My baby will be 3 months old soon and is hitting the "colicky" phase. The last 48 hours have been so bad I nicknamed the craziness.

How on earth do I calm a hysterical baby who won't stop crying? So far, he's been consolable but I can see this escalating to the point that he is crying like that to no avail for hours. His crying sessions now are already pretty lengthy. I've had to put him down and walk away a few times, which I really don't like doing. I need to acquire the ability to sit through crying spells for any length of time know matter how bad the crying is. I also think crying for too long is stressful to the baby and affects their cortisol levels which in turn impairs development.

Someone recently told me men hear crying differently than women; they can tune the cries out. To them, cries are just cries. I don't know how true that is, but what I do know is that the crying makes me vibrate in a negative way. I have to fix it. I have to soothe my baby. I try to make a challenging game of it. I respond promptly while at the same time giving myself time to listen to his cries to understand what he is communicating. This only makes him very upset ... oops

Just trying to prepare myself for what's next. We saw the Dr today bc I thought he was teething. Turns out the colic has begun.