Dr. Browns bottles aren't working.help?

Question

I use Dr. Browns bottles and mylicon for my 6 week old daughter but she still gets gas and cries like she is in soo much pain. It breaks my heart. Are there better bottles or, something preventative that I can give her? Any suggestions?

Answer 1

First, know that 6 weeks is usually the height of baby's gas/fussiness- it should start to get better soon. Personally, we've had quite a bit of luck using Baby Bliss' Gripe Water. I put it in almost all of my 3 month old's bottles and I can tell when I forget. Gripe water is all natural, it is fennel, ginger and bicarb. Just as safe as mycilon. You can find it at some drug stores but they definitely have it on drugstore.com. You don't want to change baby's formula unless she is not growing like she should.

Good luck!

Answer 2

It may not be gas at all, it could just be colic. (Colic is not caused by gas altho gas can cause colic-like symptoms) My daughter had dreadfull colic and I used the Dr Browns bottles, gas relief thing, she was breast-fed too. Once I learned how to soothe a baby with colic that's when I finaly got some sleep. I only slept 20 minutes a day for 3 months before that.
Try the book "The happyest baby on the block", you wont regret it. Good luck, colic can be very taxing on you!

Answer 3

Are you using a powdered formula? If so, then air may be getting dissolved in the formula, and when she nurses the tiny bubbles form big ones. Also, try switching to a formula pwoder that is less fine (powdery)--the cheapest ones seem to be best (try the Target or Walmart brand formulas). The mix itself will hold air b/w the particles, and cause plenty of mischief all by itself. Try to mix the formula ahead of time, and swirl the container instead of shaking it when you reheat it.
If you are using liquid formula, make sure that it's not too cold or too hot. If the baby doesn't like the temp, she will tend to gulp it to keep her mouth form burning/freezing. Ideally, it should be about 90 deg F.
My dr's advice was try a new formula b4 changing bottles... Much cheaper...

Answer 4

There is a powder formula out there by similac called alimentum, it's around $25.00 a can. It says it helps with colic and a few other symptoms. It's worth a shot. She may also have acid reflux which a prescription is needed for that. Good luck, honey. Maybe also with the gas drops give her a 1/4th tsp. of mylanta. 1/4 tsp. of ibuprofen for any pain the baby might be in, nighttime orajel. Anything's up for grabs.

Answer 5

My son did the same thing. Our pediatrician recommeded Gripe Water (which you can find at a Jamaican store). It worked so well. He seemed like a different baby within a couple of minutes. Hopefully, your daughter will start to be less gassy/fussy around 12 or 13 weeks.

Also, I don't know if you're breastfeeding, but if you are, the gas and fussiness may be caused by something you are eating. I had to eliminate a lot of things from my diet and reintroduce them slowly to find out what bothered my son (in addition to him being colicky).

Answer 6

Sometimes it's just the formula. I have a 5 week old daughter and between her doctor and WIC she was switched 4 times, which made *everything* worse. I finally was switched to Enfamil Gentlease and her gas problems, fussiness, colic symptoms, and constipation are GONE.

Try burping her more often, like if you feed her a 4 ounce bottle, burp her after each ounce drank.

And I hope the best for you, I remember my daughters fussy stages!

Answer 7

I have a 3 year old that was quite gassy when he was little. My buddy told me that the cheaper brand of gas medicine at Wal Mart worked better than Mylicon. Good luck.

Answer 8

there is a bottle I think it is by Playtex called advance it is the VentAire® Bubble Free Bottle System. I used it on my daughter and it worked wonders. You can buy it at all sorts of stores Walmart is reasonably priced. Just make sure you use the nipples it gives you cause they are also made specially for this bottle. hope this helps

Answer 9

Talk to your doctor about colic. If she tends to pull her knees up to her belly its youre likely culprit. I'd suggest:

Put her in her carseat on top of the washing machine while its running

A hot water bottle on her belly for a few minutes after eating

Hylands colic tablets, found in health food stores, and some pharmacies

Keep in mind the basics, always feed you baby when shes alert and always burp every few ounces, if shes falls asleep with the bottle she'll be harder to burp. Make sure shes getting minimal air. And most important, keep in close contact with your pediatrician. My oldest had colic and our pediatrician was probably the only thing that kept me sane.

Answer 10

i've got in no way used a sterilizer--there's no desire for one. You sterilize them the 1st time you employ them and could throw them interior the dishwasher (suitable rack) or hand wash with antibacterial dish cleansing soap. It facilitates her build up immunities via not sterilizing them each and every time you employ them. The bottles are the main suitable on the marketplace and get rid of various gas, this is a significant plus. i might propose them palms down. i would not propose a sterilizer in any respect. EDIT: To sterilize bottles: Boil a pot of water and throw the bottles in for ten minutes. they're sterile after that. Why pay 40 greenbacks for a sterilizer once you could boil water for loose?