My 6 week old baby refuses to be put down. After breastfeeding, she either will settle in my arms (rarely) or sometimes struggle and cry. When I put her down, she cries and fidgets all the time. I don't know what's wrong. I had burped her, diaper is clean, she's well not feverish. Tried singing song to her, talking to her. Tried walking her around the house, she was quiet for 1-2 mins before she got bored and struggled again. I'm so worn out. Any recommendation on how to soothe baby or how to let baby settles?

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There can be many reasons to this. Eversince, she is out in this world, most of the time she has spent in your arms or closer to your bosom, so she feels most secure there, and whenever you put her down, she is being drifted away from the place she likes to be in and she doesn't let you do that by crying. Or, as someone mentioned above, she may be having colic, so you can give her colic drops, and if this is what bothers her, she would be fine after that. If it doesn't work, try wearing your baby. This way she will be close to you and the comfort she wants and you too are free to do your chores.

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