Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

I'm T-I-R-E-D (baby has colic)

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 2
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
  • #1

    I'm T-I-R-E-D (baby has colic)

    So she screams like... I don't know, 3 to 4 hours a day, about the time I want some sleep. What can you really do though? I feel bad for her, she's in pain. Poor little thing. But at the same time I get frustrated and angry on the inside, like shut up already. Every night guys... it'll get to you at some point.

    It's amazing though, even with all the crying and all that noise, one little smile during the day will make me forget all about it.

    Also, I'm not getting any sex. I think this might actually last forever. I've come in terms with it. It's a bad deal but what can you really do?
    In da butt.
    "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
    THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
    "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Just rub some vodka on her gums.
    “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
    "Capitalism ho!"

    Comment

    • #3
      Did not work. What else can I try?
      In da butt.
      "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
      THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
      "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

      Comment

      • #4
        Condoms or withdrawel.

        seriously though best of luck to you, keep trying your best and im sure you will get it right.

        If you are worried then bug your doctor relentlessly, thats what they are there for
        Safer worlds through superior firepower

        Comment

        • #5
          True, but I don't think there's anything we can do when colic hits a baby. It's just "try to hang on, it'll pass when they hit 3 months old". Crying baby, when it's really crying, is one of the most difficult noises to deal with. At the same time you're worried, and at the same time you're really tired. It just gets you. But we've all been there I guess, plus we've all cried when we were babies so it's not like we're innocent of it. Just have to deal with it. Oh wait? She's not crying now... time to go to bed really quick!
          In da butt.
          "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
          THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
          "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

          Comment

          • #6
            Bose Nose Canceling Headphones As long as the baby's fever is not at or above 99 degrees you are fine

            Comment

            • #7
              Colic sucks, for all. Summer had colic. I thought they had meds for that now. BTW, Summer turned 30 today.
              Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
              "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
              He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

              Comment

              • #8
                Harsh. Is she bottle or breast fed?

                ps sex should return when mummy's not so tired.

                Comment

                • #9
                  You'll get through it. Amelia didn't have colic, but she flirted with the possibility. She would scream 1-2 hours/day, most days. Slowly it grew less & less, and then it disappeared entirely. She's been a happy baby for months, sleeping through the night.

                  It's frustrating as hell (trust me, you're far from the only parent who things "OMG, SHUT UP!" after hours of screaming) because you don't know why or how to help. All we could do was give her anti-gas drops, hold her & walk around. Holding her on her tummy (your arm supporting the torso & head) seemed to help, sometimes.

                  Hang in there, Pekka.

                  -Arrian

                  p.s. Exhaustion does bad things to one's sex drive. Once the baby sleeps more, things will improve.
                  grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                  The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    Baby goes for a drive inthe car. Baby gets put in her car seat and put on top of the clothes dryer. (vibration and background noise and warmth of the clothes dryer),
                    "Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson

                    “In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Sloww, 30? Time flies, doesn't it? It's weird. I don't know what to think when our baby is 30. She can be a mother by then as well! Me, a grandpa? No! My dad actually protested a bit, when we asked what he wants to be called because there are several different names we can call grandpa... he said they all sound horrible, because old people are called by those names. He's about 70. He's in great health and looks like less than 60 but still, he is not that young anymore and he seems to struggle with that idea

                      CP, breast all the way. Still not so sure about the sex part. I guess I'm OK even if that part is over. It's not the most important thing in the world. Then again I don't want us to become partners without that relationship for the rest of our lives. I guess we have to work on it, but it's a difficult subject to talk about. Like "honey... I think we lack all the spice in this relationship these days. I'm sort of bored. Yes, I love you, but you know... I don't think we want to have sex with each other. What do you suggest?". I don't think that would go over well.

                      Arrian, those are the things we try to do. Anti-gas drops help sometimes. Her stomach is stubborn as well. We just gave up with her with the sleep, we jsut take her into our bed. We figure we need the sleep as well so we'll just deal with the problem of getting her to sleep somewhere else later on. Even so, the sleep is so-so, well, you know how it is.

                      Ogie, good advice, she likes to sleep in the car - if we had a car!! We don't have a clothes dryer either (that we really do need, baby makes lots of dirty clothes and wipes and stuff like that, towels and... just a machine!)
                      In da butt.
                      "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
                      THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
                      "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        Sorry Pekka,

                        You need something that yields warmth, vibaration, and white noise (or better yet lub dub like sounds that mimic heartbeat). Clothes dryer was the best I got. Invest now or take her to the laundromat ASAP. Best advice I have until the stomach can handle solid-ish food.

                        One last thought, get yourself a battery powered swing (preferably one that can provide sound or use a sound machine) they also worked well for our kids (although I don't think we had colic issues thank God.)
                        "Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson

                        “In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          Interesting what works for some people. The swing (and we had two different ones - hand-me-downs) didn't help us at all.

                          Admittedly, I never did try the dryer thing.

                          -Arrian

                          p.s. I totally screwed myself with my earlier comment about how Amelia sleeps through the night so well. Heh. 4:30am this morning, it was apparently time to eat. RIGHT NOW.
                          grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                          The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

                          Comment

                          • #14
                            Arrian, have you checked if Amelia has an account here at Poly ? They start younger and younger
                            With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.

                            Steven Weinberg

                            Comment

                            • #15
                              Originally posted by BlackCat View Post
                              Arrian, have you checked if Amelia has an account here at Poly ? They start younger and younger
                              Uh-oh...

                              Click image for larger version Name: Amelia 262.jpg Views: 1 Size: 54.0 KB ID: 9089579
                              grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                              The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

                              Comment

                              Previous 1 2 template Next
                              Working...
                              X