Rough day

[ChristyH]

She cried today for 5 hours, yes 5 hours! She slept for 1/2 hour total all day, she fussy, squirmed, screamed, cried and was generally miserable the entire day but cried almost non-stop from 4pm to 9pm before she had an ENORMOUS poop and passed out for the night. I was almost at a breaking point, I'm exhausted and want to sleep but I need some time to wind down so I'm on here. I really hope it was just a bad day for her and this isn't the start of colic or I may just run away from home.
DH is in Romania and will be for at least another month, he has no phone there so I can only talk to him via email and I miss him so much It's hard to not have your partner around and with the baby being so fussy it makes it even worse. Luckily my dad has been here for the past 2 weeks helping me out but he leaves on Sunday and then I'm on my own. The kids are out of school now so it will be easier that I don't have to drive anywhere unless I want to and my oldest is usually a big help but I am starting to panic at the thought of not having another adult around to help me out.

I'm trying to take slow breaths and not freak out

[Ironica]

Oh, Christy, that sounds awful! I'm so sorry you and your baby had to go through that.

[treehuggermama]

sending you a PM about a new treatment that worked for me...

[nursemom2]

i feel your pain! we have many similar days and nights with ben. he cries or is fussy so much. once in a while he will have a great day with minimal crying but it
takes a lot of bouncing and he is always in the sling. its been 6 weeks and he has never been put down to sleep yet. last night he was up from 2pm until midnight, only taking 5 minute naps and mostly screaming! he does have some gas issues but i feel mostly it is related to an immature nervous system. my dd screamed for 6 months straight and then became the most pleasant baby/child. it must be so difficult without your husband. i don't know how you do it...

[nursemom2]

have you tried white noise? we basically live next to the oven exhaust fan. he loves the noise. my dd needed the vacuum or water run constantly!

[pixiepunk]

- you poor thing. my DH was gone this past week and i swear if he hadn't come home last night i think i might've lost my mind. and my baby is not a crier at all. i too am looking forward to the end of school, the morning routine is the hardest for us right now.

as for the baby, do you think she might have yeast in her belly? my DD1 started this crazy non-stop screaming thing when she was maybe 6 weeks old, and i thought i was going to lose it. i discovered that the Hyland's Colic Tablets helped her relieve gas which was causing her to scream, but it took a visit to the ped to figure out that it was probably yeast. she had us give the baby acidophilus orally 3x a day for about 2 weeks and it cleared right up. she was like a new baby in like 2 or 3 days. we didn't have any other signs of yeast (no thrush in her mouth or my breasts, no yeasty diaper rash). it was just in her belly. I had IV abx for GBS during labor, and had taken acidophilus for a few weeks after birth, but stopped, and it was about a week after i stopped taking it that her symptoms developed.

it might be worth a try (the colic tablets and the acidophilus). if you have any concerns that she might be sensitive to dairy, they make vegan acidophilus you can get at most health food stores.

oh, and totally OT, but did your dad bring you any pepperoni rolls? my mom and dad have both been up here since the birth and neither of them remembered to bring me any. sigh.

[Jennisee]

[NaturallyPeachey]

we're having one of those days today

i can't imagine not having DH coming home at the end of the day to give me 5 minutes to breath. hang in there!

[avnlavnlavnl]

I'm sorry about your day! Sometimes after 30 minutes I need a small glass of wine or chamomile tea.

My DH is in the military so I know at some point I'll be alone too, plus I work FT so that should be loads of fun.

You'll be okay

[ChristyH]

Thanks everyone!

Today was better, she wasn't as fussy and actually took a decent nap. She's a little cranky right now but I really need to bathe the other kiddos so she's just going to have to be cranky for a few minutes. DH's internet is out now too so no phone calls and no internet which means no talking to him for at least another 3-4 days until they get it fixed I hate when he's in another country and I have no way of talking to him.

This too shall pass.................right? *sigh*

[milosmomma]

I hear ya....Zaven is so much more of a screamer than Amelia ever was and, while it usually isn't often, when he's upset it's rough. Jason's been working 10-12 hr shifts and when he gets home he's exhausted and usually falls asleep, which turns into a fight. He hasn't been much help, but at least I can talk to him (or AT him ). I can't imagine having no way of communication with DP for days at a time.

Take care. And seriously, if you need anything let me know!!! I have another month before I go back to work and I've just been hanging around my house.