Crying More than Usual

My DS was a whiney baby and I know it can be daunting. All you want to do is make your baby feel better!

First I want to comment that just because his gums are not red nor can you see his teeth coming in, doesn’t mean he is not teething so maybe try some Hyland Teething Tablets. Secondly, what really helped my baby was massage and soft music or a rock garden with water flow. I did that throughout the day and every night before bed. I’m not sure that there was ever really a “reason” for being whiney, but the contact with my hands to his body never failed. Especially when I would gently massage his belly and legs. Sometimes I thought he just was gassy from BF so I was careful with what I ate. If you formula feed it could also be that. My DS is 5 now and still likes for me to massage him.

I use lavender oil or lotion and all natural lavender soap.

HTH

Babies this age are meeting some important developmental milestones. They start laughing, rolling over, and are getting more and more social. Sometimes babies get fussy right before they meet a major milestone. It's understandable- just think how frustrated we as adults can get at learning new things! It will pass very soon, and with great rewards!

I second the teething. There are all kinds of help for it, from mouth gels to rings you can freeze. If you rub his bottom gum firmly with your thumb, and it gets his attention, you'll know you're on the right track.

I would also agree that it could be teething. Our daughters both started having teething symptoms at that age but the oldest didn't get her first tooth til 6 months and the youngest didn't until later than that.

I would caution against the teething tablets, though. Our ped said not to use them. Check with yours. We used cold washcloths or teething rings to chew on, and Ambesol (sp?) and Tylenol for pain relief.

At four months its usually teeth coming in. That's a constant ache that would make me whine for sure. Try some teething tablets and see if that helps.

Could be a reaction to any vaccines that he received. The doctor will tell you that couldn't be it- but if you google vaccine reactions- you will find that lots of children go through this.