I know that a lot of babies get colic during the first 3 months of life, but I'm not sure if this is colic. My little girl will cry all the time, except when she's held. When I hold her, she doesn't make a sound but the moment I put her down she screams. I've tried just letting her cry, and it doesn't work. I layed her in her crib for a half an hour one day so that I could get a couple things accomplished and all she did was scream. I've tried everything... putting her in the swing, the bouncy seat, on the floor, going for a drive... nothing but holding her gets her to be quiet. The only time she doesn't, is at night. From 10pm until 10am she will sleep in her crib peacefully. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get her to be content without me having to hold her so that I get some things accomplished?

What about a baby carrier/sling that way she still feels the closeness of her mommy and you have your hands free?

My baby was the same way. Sometimes what worked for me was putting him in his carseat on top of a running dryer. I know this is hard.  Good luck!  It will get better!

I think some babies are just like this.  I know it's frustrating, but at least she will sleep at night in her crib!  My friends son is like this and she uses her sling a lot to carry him around the house so she can get stuff done.  Good luck!

My 2nd baby is a very happy, smiley baby now.  BUT when she was about 1-3 months old, she was really fussy.  Sometimes a carrier/sling would calm her, but sometimes not.  she wasn't "colicky" by definition, but lots of arching her back, seeming uncomfortable alot, etc.

I did a little reading up on babies crying and found a very interesting research article.  They did studies across different cultures, etc. and found that even regardless of all other factors, babies just cry more during this 1-3 month period.  It's probably just something physiological, and baby's systems just need to mature a bit, and she needs to adjust to the world outside mom's womb.

So it doesn't solve what to do in the meantime, but knowing that baby will outgrow the constant crying might at least be a light at the end of the tunnel.