5 mo Help

[taylorw1210]

I have a 5 mo dcb (my nephew) who has the most horrendous scream cry ever. His eyes bulge out of his head and his face turns beet red.

He scream cries a lot.

My routine with him is this:
7:30 arrival and he's already ready for his morning nap. He sleeps really well for his morning naps.
10:00 diaper change & 8 oz bottle (he drinks 6 oz of it)
I hold him upright after feeding him for about ten minutes and then lay him down to play on the floor. He will not roll over either direction. I've seen him do it a month or so ago, but he hasn't done it since then. DCP's say he doesn't roll over at home either. He just kind of hangs out nicely for a few minutes and then he scream cries. I know that he's fed, dry, and just woke up so I just leave him. He stops crying almost immediately as soon as I pick him up.
I try to play with him or put him in the jumperoo until lunch time.
11ish another 8 oz bottle (usually drinks 6 oz again)
11:30 afternoon nap. I swaddle him and lay him down... He sleeps maybe 30 minutes then scream cries. I had been going in and shhhhing him, but it infuriates him. So now I leave him. Right now, though, he's screaming on the playroom floor because i can't stand the screaming from the other room. Scratch that.... he's SLOWLY calming down.

Anyway, I've tried telling DCP's to stop feeding him to sleep. Stop holding him while he sleeps. Stop popping a bottle in his mouth every time he cries. She's my sister so I have the privilege of seeing how she does things when she has him and she's so lazy... she does all of the above still.

I also am starting to suspect there may be something going on with dcb... besides not rolling over yet, he's 18 lbs (as big as my 11 mo nephew), barely smiles, doesn't giggle or smile when tickled, and is very stiff.


Sorry this is so rambled... It's hard to think straight listening to this screaming!

How do I get her to fix this?

Does he wake up at 10am and then you try to lay him down again at 11:30?

Edited: nevermind, I found where you said he wakes up between 9 and 10. Maybe try waking him up at 9:30 and see if he does better with a longer stretch between naps? I have a 10 mo old who I've had since he was 6 weeks, and he naps between 8-10 and then again 12-2. He needs 2 hours between his morning and afternoon nap otherwise he won't sleep again...

[NightOwl]

I was guilty of propping bottles when my ds was little, too, but she rarely holds him to feed him. He almost acts like he doesn't understand what I'm trying to do when I'm feeding him. She's not going to change the way she feeds him so I don't stress about it as much now that he's getting older, but it's still just annoying knowing how she does things.

He does not sleep through the night and consistently has a bottle every 1-2 hours 24 hours a day.

HOLY HELL, that's 72 ounces of formula in 24 hours, more than twice the usual. Not trying to be funny, but the first thought in my head was "does this child have a parasite or something???". This is a very unhealthy situation and his pediatrician needs to be consulted. If he says it's Ok, FIND A NEW PEDIATRICIAN.

[Cradle2crayons]

HOLY HELL, that's 72 ounces of formula in 24 hours, more than twice the usual. Not trying to be funny, but the first thought in my head was "does this child have a parasite or something???". This is a very unhealthy situation and his pediatrician needs to be consulted. If he says it's Ok, FIND A NEW PEDIATRICIAN.

Agreed. Maybe he has a touch of reflux and that much formula is making him uncomfortable??

I don't know just thinking out loud. Even if parents feed every two hours I won't do that.

This sounds like a very stressful situation, especially since the parents aren't supportive. But seriously that much formula is not good.

[craftymissbeth]

Agreed. Maybe he has a touch of reflux and that much formula is making him uncomfortable??

I don't know just thinking out loud. Even if parents feed every two hours I won't do that.

This sounds like a very stressful situation, especially since the parents aren't supportive. But seriously that much formula is not good.

This is why I make 8 oz bottles even though I know he'll only eat 6. I would love to see him eating 8 ounces every 3-4 hours rather than the amount and frequency he does now.