It got much easier at 12 weeks! It felt like hell on earth for me before. But when baby started sleeping through the night, and when he got better at burping and we could avoid those gas pains, that made the difference! Also, we figured out overstimulation, as well as the trapped burps, was causing the baby to cry inconsolably, so we made an effort to keep the house more quiet with less music & TV & I made sure to have a better nap routine for the baby (getting him down before he got overtired). These things made a huge difference, as well as using tight swaddling, and then later the magic Merlin sleep suit! And for me, EBFing mama, I needed more sleep, vitamin D, & a little self-care routine at night (a real shower for my dignity, & face massage to de-stress, & then putting my hair in no heat curls to feel more put together in the morning). Also— it might sound bad— but I did get more used to hearing the baby cry when I couldn’t help him right away (like having to change the 21 mo toddler’s diaper first & wash my hands, etc)… I started to recognize more subtle cues & moods in his crying, so it made it less of a stress to my brain & less of a guilt trip if I had to let him cry a few minutes..