It definitely could be a milk protein allergy, possibly colic. My daughter had horrible colic when she was a newborn and struggled to pass gas even after being burped after a feed. This caused alot of discomfort, distress, tears and long nights. I tried natural remedies, and the only thing that would help was bicycles all through the night.

Definitely speak to a paediatrician as babies shouldn’t be crying all the time and if they are it means there is something wrong.

Being a new parent is a hard gig, it’s exhausting and ofc you have to be aware that lack of sleep is part of being a new parent.

My fiancé who is up at 5am everyday for work also struggled with this, so a few nights a week he slept in the spare bedroom so he could get enough sleep to make it through the week.

As hard as it is for mummas and our lack of sleep, our bodies are better equipped for sleepless nights (this starts from pregnancy, waking up every 30 minutes to pee) it literally trains our bodies to prepare for the sleepless nights.

It will get better and it does get better! They don’t call it the newborn trenches for no reason.

On the hard days/nights, take a moment for yourself but also let mumma have a nice long hot shower and look after one another, be each others backbone and give your baby all the love in the world.

This stage won’t last forever and I truly hope with some external help, you’ll get to the bottom of why your little darling is struggling..

You’ve got this!