Still has colic at 14 weeks
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Hi guys,
My lo is still colicky at the moment and I just don't know what else to do. We have tried everything on the market and nothing seems to help. The docs said a few weeks ago that it will be gone by 14 weeks but she is really bad again. Its not just night time, its between every feed. Has anyone else's lo suffered from colic and if so did your lo still have it this long? I just want to see a light at the end of a long screaming tunnel!!!!
My lo is still colicky at the moment and I just don't know what else to do. We have tried everything on the market and nothing seems to help. The docs said a few weeks ago that it will be gone by 14 weeks but she is really bad again. Its not just night time, its between every feed. Has anyone else's lo suffered from colic and if so did your lo still have it this long? I just want to see a light at the end of a long screaming tunnel!!!!
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Its definatly colic. She does have reflux but its the wind that bothers her. She cannot get her wind up and it traps in her tummy. She screams while farting so I'm pretty sure its that. Her reflux is different when it bothers her. She tends to have different cries for each.
We stir her bottles, use Dr Browns, wind her constantly and it is slightly better but still so hard at times to cope with. We also use colief in her bottles which my hubby forgot to put in this morning and she screamed the house down for hours.
Was told by the hv that I could start weaning her slowly and that should help but still have a suspicion that she is lactose intolerant. Just don't think that she is ready to be weaned yet. Want to wait at least another 2 weeks anyway.
My lo suffers and her symptoms were just like colic.
Got a hosp app in July for her reflux anyway so will ask them to test her then. She gets colief in her bottles and that helps to an extent but scared to start weaning her incase it makes her ill - theres so much hidden ingredients. I have lactose free sma in the cupboard from before but it just bunged her up the last time she was on it.
Just want her to get better!!! When did your lo get diagnosed with lactose intolerance? How is she now?
We basically self diagnosed with the help of a cranial osteopath and the internet, I then changed her to Soya milk which I know she shouldn't have under 6 months but the colic dissapeared but she was constipated. After several visits to the GP and HV I told them that it was obvously the milk and the hv agreed (why it took so long god only knows), she then made an appointment with the dietician and wrote to GP to prescrib Nutramigen and hey presto it was like having a new baby!
All the pain went away over night it was heaven after 3 months of nightly 3 hour screaming fits and me in tears I eventually had the chance to begin to relax and bond with my lo.
She is now 10 months old and thriving on 3 meals a day plus milk feeds, when she is a year I will see the dietician again (3rd time) and we will start to introduce dairy to see if it has gone (apparently most babies grow out of it so fingers crossed).
I have noticed that there are alot of lactose intollerant babies on here and through speaking to other mums, it seems the majority have discovered this through self diagnosis.
I would have thought what with your husband they would listen a bit more, personally I would see another GP and ask to try Nutramigen (if it is lactose intollerance you will not look back).
Good luck!
I feel awful because I went to the pictures with my hubby last night and really enjoyed a bit of time away from lo but when we got home she was crying again and I just wanted to jump back into the car and drive away. Got upset that I was thinking that and broke down in front of hubby. I love her to bits but its so hard going and she constantly cries between feeds. Just want her to be better. Her poor little body just doesn't cope. Fingers crossed that this makes a difference.
Thanks for the info
I feel that a mixture of the upset Maddie had, my birth and having to return to work all added to the stress for me and made bonding very difficult for me and although I loved her so much I was so pleased for some time away.
It took me until she was 6 months before I really felt a good connection and I am angry that the GP and HV did not spot the problem and stop my lo's pain sooner.
Let me know how you go.
xx
Will continue with the SMA LF for the meantime and see how she is. We are going to try and start weaning her this weekend. She'll be 16 weeks by then.
Westbrom - Thanks for the constipation advice - was going to ask you about water/ oj. How is Daisy doing?
Think that I'm going to go to the docs tommorrow as think I may have PND. Couldn't stop crying this afternoon. Just feel myself getting so upset over little things and feel useless.
I am also seing the GP tomorrow about PND and hoping to start sorting myself out as I have been pretending everything is ok for last 10 months.
If you want to chat or anything you can get me through Facebook - Jo Chappell, Bristol network.
Good luck for tomorrow x
I had a busy day today. Ella was sick first thing and her reflux upset her most of the morning but other than that she has been perfect. She has slept well today and even let me meet with the other mummies for a tea and pancake!!!
Really think that she is Lactose intolerant as she is much better and this is the 3rd day on the SMA LF. She isn't quite constipated but I'll keep an eye on things as her poo is much thicker. Hope it continues - going to give the SMA LF a week to see and then will go to the docs and ask about the Nutramigen. Think we will also start weaning her on saturday.
My mum does not want me to take pills as she had bad experience and I am unable to make a decision about the simplest thing at the minute so not sure if I should take them or not.
Maddie is really good now and I get loads of support but things were so bad when I was pregnant and at work (self employed) and then I had difficulty breast feeding and we had the colic/lactose intollerance and I think everything has built up.
Sorry to ramble I am just so unsure, I hate this I used to be so sharp minded and now I can't even remember where I put the list I wrote everything on I needed to remember!
I really hope Ella settles with the milk, if it is lactose make sure you speak to the doc and get it on prescription as the tins are so small and expensive.
Sometimes having a good cry also helps me. LOL
My pal is on anti-deps as she had a still born baby 10 weeks ago. She is just so different now and quite distant with me but thats understandable. Problem is that the pills don't change whats there and happening, just how you deal with it.
Going to docs tomorrow as Ella now constipated and not too happy!!!!
xx