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A SCREAMING BABY WHO CANNOT BE COMFORTED IS ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL THINGS I HAVE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. ONE OF THE WORST THINGS FOR ME WAS THE FEELING THAT I COULDNT HELP HIM. I HAD ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO SETTLE MY OLDER SON WHEN HE HAD BEEN A BABY. I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE MY BABY DIDN'T LIKE ME WHICH IN TURN BEGAN TO AFFECT MY BONDING WITH HIM. MY HUSBAND
WORKED AWAY ALOT SO I WAS ON MY OWN FOR MOST OF THE TIME. I WOULD SPEND HOURS WALKING THE FLOOR WITH
MY BABY OVER MY SHOULDER OR TUMMY FACING DOWN OVER MY ARM (A POSTION MY HEALTH VISITOR SHOWED ME)I ALSO TRIED OSTEOPATHY AND BABY MASSAGE.I FOUND THE BEST THING WAS TO CHANGE HIS POSTION REGULARLY ALTERNATING BETWEEN CARRYING HIM AND PUTTING HIM IN HIS COT WITH HIS MOBILE ON OFTEN WOULD STOP HIM CRYING. WHEN FREINDS AND FAMILY CALLED THEY WOULD ALWAYS ASK HOW 'SCREAMING' STEPHEN WAS TODAY
BUT HERE WE ARE AT 13 WEEKS AND I HAVE A DIFFERENT BABY, HE SMILES AND CHATS AND SQUEALS WITH DELIGHT. HE IS THE MOST ENCHANTING BABY ANYONE COULD MEET. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MISERABLE I WAS A FEW SHORT WEEKS AGO. I CAN'T BELEIVE THAT AT TIMES ALL I WANTED WAS FOR SOMEONE TO COME AND TAKE HIM AWAY.
I THINK THE TRUTH ABOUT COLIC IS THAT THE ONLY THING TO HELP IS
TIME. ITS A CASE OF PUT YOUR HEAD
DOWN AND GET THROUGH IT. MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR BABY DOWN AND SHUT THE DOOR FOR FEW MINUTES WHEN YOU NEED TO. DON'T FEEL GUILTY YOU DESERVE IT AND YOU NEED IT TO PRESERVE YOUR SANITY.ITS AMAZING WHAT 5 MINS BREAK WILL DO. DON'T
TRY TO ESTABLISH A ROUTINE JUST DO WHAT SUITS YOU. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. |
