colic in a breastfed baby.
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Hello girls.
Milly has colic (or maybe reflux, or an allergy, or some wierd tropical baby desease - we are going back to the docs later) we have switched her formula to Aptamil comfort which helps a lot, but we still have loads of problems after a breast feed. I think it's because my let-down is mega fast (she gets a full feed in 5 min) and she gulps the milk. We spend ages winding her, but then 9 times out of 10 she'll be sick everywhere.
I seem to spend my life coverd in vommit, and I'm constantly changing her clothes.
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Milly has colic (or maybe reflux, or an allergy, or some wierd tropical baby desease - we are going back to the docs later) we have switched her formula to Aptamil comfort which helps a lot, but we still have loads of problems after a breast feed. I think it's because my let-down is mega fast (she gets a full feed in 5 min) and she gulps the milk. We spend ages winding her, but then 9 times out of 10 she'll be sick everywhere.
I seem to spend my life coverd in vommit, and I'm constantly changing her clothes.
:? :? :?
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You could try a couple of things;
- express for a couple of minutes before hand to prevent the fast let down
- give infant gaviscon before the feed (but not recommended for under 1s so check with HV first)
Also do you sit her up immediately after a feed? Abby needed to be kept reclined for 5 minutes after a feed to let it settle. Then I could sit her up for winding. If I just sat her up the bubbles all rose to the surface in one go and the whole lot came up.
H x
I did speak to my hv about it and she said that it wasnt a sign that anything was wrong it was just very hard on the washing machine - and boy was she right, i ended up stripping down for most feeds and then having to have a wash after
Hopefully this will pass for you soon xx