Can anyone offer any magic tricks to calm chronic abdominal kids that cry all the time? I know that fussiness tends to come with the territory for a lot of these guys, but we currently have a ~65 day old gastroschisis kid that is about to drive the whole unit to drink. For the most part it's a frequent cry that ranges from mildly colicky to utterly frantic.
We've tried a few different things. Here are some of the things that seemed to work at least for a little bit, but there has been no lasting success with any of these:
** Lots of holding, rocking, burping, singing, the basics...
** Holding in the prone position across the nurse's lap
** Placing her in her vibrating bouncer seat
** Using our foot to rock the bouncer with a little bit of force
** Placing her in her car seat/stroller and letting her watch Dr. Seuss
** Tight swaddling with an extra blanket roll that encircles her head
** We're on Mylicon and Reglan
I know that there are more things that we've tried, but those are the ones that come to mind. Any additional suggestions?