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Originally Posted by calf
Congrats FA!
For the other dads out there: We're 3 weeks new parents now, and our boy has started non-stop crying for a few hours right before what should be bedtime. Any pro-tips?
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hey calf - welcome to the party!!! when was your boy born? ours was july 22!
our newborn is doing the exact same thing. he seems to have no problem chilling during the day, but come night time he has a tough time (i usually get him in the early evenings while my wife tries for get our girl to sleep). if i recall correctly, our girl was the exact same way.
from what i've been told, in the womb babies tend to sleep during the day and are more "awake" over night while mom sleeps. i guess this makes a little sense - during the day mom is up and moving around and that movement would tend to 'rock the baby back to sleep' but over night while mom is mostly still that doesn't happen. it takes a bit before the newborn adjusts to the new sleep pattern.
i usually just hold my boy in my arms and rock him while walking thru the house - that seems to work pretty well. he can totally tell when i try sitting down and rocking him... and will have none of it!! ha! ha!
listen for his stomach churning and if you hear that try to get him to burp. if that doesn't work maybe try a little gripe water
the tough part is that every kid is different and there is no magical formula
enjoy being a dad - it's freakin' AWESOME!!! (even when they don't stop crying for what seems like an eternity)