I need help please! :'(

[encee1126]

I'm a FTM so it's all new to me and I'm going crazy, I think I'm going thru postpartum depression and just don't know what to do, my daughter is going to be 6 weeks old on monday and I'm going insane with all her crying, during the day she only sleeps about an hour total, and not an hour straight, she sleeps ten minutes at a time after each feeding and at night she's up every 2 hrs to eat, she's being bottle fed so idk why she's not sleeping longer, ever since I had her I have not slept more than three hours per day and this whole not sleeping situation is what's affecting me a lot. I love her but I don't know what to do anymore, she hates when I swaddle her, she hates her swing, she won't take her pacifier, she doesn't have colic (I took her to her pediatrician and he said its not colic) have any of you moms gone thru what I'm going thru and if so what do you recommend?

[encee1126]

Thank you ladies,  I know there's a FTM forum but it's not as active and I needed help so hopefully no one minds I posted here, I'm definitely going to try everything you guys recommended

[fluffybelly2]

Just put her in the crib or a safe place and take a nap if you need to. Some babies just like being held. You could also try a carrier like an ergo or baby bjorn if its gas keeping her up right might help. Also if you think its PPD talk to your dr about meds believe me they help and there's no shame if you need them.

[juliejperkins]

Also my son was breastfed so I don't know muh about formula.

[juliejperkins]

Google dr sears high need babies. Sounds exactly like my son. He is 2 1/2 now but from 0-7 months he was a HANDFUL to say the Least. Get lots of support and try wearing him (in a sling or baby carrier).

[encee1126]

@carmarie, thanks for the hope u have given me, I'll make an appointment with her Dr so he can tell me what's wrong and maybe change her formula. She also eats tons but dr said she has no colic so idk what she's crying about, but it's so weird because I don't know if it's the formula because when we go to other peoples homes she doesn't cry, today I have been at my moms so she can help me and my daughter has been sleeping all day, has only woken up to eat, but at my house she cries! I don't get it

[carmarie25]

My now almost 4 year old cried non stop never slept i was up dancing aroind with her non stop nothing helped she ate tons and everything seemed normal my doc said she wasnt colic and all that so finally at 4 months old i switched her formula to enfamil lactose free and im mot kiddingu within 24 hours she was the happy sleeping baby i was hoping for i felt so bad that i had put her through 4 months of pain but no one knew not even the doctors!!

[encee1126]

Thanks for all the responses, her stools are fine,  and the formula she's on is Enfamil Gentlease which is what her pediatrician put her on, I haven't talked to her dr about her sleeping habits though, is there anything they can do about it?  And yes I have my fiance helping me, he does all the feedings fridays and saturday nights since he doesn't work weekends, those are the only two days I get sleep, my sister tries to help on her days off but she doesn't have children so she can only do so much. I think that if she didn't cry so much I wouldn't be having such a hard time :(

[stacey10]

I would def look at different formulas she maybe lactose intolerant, also if this was your first baby and you had her vaginally  you may benefit from taking her to a physiotherapist that specialises in infant cranial therapy (Ithink its a physio that does it) sometimes when babies are born their head/neck/spine get out of line and all they do is cry, its very subtile and alot of times its not picked up, all they do is some very gentle manipulation and its fixed, so I do think it would be either one of these two things :)

[AlysMom85]

Q1) Is there anyone that can help you so you can get some sleep hun?!?! Q2) How are her stools - it could be the brand of formula upsetting her tummy... If you NEED a break, put her in a safe place (ie crib) and walk away!!! Crying doesn't hurt babies but a break in your sanity could!! My fiance's mom said he was that way, just wanted to cry!! :-/ so she let him... I know that doesn't inspire much hope but it could just be her temperment!! Possibly look into different formulas!! Talk to her pediatrician and go from there and also remember to take care of you.

[Sabrinaaa27]

Try running her tummy or back. When my son cries I hold him and just walk around the house, don't give up or feel bad. Im sure its just  a phase ahead going thru. Maybe she doesn't like the formula u give her, just love her, high her, and rub her.

[Shirano]

Have you talked to your pediatrician about her sleeping habits? Also there are help lines for women experiencing postpartum depression maybe try call one of those. I am a FTM too but I hope this helpful. I will being praying for you and the little one. Hope everything gets better.