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| I have a one month old and for the first three weeks of his life he was on what I would consider a fairly great sleep schedule for the night...he'd sleep for three hour periods and wake up about three times for a feeding. Lately, he sleeps for only one three hour block and then is up several times the rest of the night. He gets really gassy....which I think is happening becuase he takes in a lot of air when he eats (we're breast feeding, but I've been told it isn't a latching problem, just that some infants take in more gas then others) and the gas makes him very fussy for about the last hour before he wakes up. Also, the only way he'll go back to sleep is if me or my husband holds him on our chest until he falls asleep. I anticipated being sleep deprived, but these past couple of days have been really difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions? We've tried everything for the gas....Mylicon drops, different feeding positions, extra burping, etc and nothing seems to work. And I'm getting nervous that we're getting into a bad habit of holding him until he goes to sleep. |
| Posted by Rebecca on 03/05/2008 11:11 AM
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I'm a first time mom and I was concern with spoiling my newborn. I've read and been reasured that you can't spoil a newborn. The 1st 2 or 3 months of life you hold them rock them and do what ever it takes to comfort them. So don't worry about making bad habits with him aleast until he is 4 months then you may need to make changes. Some books I found helpful are the baby 411, your week by week babies 1st year, and solve your childs sleep problems by Dr Ferber. The Dr Ferber book I started using when my daughter was 4 1/2 months old.
As far as the gas. Have you tried baby massage? I found with the combo of Mylacon drops after every feeding and massage it help my little one pass the gas and get comfortable. She out grew the problem by the time she was 4 months old and discovered her feet and put them in her mouth. Ask your doctor to show you some was to massage to relieve the gas stress. Hope this helps. |
| posted by LeAnn on 03/05/2008 12:53 PM
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| I am also a first time mom who breastfeeds. I was like you and concerned about bad habbits. But like the other person said you can not spoil a newborn. This is a special time and you should always comfort your newborn right away. When my daughter was first born she would not sleep unless it was on my chest or sometimes with my breast in her mouth. I thought we were gonna be doomed. My daughter is now 6 months old and she sleeps in her crib in another room and sleeps through the night w/o feeding. I do baby yoga and there seem to be different postions that really help the babies digestive system. Things will get better, it just may take time and patience! Good luck! |
| posted by Sacrame... on 03/05/2008 03:46 PM
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Hi Rebecca:
I remember feeling your misery! When Anna was 3 weeks to about 6 weeks, she had gas, colic and acid reflux (it lasted until she was about 4 months old). I also breastfed her and paid close attention to the foods that made me gassy and thus her gassy and avoided those foods. In regards to holding her for bedtime and fearing habit, I had to hold Anna for 1/2 an hour after each feeding due to her reflux and she would fall asleep on me most of those times. I feared creating a bad habit but it all worked out, she has gone down for naps and nightime on her own since about 4 months of age. The first few months are the toughest. Hang in there!! |
| posted by stacie on 03/05/2008 07:58 PM
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| Thanks everyone for the reassurance. It helps to know I'm not the only one going through the 'mealtime fusses'. I just feel so bad for him cause the gas clearly makes him uncomfortable. It's also good to know that we can bring him to bed when needed and it won't create any bad habits. I know that as time goes by things will get better..till then we'll enjoy the moments we have now..gas free or not :) |
| posted by Rebecca on 03/06/2008 09:39 AM
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Are you giving him the Mylicon before or after you feed him? If you're doing it after, try doing it before. Our PED told us that it's better to give it to him before he eats so the proteins can be broken up before it gets into the blood or wherever it goes. My son had such a problem with gas when he was that age too. I ended up having to take out diary, garlic, onions, broccoli, and anything else that tends to induce gas from my diet. Even though it didn't effect me quite to that extent, it did for my son. Once I cut those items out of my diet, it seemed to help.
Do you give your son any formula at all? My husband and I gave our son one bottle a day so Daddy could feed him and get in some bonding time (plus it's heavier so he slept longer between feedings). We ended up switching to Gentlease formula from Enfamil and that helped a lot.
Don't worry about holding him until he sleeps. Yeah, he can get used to it, but he'll get to a point where he doesn't want to cuddle anymore and then you're going to wish for this time back. My son is 12 months old and I still rock and hold him to sleep every night. It's a guarantee way to get him to calm down for bed and he falls asleep and stays asleep for long periods of time. When he was 11 days old, he ended up with RSV and he was so congested that we would sleep together - him on my chest and me on the couch. That is a habit you don't want to get into. As long as he ends up in his crib for the night, let him start out there. As long as your not sleeping on the couch with him, you're doing a lot better than I was when mine was that little. |
| posted by Jaxon on 03/10/2008 11:22 AM
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| Thanks for the suggesstion. I'll try doing the Mylicon before feedings. I've made sure I was doing them after every feeding and since we've gotten into a routine with them it seems to help a bit more now. I've also cut out all dairy, broccoli, and any other gassy foods. It's only been a couple days and althogh he still gets gas he seems to be doing better. Thanks for the reassurance about the sleeping, I'm not worrying as much about it and things seem to be better the less I worry. |
| posted by Rebecca on 03/10/2008 02:54 PM
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