Sometimes I don't even realize it. I'm a new mom and I'm worried that something is wrong with her and I'm not able to detect it. Idk, but I have been doing some research about colic and I'm definitely gonna get some of that tomo! Thank you for the advice. I'll take any right now, I'm so frustrated.  I'm ready to sleep in my own bed with my husband and not have to hold her all the time..

[Evelynchaf]

My first was like that to but I had a habit of always holding him that's why he was like that so when I would try to put him down he would cry and then I realized it was my fault and he also had colic so it was even harder but I bought some medicine called mommy bliss and that helped some but after that I would just let him cry and he got used to it and wouldn't cry anymore.

[Melissa_25]

Im sorry girl :( hopefully she starts to calm down some and start self soothing. Hang in there. It will get better.

[kendallleblanc]

Guess

[kendallleblanc]

I've tried to put her in her swing and vibrating bouncer thing. I did get her checked at her 2 month appointment,  but her pediatrician said she doesn't have one and she said that I would probably know, because she would be crying constantly and pulling at her ear. But you never know I guss

[Melissa_25]

Ear infection* sorry

[Melissa_25]

Maybe try letting her sleep in a swing. That helped my daughter but if nothing else you may want to take her to her pediatrician and ask them. She may have colic or an war infection or something

[kendallleblanc]

I have been co sleeping with her, because that's the only way I'll get sleep. My husband works at 4 am and it's hard to co sleep in bed with him needing sleep also, so I've been on the couch with her.  If she is sleeping with me she will basically sleep through the night.

[kendallleblanc]

Yes. I swaddle her all the time, that's the only way she will sleep. The doctor said to stop swaddling her arms cause if she rolls she needs them available,  but she flings her arms in her sleep still a little and it wakes her up.

[ericatoday]

My ain is like that someday. He is 2 1/2 months old. Sometimes I just let him cry. I did the same with my first. Although I do co sleep because I'm not one who can wake up and get out of bed easily but once my first would sleep through the night I taught him to self sooth.

[kendallleblanc]

^that's what my parents said....yesterday I put her down and went to check on her every 10 mins or so and she cried for an hour straight...

[darkchocolate23]

Have you tried swaddling her? I read somewhere you should put a shirt in her crib that has your scent on it if swaddling doesnt help

[erislandy]

You need to let her cry tat way she will get use to not being held all the time

[kendallleblanc]

Any suggestions**