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Hi everyone,
I have a three week old son who gets so fussy after eating. Just took him to the doctor and his weight/height growth is fine. I've been bottle feeding him breast milk because I was up all night/walking around all day with my shirt off because he eats A LOT but was falling asleep quickly at the breast. Almost immediately after he eats most times, he becomes very upset, cries, scrunches up and seems like he's in so much pain. The pediatrician said he is fine, is probably colicy, etc, and this will pass. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks. |
| Posted by Bethany on 11/19/2008 02:39 PM
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| Try Mylicon. It works great for gas. It is very safe and you can use it with every feeding. I prefered to put it straight in the mouth as apposed to putting it in a bottle. That way I knew my son was getting what he needed, but you can put it in the bottle. Also are you using bottles that vent? And on that same subject are you using BPA free bottles? That has nothing to do with gas, but it is hard to find BPA free bottles that vent. If you want more info on venting BPA free bottles just send me a message and I will be happy to tell you the ones that I used and loved. But again use the Mylicon. It is a gift from GOD for gas. You will more than likely be surprised with the results. I am surprised your doctor did not recommend it, and I guarantee that other mothers will tell you the same. |
| posted by Kim on 11/19/2008 03:01 PM
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| Thanks! I'll try that. |
| posted by Bethany on 11/19/2008 04:38 PM
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| I have a three week old daughter who had the same problem, except I breastfeed. Mylicon works well for her! Also, try scrunching his legs up into his belly, stretching them out and then doing it again. Sometimes they don't burp up the bubbles in their tummy, they have to fart them out, and by doing this, you can help your little one push the gas out a little faster and with less strain. My husband has made a game out of it with my daughter, it's adorable. Also, try different burping positions. If over the shoulder doesn't work as well, try sitting him up on your knee with your hand cradling his jaw/neck or laying him flat across your legs on his tummy. Both are great when over the shoulder takes too long or is too uncomfortable for our little one. |
| posted by Caryn on 11/19/2008 04:51 PM
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| I used mylicon drops or even put a little peppermint elixir on a towel and let them smell that and it helped them. Remeber that many foods that you eat make them gassy like brocolli and milk. |
| posted by Jessica on 11/19/2008 07:11 PM
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| You might try experimenting with different bottles/nipple types. The first bottles I got (Mam's) made my baby gassy - I think because the nipple flow was too fast for her to keep up with. Anyway I got the Dr. Brown's bottles and she started doing much better. |
| posted by joann on 11/19/2008 09:09 PM
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| I know the Dr. Brown's are good bottles, but I would not use them. They have BPA. I don't know, maybe I am one of a few that is really bothered by this issue. But I used Avent, and went and bought all new bottles when all of this BPA stuff came out. |
| posted by Kim on 11/19/2008 11:29 PM
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Dr. Browns bottles worked for my daughter but my son disliked them. They do make them BPA free and what I use with my son is the playtex ventair advance. He seems to do much better with these. Also my pediatrician suggested using Gripe water for gas and it works awesome. You have to be careful what one you buy because some have not so healthy ingredients. The one I used was Colic Ease and it works great. Also with my daughter they finally determined that a lot of her gas and problems eating was related to acid reflux so if you try all the alternative talk with your ped. Good luck
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| posted by Heather on 11/20/2008 06:01 AM
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| Thanks everyone! |
| posted by Bethany on 11/20/2008 08:17 AM
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| Heather, if the baby has acid reflux, what can the pediatrician do to help that? It sounds like that's what my daughter might have and I hate to see her cry when she's got an upset tummy. I can tell she's miserable and in pain. :/ |
| posted by Caryn on 11/22/2008 08:06 AM
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| They started my daughter on Prevacid first and gave me some different ideas like thickening her formula with cereal, keeping her in a upright position for 30 minutes after eating and having her sleep with the head of her bed elevated. The medications did help. She is almost three now and remains on medication she is currently on Axid. She also has moderate Asthma so that is why she is still on meds. They also had us us a hypoalergenic formula we used nutramagin(sp). They usually say that most children who have acid reflux get better when they are sitting up and when they are walking. Hope this helps |
| posted by Heather on 11/22/2008 05:41 PM
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| Mylicon for sure, our son did better if we gave it to him before rather than after but either way works. |
| posted by Nichole on 11/25/2008 08:24 PM
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| There was just a recall on Mylicon so be careful! |
| posted by on 11/25/2008 10:14 PM
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| My girl had the same problem and it turned out that it was the formula. She was on Similac Advance and we switched her to Isomil advance and that took care of the problem. |
| posted by Katie on 11/26/2008 09:32 AM
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Mylicon didn't work for my baby. But Colic Tablets by Hyland worked wonders. Its a homeopathic medicine you can get at a organic food store. Just take two tablets and either place it in the bottle or put under the tongue. They dissolve instantly.
Also another great fix for when she was a little older maybe a month or so was gripe water. You can get that in the grocery store. Gripe works wonders for her now. But be prepared she may have lots of farts later. ; ) it really works out the gas.
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| posted by Holly on 11/27/2008 04:05 PM
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