 | When Your Baby Won't Stop Crying: A Parent's Guide to Colic by Tonja H. Krautter
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $0.95 You need this book. For your sanity. I read it while I was nursing.
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block - The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer (DVD)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.60 A good reference for any newborn. Even if this doesn't help your baby sleep, the techniques will help calm him/her down so you don't have to listen to incessant screaming.
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 | Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $13.50 If your baby has colic, this is the ONLY sleep book that works. I tried every "gentle" method first, but finally turned to this one out of necessity. NOTE: you can't use it until your baby is at LEAST 4 months old.
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 | Good Night Sleep Tight: The Sleep Ladys Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake Up Happy by Kim West
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $2.76 I used this book mostly for the nursing advice. My baby wanted to be on the breast 24/7 (I blame the colic); this book made my nipples stop bleeding.
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 | 5 Pack GumDrop Newborn Pacifier Natural Scent - Orange
Buy new: $11.45 My son loved these. He wasn't always hungry, so these kept him calm when he just needed to suck.
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 | Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe 100% Cotton Knit, Small, Circle Bear
My husband was swaddle-inept, so a few of these were very important, especially with the colic and startle reflex. Increased the off-chance of actual sleeping.
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 | Mylicon Infants Gas Relief Drops, Non-Staining Formula
Buy new: $7.25 For some reason, the dyed drops always came back up, but these stayed down. Helped- a little, if given EVERY FOUR HOURS all day. Gripe water didn't help at all- I think it's just a placebo.
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 | Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat - Atmosphere
Colicky babies sleep better in infant car seats. We put this in his crib and put him in the car seat. To pretend like he was sleeping in the crib, haha.
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 | Fisher-Price Rainforest Open-Top Cradle Swing
Buy new: $97.54 Plugs in, save batteries. My son would sleep ok in this, with the snuzzler. I'd turn it on, then off when he fell asleep.
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 | Kiddopotamus Snuzzler Complete Head and Body Support, Ivory Terry
Buy new: $14.99 I used this in the swing and stroller, it made him more snug and he slept better.
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 | Earth Therapeutics Mind/Body Therapy Sleep Mask, Cotton, Silk , 1 mask (Pack of 2)
Buy new: $10.85 You need to nap when baby naps. This helps.
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 | BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier Air - Gray/White
Buy new: $69.99 Birth to 20 pounds, although I stopped using it at about 6 months and switched to a mei tai (back carry). A necessity if you have a colicky baby.
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 | Fisher-Price Rainforest Bouncer
Buy new: $51.99 The vibration feature on this seemed to help calm our son down.
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