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Baby poos every 5 days, on day 3 or 4 he....
...seems to be in horrible pain!! He is 10 weeks and exclusively breastfed, and will poo every 5 days, which I understand is normal so long as he has plenty of wet nappies! However, on day 3 he starts to get fratchy, screechy during feeds and up to an hour after feeds!! This continues until around day 5 when he poos and then he is fine, then everything starts again!! The HV suggested when he was 2 weeks old that he has colic so we have been using gripe water, and it is only recently that the 5 day cycle and pain begun!
So is it related? Is it colic? Or is it something unrelated to colic? My OH read that it could be silent reflux! Sometimes you can read too much - and our LO is putting on weight fine, and it doesn't happen every day or at every feed!
Is formula help matters??
So is it related? Is it colic? Or is it something unrelated to colic? My OH read that it could be silent reflux! Sometimes you can read too much - and our LO is putting on weight fine, and it doesn't happen every day or at every feed!
Is formula help matters??
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Have you been to baby massage? that used to help my lo get his bowels moving, if not have a look in to it. I wouldn't have thought formula would help matters all that much, breastmilk is kinder to the tummy however it is slightly acidic to help kill harmful bacteria, I think this is why many bf babies suffer from colic/silent reflux (essentially acid indigestion!) Hope that helps a little x
Can you buy gaviscon over the counter for babies? Or does it have to be prescribed?