QUOTE(Kiln @ Nov 1 2013, 03:48 PM)

Ah, another joyous day in the Kiln house. My son decided he didn't want to sleep all night so now I get to crawl into work with 2 hours of sleep since yesterday, when I got 4 hours. Worst part? Now that I'm getting ready to leave he's fast asleep.
Baby crying in the night checklist:
1. Is baby getting too much sleep during the day?
2. Is baby clean/dry/fed/burped?
** At this age you can mix a little "Infant Rice Cereal Flakes" in with breast milk or formula and give it to baby right before night bedtime. Sterilyzed baby bottle/nipple/collar = cut a bigger hole in the nipple to let the cereal flow/not too big though, (the baby should still have to work to get the cereal through the nipple).
3. Is the crying sound aggravated (teething) or painful (stomach ache/colic)?
** Teething - wet clean washcloth and put it in the freezer. When it is good and cold, wad it up and see if baby wants to chew on it. That soothes the gums and helps the baby get the tooth through (but is only temporary fix, you'll have to keep one in the freezer and keep exchanging them out or get a teething toy that can be refrigerated. It won't solve the crying till the tooth clears the skin).
** Stomach Ache/Colic - Catnip tea in a baby bottle sometimes helps, but the best the main thing is to get a gentle pressure and heat on the baby's tummy.
Lay baby bare-chested on your bare chest with his head near your heart (you can drape a baby blanket over him for warmth if needed) - your heartbeat soothes the baby, and your body heat rises up an warms baby's tummy just the perfect temperature. The pressure of being on his tummy against yours is just enough to help push the gas on through.
(you can put a cloth diaper under his face to keep from being spit up on)
This image shows how to do it, but you really need the shirts off both daddy and baby:

Another way to get pressure on his tummy is to dangle him (bare-chested) over your bare lower inside section of your arm. His head goes at your elbow, his tummy against your arm (for the body heat and pressure on his tummy). His legs and arms dangle down, and your hand holds his butt to keep him from falling.
You can walk around and do stuff while he is dangling, they like this position.
IF your wife is breastfeeding = she can't eat Broccoli/Cabbage/Coffee/Onions/etc - these type acidy foods come through the breast milk and cause upset tummy's in babies.
Have her cut out spices/gassy or acidy foods/caffienated drinks until the baby is getting onto more solid foods and using less breast milk. Then she can begin adding them back into her diet.
Dangling baby images:
