I feel that sums it up rather nicely, the only thing that I can think of to add to all the other good advice given is,,, try and relax, together with your little person, maybe have a nice warm bath together, most babies love warm water and to be in it with Mum or Dad, well, that is probably as close to heaven as most babies could wish. maybe make that the beginning of the daily/nightly routine?

It's a spiral effect really, Mum/Dad is tensed up (understandably) due to lack of sleep etc. this can convey itself involuntarily (through tone of voice and stiffness, for want of a better word, of your body when holding crying/screaming baby), which, to a sensitive little being, who can sense that all is not right with you and, as you are basically their whole world, then that means their world is at odds, resulting in an even more tensed up babe and the (seems like it at the time), never-ending protest in the only way they know how.....

So it's to find a way that can break the cycle, use whatever resources or tricks you can think of to endure this "phase".

I'll be honest here and tell you that when people would use that particular word to me, I could happily have spat in their eye, especially as, no sooner would one particular "phase" go by the by, another one would soon take it's place, only to told,,, again, "It's only a phase they are going through"....

Even though it's quite true (I'm pretty sure you won't be worrying about colic when she's twenty ), just used to get on my nerves as that seemed to be the standard response I got to, well, pretty much everything!!!

Anyway,

peace and light to you Muffin and all the Mums and Dads out there going through the sleepless nights "phase", it'll be over sooner than you think and you'll all be able to enjoy the coming summer (whoop whoopy dooo!), please to the Gods, that it will be a long and hot one this year, take care all, you're doing a great job, never forget that.

Ros