The following explores some settling techniques for when your baby is having unsettled and crying periods. You may need to try a few different approaches, depending on how your baby responds to them. Some parents find that if one strategy doesn't work initially, it may become more effective at a later time, when their baby is a little older. Others find that if they persevere for a while, their baby grows to enjoy, or respond to their technique more readily (for example, baby massage). There may be some methods that do not suit you, or they may be unrealistic in certain family situations.
It is crucial to remember that 80% of normal, healthy well-fed babies have at least one period of unexplained crying in a 24 hour period, and that most babies (and their parents) will have good days and bad days. In many cases, the unsettled periods will tend to decrease dramatically (or even stop) when your baby is about 3 months old. Of course knowing this does not stop your baby having unsettled periods of crying, but it may help you accept their presence as well as knowing that........
it will pass.
In the mean time, you may wish to look at some support strategies and settling techniques to help you though these trying times. You may have already tried some
cues and
sleep associations. Some additional techniques can include: