Baby screaming...help.?

It is unusual that a baby is crying all night. Since you have had him checked out and the Doctor says he is fine then I would look to something else.

Have you tried gas drops? It may be that he is having gas pains when he is laid down and it is not as bad when he is held. I would give that a go and see if it helps.

Check and make sure he doesn't have an ear infection. Kids who have them will feel okay as long as they aren't completely horizontal, then their ear will begin hurting. I can always tell when my daughter has an ear infection because she'll sleep face down with her legs tucked under her, so her head points down towards the bed a little bit.

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The pediatrician's office always said if my baby was crying for more than an hour straight to take them in. That doesn't sound normal ... what baby will cry all night just from not being held?

Gotta love it when you get thrown a curve ball. I would say keep being persistent, he'll understand Eventually that he needs to sleep in his bed. My 8 mos . old does this so after awhile I just lay him in his bed, rub his back, make the shhhh sound until he starts to relax. Sometimes it works, other times I let him scream for 5-10 minutes then rock him again, by then he's so exhausted he passes out. I couldn't imagine ALL night. I hope things get better for you soon.

Being that ill and hospitalized could be traumatizing for a 1 year old baby. I would co-sleep for a couple of weeks and then start weaning him off when all is right in his little world again.

Stay strong. You can try sitting with him, but it may just take letting him scream for a week before he realizes that he is not going to get his way. Don't give in or he may never sleep ok again.

Have you tried to rock him just until he gets droopy but not asleep yet? Then lay him down. Cant guarantee it will work but it might help- maybe he misses the cuddle time from the rocking.