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Sounds like you're trying everything the early days are so rough. I think crying typically peaks around 6 wks, and then slowly starts to get better. Good luck and hang in there!!

My LO did the same thing...sometimes the swing worked to ease the crying, a car ride did the trick to help her fall asleep, or walking around the house over and over again.

The 5 S's: swaddle, on stomach or side, shush, swing and suck (pacifier, bottle or nursing). If none of those worked, I would just keep bouncing, talk to them, let them exercise their lungs if all their needs were met. DS and DD had a witching hour but it started at about 2 weeks until 6 weeks. Always in the evening!

For me, it came down to having to accept the fact that she was just going to cry. It sucked so bad. I cried along with her. As they say, this too shall pass!

I don't know, but Alice goes through the same thing every evening and sometimes after all her night feedings. We do all the things you listed above and sometimes we have luck, but sometimes all we do is take turns holding her all night long. My husband has some magic touch with her but even that's not foolproof. Good thing these babies are so cute!

Going through it too, every night. It's finally starting to taper off but it's rough.

@ms.janedoe: yes, this! This is where I'm at. And this too shall pass is something I say to myself multiple times a day.

I remind myself my first son was the same way and we survived and can hardly remember it now. It's such a short time period but it sure is hard to remember when you're in the thick of it! Hang in there!

I think the five s's worked really well.

Taking LO outside can work or an nice relaxing bath or skin to skin?

DH used to take E outside. One, so I didn't have to suffer, too, but often, the fresh air and wind would soothe her and she would stop crying

We also did the Happiest Baby on the Block technique. The "jiggling" worked well

Ds was powerless when it came to the stroller in motion. One of us would alwsays be pushing it around in our living room so he would finslly sleep..

I wore LO in the Baby K'Tan (soft sling) all evening for weeks on end, walking circles around the living room and dining room. Sometimes near the dishwasher, dryer, or even with my iphone on the Sleep Machine app near his head. That was usually the only thing that did the trick, if nursing didn't work.

Turns out he was lactose intolerant (he only just outgrew this at 14 months) - so he had a lot of stomach pain. If you think LO's crying/screaming is outside the norm, definitely mention it to your ped. Be a little pushy if necessary. My mom said she'd never heard a baby sustain a scream like my LO, and I wish I'd pushed my first ped more for reasons other than "the witching hour," but I think I was dismissed as a first-time mom who didn't know just how much babies cry in the beginning.

Granted, for a lot of them, it is just the witching hour, and there's nothing you can do but wait it out. But it's just something to keep in mind. Hang in there mama - it's so tough.

I popped him in the Ergo and went for a walk. Otherwise, I'd lay down on the couch, skin to skin, belly to belly and pat his back.

Crying is a stress reliver for infants, so there might not be anything to be done about it. They eventually stop.

@Mae: I remember those days all too well! I cant remember where I read this - might have been Happiest Baby on the Block - anyway - have you heard about Jello head? Its works!!

I would swaddle DS and stand in the kitchen by the exhaust fan (worked like white noise) Holding the baby with him cradle in your arm gently sway so his head slightly moves left to right - like jello - there is something about that motion that just clamed my DS right down!!

Our LO was like this in the evenings too...as others said, the witching hour! It was awful because that was right when DH got home from work, so there was a bit of time there where it was so rare for him to get to spend any non-stressful time with LO! I had tricks, many of which have already been said - the 5 S's, the vacuum, going outside, etc. But none of it worked during the witching hour, we just had to struggle through it. Occasionally I would just lay him down in his swing, and then go into our bathroom, close the door, turn on the fan, run hot water, and just sit there to breathe in the steam, have the noise blocked out, and try to chill a bit before heading back out there.

sounds like you are doing practically everything you can. doesn't hurt to try the 5 s's. it didn't work for us but i know it works for lots of others. you are doing a great job.