Stephen,
As a mother of three kids, two of which loved to cry and cry as little babies, much of it when I wished I could have been sleeping, I know the exhaustion, et al. I've only just come through it in the last 6 weeks.
On a practical note, I found the book the Baby Whisperer to be helpful in helping me show compassion to this baby that was "wrecking" my sleep.
One thing in particular: Roll screaming baby to lie on her side, wrapped snuggley in blanket. Bend low to her available ear and say, "shush, shush, shush" over and over while gently but firmly patting her middle back. Supposedly newborns cannot concentrate on crying while hearing the shush sound and having their backs patted. Of course, if she's hungry this won't work. But time and time again this proved to be the only calming effect on a tired baby that was screaming my ears off.
Hope you find something to ease your little ones' discomfort. It does get better. If it didn't, I wouldn't have three! :)
Heather

Stephen, I want to respect your request since this is your site but I do want to clarify something. The reason my responses have been harsh is not indicative of my normal operating procedures but is due to the nature of the original posts. I found them very offensive in what was being suggested.

(This is Heather responding under my new username.)
Why does your response only strengthen my argument that your posts contribute to the problems you identify. Were you trying to "tear me down" or was that your unique way of showing Christian love?
Unreal.