I have a 1 month old we was up intil 10 o'clock this morning he couldn't sleep and i couldn't sleep because he

Question

couldn't ;i gave him water he was fine for a few mintues ,but he on that good start (dhr-ara) the orange can it been making his tummy very tight lately he just been crying,crying,crying i been wanna cry he's got a doctors appointment in the morning but what do you think it is a why? If any mothers, doctors, or nurses can relate plzzzzzzzzzzz let me know !

Answer 1

it sounds like hes constipated, rub his little tummy and push his legs towards his tummy gently (knees bent) this help them to push their bowels to move. If this doesnt help take him to the er.

Answer 2

it could be his formula, or he could have gas. They make gas drops for little people that will ease the pressure on his tummy. I would try that first. If he hasn't had a problem with his formula in the past, that's probably your best bet. Baby's digestive systems are still immature at birth, they haven't had any practice before. It's common for babies to get gas.

p.s. my babies were put on good start, at 8 days old, by the doctors. I don't think it's a BAD brand or anything. Some babies tolerate different formulas different. I was breastfeeding and my twins had to be put on soy formula ASAP, because of their PKU results. If the gas drops don't help, then talk to your doctor about a different formula. Ask him what he would suggest.

Answer 3

oh yes. My baby was "colic", and let me tell you...there were nights that we were up until 7 in the morning with inconsolable crying. It was horrible, I'm just happy that its all over after 3 months and now he goes to bed at 10. Don't worry it will be over soon, it doesn't last forever. Try doing car rides, "little tummies" gas drops, gripe water which you can find at health food stores. Those supposedly help mothers. Good luck! i hope it gets better!

Answer 4

You should be breast feeding your 1 month old, that is the best stuff for them, they will grow faster and they can digest it better, he probably is constipated, you might look into another formula. Good luck getting sleep, your baby will be waking up every few hours to get some of the good stuff if you know what I mean, if you want to get some sleep keep your baby in the room in a basinet or something and you can just feed him without really having to get up so much, just wait till about 6 months and you might get to sleep through the night.

Answer 5

If his stomach is tight it might be because of the formula. Check the directions on the bottle or can and make sure you're making it correctly. It could just be gas. Since the baby has an appt in the a.m. discuss the type of formula you're giving to him. Until then, good luck mom!

Answer 6

I breastfeed my son, but I have to supplement with formula because I don't make enough milk. My son was on the good start orange can and he was spitting up constantly. I switched him to the good start soy and give him Little Tummies gas drops before he eats and he almost never spits up now.
Good luck. HTH

Answer 7

I have never heard of a newborn being on good start to begin with. I can just about guarantee you that its the formula thats doing it.. You need to get him off of that a.s.a.p. I would call the doctors office right now. You'll get the academy of medicine, but tell them that you want the doctor to call you. If he says its not the formula, I would change doctors. I have 4 kids and went through this 4 times. good luck and call.

Answer 8

Sounds like Colic. It's pretty common for babies. The cause is not really known although many people believe it'sdue to gas. You baby swallows air when he drinks and cries. There is no cure. Here is a massage that you can try to soothe him/her.

Massage for Colic
Karen Zeretzke
Baton Rouge LA USA
From: NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 15 No. 1, January - February 1998, p. 13
We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.

One morning, when the first of my high-need babies was a few days old, I got a cryptic call from a friend. She said "Turn on Donahue!" and hung up. Intrigued, I complied and tuned my television to the talk show. There I saw a demonstration of infant colic massage. It has literally saved my sanity with two of our children-who had colic-when elimination diets gave us no respite.

I found the colic massage did not work during the actual crying episodes, as the baby's abdomen was too rigid to be massaged. So I used the massage every time we changed a diaper. We did this for many months and if I skipped the massage during the day, I paid for it at night. The babies and I enjoyed the time spent massaging. It didn't take long for my husband and the older siblings to learn the massage. They, too, liked the skin-to-skin contact with the baby-along with the chuckles and chortles.

Here's a description of infant massage: The colic massage I was taught consists of three parts. Before you begin, drizzle some oil on your hands and rub them together enough so your hands glide on your baby's skin but don't leave his skin looking shiny. Some people prefer to use a special massage oil, however any oil will do, even vegetable oil from the kitchen. Undress baby, but leave the diaper on loosely. Sometimes babies pass more than gas! Place the baby on his back on a washable blanket, in case the oil stains it. Always keep a hand on the baby!

Part One is called the paddlewheel. Place your palm under the baby's chin, with your fingers pointing toward his shoulder. (It doesn't matter which hand you begin with since you will use both.) Draw your hand down his chest, and into the diaper area. Your stroke should be smooth and firm enough that you feel the "dip" when your hand leaves his ribcage. As your hand is around the belly button, place the opposite hand under the chin and stroke downward, so your hands are making circles over the baby, with one hand always stroking. Do this until your hands/arms begin to tire.

Part Two: Baby is still flat on his back. Place the baby's heel up next to his bottom by bending his knee sharply. Move the leg, still sharply bent, until the top of the thigh rests against the tummy. Get both legs in this position. The baby may be a tad confused at first, but later he will actually assist you-babies love this so! Grab the baby's ankles and gently shake his legs in an up-and-down motion, unbending the knees gradually, until his heels rest on the blanket and his legs are straight. Repeat many times. You may also help the baby "ride a bicycle" by holding his feet and pumping his legs. This is not part of the "official" massage, but my babies loved doing it.

Part Three: Using as much of your fingers/palm as possible, circle the belly button in a clockwise motion. This gets any remaining gas moving in the proper direction for the baby to easily pass it. Another way to do this is to rub clockwise "parentheses" around the belly button, i.e., if the belly button is the center of a clock, one hand moves from ten to one o'clock and the other from four to seven.

There are books on infant massage that offer more detailed information about how to do massage and why it is helpful. One that I found helpful was Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents, by Vimala Schneider McClure.

The entire massage can take as long as you and the baby are having fun. I found that about five minutes minimum per diaper change was what it took for a bearable evening!

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Answer 9

First of all you shouldn't give him water. Babies his age ONLY need milk/formula. When you give a new baby water, they get full and they don't cry for formula. Babies need a certain amount of calories for brain development that is found in milk/formula. Please don't give him any more water. This could be what his problem is. He is not getting the proper nourishment. I really don't think that it is the good start that is making him uncomfortable. I think it is the water.