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How old is he? It sounds like he may be going through a growth spurt. Hang in there, we have all been there.

Growth spurt....that's what I was thinking!

lol...if he's eating the bottle, then that means he's hungry! You're the mom, you know the signs....don't let her make you doubt yourself!!

Poop, eat, cry, that's pretty much what newborns do.

I think I had a thread exactly like this when my son was exactly your son's age, lol. There was so much crying! It finally gets to you after a while. I think my son was colicky, but I never really figured it out before he grew out of it. By 12 weeks your son will be a new man too probably no matter what the reason he's crying now.

For now I recommend using a baby swing (David would just chill out when I put him in the swing and look around. I have cute pictures of him looking "cool" in the swing), tne bouncy chair (We had one that VIBRATED and although I thot it was silly at first David loved it hehe), and going for long walks in the stroller (before it gets hot, even to this day David and I go on a 2-3 mile walk in the morning and its really good for mommy to get exercise and its another place he chills and looks "cool")

All I can say is, its a stage and will pass!!

Leanna said:

Poop, eat, cry, that's pretty much what newborns do.

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Yeah, and the cool thing about the crying in infants, there is usually a cure! Not that it is easy to know the cure, but since they often only have two complaints (food/sleep) it is a short list .

at 5 weeks, that is exactly what all kids do. eat. sleep. poop. cry. period.

yes, tell your mom to back off, if your baby stops crying when you put a bottle in his mouth.. that little mouth is all he has for communication. if he wasn't hungry for that bottle, he would wiggle to get away, and cry louder.

you know, when i first had a baby, i got all kinds of family members telling me what was best for the child....aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!! everybody had something different, and everyone would be offended if i didn't follow their advice. i began to say frequently: "the doctor advises this. the doctor advises that. period. they grew to hate that phrase, but they also backed down. the hard part is, about babies, doctors are inconsistant. the time to feed a baby, pacifier or fingers, how to lay them etc change every 4 years or so.. and they change to this circular pattern! you always come back to "this way"... aaaaahhhhhh !!!!


we all live. we all learn... just pray that you get stronger and not let your family sap your strength. sleep every single time your baby goes to sleep. the more tired you are, the easier it is for well meaning family members to offend you. keep taking your vitamins, like someone said. if you are not getting enough sleep, you are not healing. so you need to talk to husband to see how he can help you change that. you focus on the baby. everyone and everything else steps back or out of the picture for awhile...