[GingerR]

We took a straight-from-the-hospital newborn baby boy into our home a little over a week ago. He was premature (although not too much) and tested positive for cocaine, but seemed to have no side effects. He eats well, and at first, he was sleeping well too.

He still sleeps exceptionally well during the day, but the last few days, he has developed the all-night screams. Even when he's full, burped, has been held for hours, it seems he is just inconsolable at night.

If anyone has had experience with newborns, particularly with cocaine positive newborns, is this a side effect of that or do you think it may be something as simple as colic? And what did you do? We have a 20-month-old fd too who only takes one short nap during the day and is otherwise on the go, go, go... and I feel like I could just die from fatigue.

Suggestions much much appreciated! We have already tried the route of making lots of noise during the day and keeping things very quiet at night so he doesn't "confuse" the two, but it's just not working.

Zzzzzz,
Ginger