Hush and Calm a Crying Baby with/without Colic

My baby girl just turned three months last week... hooray!  Boy, does the time fly.... when you're having fun and, I guess, when you're baby's crying all the time, too.  We never determined if our baby had colic, but are pretty sure she did.  It's been a bumpy road, and I know there are others in the same boat, so here's a list of things to try if your baby cries all the time. These are things that we discovered, not necessarily the textbook stuff that everyone knows about.   Also, I'm listing the books I got that helped me the most.  There are a lot of books out there, but most of them seem to be a waste of money.

Eating Enough?  We discovered after I came home from the hospital that my milk didn't really come in.  The doctor said it was probably because I had a C-section and was under stress.  There was some milk, so we thought she was okay.  She'd suck for the right amount of time, so she even fooled the nurses in the hospital.  We didn't figure it out until she lost well over 10%.  She's now on formula.  If you think this might be your issue, trying pumping with a breast pump... that's how we finally realized how little milk she was getting.

Change the Environment:  If you're inside, try stepping outside for a minute.  If you're in the bedroom, pop into the kitchen or look out the window.  Talk softly to the baby explaining what you see.  With my baby, the change in scenery would get her to "snap" out of a crying fit.

Get Movin':  Babies love to be on the go; at least ours does.  It might sound funny, but one of the things that works to settle down our crying baby is to march or even jog around the house with her.  She loves it.

Pat the Bottom:  In addition to swaying, I'd pat her bottom lightly on the diaper.  For some reason, she liked this.

ShhhhhhhhShhhhh:  My husband says this works like a charm.  He just says "Shhhhhshhhhhhshhhhh" and she calms down.  I read somewhere that it reminds them of what it sounded like in the womb.

Tummy trouble?  When our baby was just crying so much, we switched to a lactose free formula.  In days, we noticed an improvement.  We also used Mylicon drops for gas.  You don't want to switch formulas a bunch and we checked with our pediatrician first, but, hey, if it can help your baby, I say why not.