Sweety Hang in there, My son had colic the first 9 weeks and he hardly slept and cried for hours. How old is he?? Have u tried swaddling him? sometimes that helps. Is there someone that can come help u look after the baby so u can sleep some. My mom did that for me while my husband was at work. If I didnt have her I would have gone crazy. Also maybe he has gas. Do u have any gas drops like Mylicon to try??

My first son had horrible colic for the first 4 1/2 months. Swaddling, swaying and "sshhhing" loudly in his ear helped a little. I had to put him in his crib and let him cry for a while (I would hide out in the bathroom with the door shut so I couldn't hear him cry!). He is now a very happy, healthy 4 year old and doesn't remember a thing! I also suffered from severe post partum depression during all of that. So I literally was going crazy inside my head. I didn't seek help and am amazed I didn't kill myself or my son (even though I thought of it daily!). I am normally a very sane and mellow person, but the depression totally changed my personality. Please let your OB/GYN know what is going on and see if you you can get connected with a support group or even see if you might need medication for a little while. Your hormones are still so unstable at this time. Just know it will get better, but ASK FOR HELP now!! Wear him on you with a sling of some sort. It can keep your hands free and might make him happy. You can't spoil a baby!
Good Luck!

I also had a night like this yesterday. My baby wouldn't stop crying! Nothing would settle him down. Not the swing, swaddling, burping or anything I tried. My son has colic and its horrible. I also have PPD so I was ready to take the bridge! You can try to boil caraway seeds and put that in a bottle.
Its 1 TBS caraway seeds to 1 cup of water. Boil water for 10 minutes than strain the seeds from the water. Let the water cool and than but some in a bottle with a pinch of sugar. It seems to help my little one a bit

Aww sorry you are having such a hard time. He is proberly just colic.Which can be very difficult.You can try a few things a warm lavender chamomille bath, soft classical music, That thing that you put on the side of the crib that plays music but puts lighted shaped and stuff on the ceiling they like the lights on the ceiling, if you have to rock them try a swing instead or a bouncer that vibrates. I hope some of these things work for you. If you need to talk I am here good luck : ) (((hugs)))

needhope: he is only 2 weeks tell me wot swaddlling is and i will try it my mum comes over everyday but she doesnt stay long and no i dont have any gas drops

swaddling is a way to wrap the baby up so he feels secure like inside the womb. Here is a link with with an articl and video that shows u how http://www.todaysparent.com/baby/healthsafety/article.jsp?content=20030807_121003_2224 I would also go to your local drugstore or wal-mart and pick up some mylicon drops for gas they are wonderful and can be used after every feeding. They help so much with gassy babies. Thats too bad your mom leaves quickly sometimes for your sanity u have to step away and rest and let someone else watch the baby if u can.

thanks needhope i watched the video and tried it and he slept 4 5 hours!!

When my daughter had colic I would take her into the bathroom with the hot water running. Let the bathroom get all steamy. It seemed to help her. Also you could try white noise (static or "sshhh" in their ear while bouncing them) or a car ride.

At just 2 weeks, if holding him helps, I would still hold him. Some might disagree with me, but you are still recovering and I say do what works at this young age.

Mylicon drops are helpful if it is gas, and swaddling too. Is he in a basinet? A crib is so big and ominous after being in such a tight space for his whole life, many babies wont sleep in cribs until 4 or 5 months.

Also, when you try something, if it doesn't work, don't jump too quickly from trying this to that and then the other thing, or you will overstimulate him which only perpetuates things. Try to focus on breathing deliberately and slowly, maybe sing a song that soothes YOU... the more calm you are, the more you are able to have a calming influence while you try to decode this little ones foreign language. Otherwise, he will feed off of your anxiety, and then even if he was crying because he was hungry, won't then be receptive to eat because he will then feel too anxious to realize that the solution to his original problem has arrived.
Learning to achieve and maintain your own self of calm centeredness will serve you throughout your entire motherhood adventure! But its easier said than done, of course.
By all means, if you at all feel like you could hurt your child, just put him down in a safe place and take a break, call someone, pray or cry... and forgive yourself for feeling overwhelmed.

You are going to be ok, and as much as this seems like a very long tunnel you are in... you will undoubtedly look back a year or 10 from now and wonder how it went by so fast.
Bless.

I had the same issues and I couldn't take it anymore, when I started researching extensively on the subject. I read so many articles and one I found most useful was https://www.whattoexpect.com/first-year/sleep-solutions/. Hope this helps all the mothers who are having a tough time as well.