5 Month Old Recently Started Crying All The Time?!?

by Amanda

My Daughter is 5 months old. She has recently started crying on and off all day long. She will cry for about 15 minutes, or whine, and then she will be ok for 15 minutes...

I have gotten her ears, throat, and nose checked out, and everything is fine. She never runs fevers, even after she gets all her shots, never.

She eats very well, and is overall a very healthy baby. She weighs almost 16lbs. I have no idea what to do. It is very stressful, and very concerning that she has started doing this. Please give any advice that you can.

Thank you so much!






Baby Help Line Response:

Hi Amanda!

I understand that your girl's behavior is stressful! A few possibilities come to my mind. Could she be teething? Or did you recently start introducing solid foods - a possibility in that case could be tummy pain.

No diaper rash or her simply being bored? Is she crying really hard or is it more complaining, whining? Do you interpret her sounds as her being in pain? Does she do it also if engaged in some activity she likes?

Is her pee normal; no bad smell or color?

It is really hard to know what the problem is, but hopefully I've given you a few more ideas to work with.

If you want, add more information in a comment below, and I'll try to help you some more.

/Paula


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