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weeks 3-8?
At 3 weeks he started being insane..seriously.
We figured out he has terrible acid reflux and was gassier than usually because of an inability to digest dairy proteins.
So, I went on a dairy-free diet and got him some Zantac.
Within a few days he was a new kid. Not perfect---we still got fussy for a few hours int he day but not terrible. I still had to burp him a lot and I worried about leaving the house because I had no clue what kind of mood he'd be in at any given moment.
At week 7 he was remarkably better...8 was even better. 9 he was done being fussy except at bedtime because he was so tired.
Now at 11 weeks (tomorrow) he is a very good baby. We put him down to bed before he can get fussy and his digestive system has matured a ton.
Every week is SO drastically different than the one before. Babies develop so quickly that their behaviors are usually just phases. In time it all get better (that's been my experience).
My rec is to try and feed her before she get ferosiously hungry so that you're not dealing with the fussiness. And something that made a huge difference for us was music. I would turn his lullaby singing sheep on, nurse him, burp him and rock him to sleep all before the music ended, and it calmed him down tremendously. Oftentimes, just getting to them before they are *too* sleepy, or tired..or whatever is the key.

Weeks 5-7 were his fussiest, ESP in the evenings. Now he really only gets fussy when he's tired (10.5 wks).

Um... I'd say 3-12? She was a very, very screamy newborn. At 3 months, it was like a switch flipped in her head. She's awesome now.

@winniebee: p is teething too and it is not fun at all. Crtong when eating: waking up aloooot. Any remedys that have worked with your lo?

My lo had reflux but we didn't know until she was older and it got a lot worse with age, probably 3 months. Meds helped a lot, I felt great when we finally did them because she finally got some relief. Also, keeping her upright, especially after eating helped a lot.

Tomorrow starts week 5 for us and this thread is freaking me out! So far she has been a very chill baby...

@stargal: advil helps a little bit! I knew it was teething b/c he would put stuff in his mouth and then start crying, which he never used to do.