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What is this? Colic? Reflux? Help!
Morning all, I'm after some advice plz. Sara is 7 wks and has been in a
good routine since about 3 wks. She has been fully FF for the past 3 wks
with no major traumas. However over the past week she has become
increasingly restless at night, she'll go to bed well and is fine until 3 am ish
when she usually feeds then she is so difficult to settle. She lies thrashing
her arms about wimpering and last night crying. I winded her as normal,
around 5 am after rocking her I put her in bed with us on her side after a few
more startled cries she settled til 7am.
I know this is not as extreme as some of the issues others have raised on here
but it is awful seeing my LO in distress and so uncomfortable. We are giving her
Aptamil, using double dose infacol with avent bottles. Do you this I should change
her bottles or milk? Or do you think this is something I should see GP about. By
day Sara is so happy and content, napping well etc. I don't think she's constipated
as she has a couple of dirty nappies a day but she farts LOADs and this seems to
cause her discomfort too.
Any advise would be great, it's so hard seeing her so uncomfortable.
Thanks
Liz xxx
good routine since about 3 wks. She has been fully FF for the past 3 wks
with no major traumas. However over the past week she has become
increasingly restless at night, she'll go to bed well and is fine until 3 am ish
when she usually feeds then she is so difficult to settle. She lies thrashing
her arms about wimpering and last night crying. I winded her as normal,
around 5 am after rocking her I put her in bed with us on her side after a few
more startled cries she settled til 7am.
I know this is not as extreme as some of the issues others have raised on here
but it is awful seeing my LO in distress and so uncomfortable. We are giving her
Aptamil, using double dose infacol with avent bottles. Do you this I should change
her bottles or milk? Or do you think this is something I should see GP about. By
day Sara is so happy and content, napping well etc. I don't think she's constipated
as she has a couple of dirty nappies a day but she farts LOADs and this seems to
cause her discomfort too.
Any advise would be great, it's so hard seeing her so uncomfortable.
Thanks
Liz xxx
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I just wanted to recommend Dr Browns bottles. I started off using TT CTN, but my LO seemed to be swallowing loads of air, which made him really uncomfortable. The Dr Browns bottles have ben great.
We also use infacol, which has really helped with Adam's wind problems.
Are you taking iron tablets? These can sometimes cause baby to become constipated...
Hope Sara re-settles soon...
xx
The only issue I have is that you spoon feed the gripe water which is a little difficult when they are desperate for feeding and thrashing about you have to balance the spoon so they don't knock it out of your hand, not easy at 3.30am when you only have a street light!!!!!
It's worth a go hope that helps????
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have mentioned that they're great, they fit in avent sterilisers don't they??
Have used gripe water a few times but as you said it's such a nightmare to get into LO I gave up, think I'll get a syringe and try again!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that's having these issues, those hours seem so long!
Liz x
Kelly
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