My 2 mo.old baby boy seems like he is in so much pain from gas. I swear I eat no gassy foods and I even bring him to the chiropractor for relief. My husband and I get no sleep because he CONSTANTLY wants to be held and if we lay him down for a few mins. he wakes up and screams. He gets very upset from any bodily function (gas,burps, hiccups). My husband is pressuring me to start formula, but I want to continue breast feeding, but my son seems to be in pain. Should I switch to formula? Any mothers out there with any advice??HELP!
2007-05-01 05:42:37 · 13 answers · asked by MillyNC3 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
NOOOO....the formula will only make his problem worse honey!
make sure you are cutting out dairy and eggs from your diet
and if he needs to be held then do it...he is only 2 months old and obviously needs you
have him sleep with you.....you can safely bed sleep by correctly setting up your bed......if this is the way you keep your sanity then do it
nursing is the best thing you will ever do for him and tell your man you need his support right now...that formula is certianly NOT the answer and by tending to baby's needs right now you are confindent this phase will pass
also make sure you are giving him tummy time everyday without a diaper so he can wiggle around and fart and burp that gas and air out
2007-05-01 05:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
MOst likely your son would still be in pain with formula, if not worse. Formula babies often are more gassy. I would schedule an appointment with your pediatrician, your baby might have acid reflux which is causing the pain. Have you tried Mycelon drops they have help my babe a lot and after burping your baby keep patting for a second or third burp.
2007-05-01 06:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by The Invisible Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breastfeeding is the best thing you can do, it isn't your breastmilk. Formula will be worse on his tummy and he will start vomitting it up. He actually sounds colicky. The chiropractor can't help him, a pediatrician may but most likey his system will mature and it will fix itself in the next couple of weeks. The water bottle they gave you to wash yourself is perfect to help him if you fill it with warm water (not hot but pretty warm) and roll it gently like a rolling pin on his tummy. My older son was colicky and had acid reflux. I cut anything potentially gassy from my diet but it didn't help, what did help was giving him really weak chamomile tea (about an ounce) after he nursed. I don't know why it worked, my friend recommended it and since nothing else worked I tried it. Talk to his pediatrician first but whatever you do, don't stop breastfeeding, it will only get worse.
2007-05-01 06:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not the breast feeding, i worried about my son constantly at that age he was very fussy too and seemed to have trouble getting his wind up but i am still here feeding away and he is 12 months. i found elevating his head a little so he was not lying flat on his back helped. you can get stuff to help break down the wind in his tummy in a chemist i also drank peppermint tea as its very good for that i just asked a friend they said to try mylicon drops.before feeding
I don't know what could be causing this problem but i could guarantee you if you put him on formula it will get worse as formula is harder to digest. and could make it worse
i would check out these sites its were i got help one is la leche league its for breast feeding mothers and another is the baby whisper site Tracy Hogg the girls there are so helpful as your baby seems very fussy just loves his mommy lots ild say do go on line and chat with the girls on the baby whisper they are experts at this
Babywhisperer.com
good luck and i hope this phase passes quickly if you can let me know how you get on
Niamh
:NEW UPDATE TO COMMENT:
Hi listen i asked around to see if i could find out any thing for you what has come back is it could be reflux my friend said
sounds like it may be reflux. Our daughter had terrible reflux and the symptoms included the inability to sleep laying flat, among other things. She never ever spat up, though, so it took us a while to diagnose it. Here are a couple links that describe some of the symptoms that you can pass on
http://infantrefluxdisease.com/infan...x-symptoms.php
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T106004.asp
2007-05-01 06:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think switching to formula will help because babies get more air sucking on a bottle which in return will make more gas. He might have acid reflux, I would call the doctor. My friends son was really gassy, fussy and projectile vomiting and they put him on acid reflux medicine and he is much better.
Also you could call a lactation consultant in your area and they can determine if breastfeeding is causing any problems.
2007-05-01 06:13:43 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried eliminating dairy from your diet?
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html
I would suggest eliminating dairy for 2-3 weeks (takes that long to get it out of your systems) and see if there is an improvement.
Do you maybe have a very strong letdown? Does milk come shooting out and baby gags or can't keep up when your letdown first happens? If baby is gulping and gasping with your letdown, that could be the problem.
Have either of you been on antibiotics or had any sign of yeast infections? Babies with thrush are often gassy.
Have you tried Simethicone drops?
Also check out this on gassy babies:
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
Remind hubby that he's on species specific food right now.....does he really think baby would get better if you gave him formula made from milk that is intended for baby cows?
2007-05-01 06:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do not switch your baby to formula, it’s one of the worst things you can do for him right now. There are not that many babies that have reactions to their mother’s milk and if your pediatrician says that your baby can digest it fine continue to breastfeed. Formula is harder to digest and will give him more gas and stomach pains.
Your baby might be colicky. Or have a GER problem talk to your doctor about that possibility. There are great homeopathic drops at Whole Foods for a colicky and a gassy baby. Your doctor can also prescribe something.
Gas is a by-product of the process of our digestion. When we eat food, it goes through our digestive process, at the end of which nutrients are absorbed into our blood. Think about it logically . . . soda causes us gas because of the carbonation, which is NOT absorbed into our blood. Beans, broccoli and cabbage cause us gas because it is difficult for our bodies to digest carbohydrates. In the process of our intestines breaking these foods down, gas is produced but the thing that is causing us the gas is not absorbed into our bloodstream.
Ok . . . now onto the breast milk, babies and gas. One of the largest components of breast milk is lactose, which is a carbohydrate that through the digestive process can cause gas. That is why the suggestion of nursing one breast per feed so that the baby gets less of the high lactose foremilk and more of the high fat hindmilk.
Link on how you can help your baby get less gas when breastfeeding
http://www.searchmothers.com/features/feature_bfeeding_gas.php
If your baby is colic try this http://onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=523777&parentCategoryId=117206&categoryId=117207 I have not tried myself, but have heard that it works and makes fussy babies less fussy.
2007-05-01 05:55:19 · answer #7 · answered by Natalia D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you discussed this with his pediatrician? Perhaps it has nothing to do at all with breastmilk. Some babies are just very needy and need to be held a lot. Some of them have grastric reflux, which causes them a lot of pain. If that is the case, formulat definitely WON'T help the problem, but will make it worse.
Here's a couple of links
http://www.webgerd.com/GerdInInfants.htm
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/46171/reflux_gerd_in_infants.html
2007-05-01 05:55:14 · answer #8 · answered by nightynightnurse 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should bring him to the pediatrician and get some guidance on how to help your son. You also want to make sure that what you think is going on with him is the actual problem. And why are you brining a 2 month old baby to a chiropractor???
2007-05-02 18:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Switching to formula probably won't help any. It is completely normal for 2 months old to act like this. It has probably little to do with your breastmilk. Don't give in to pressure to switch, you will probably regret it. Baby just needs some time for his digestive system to mature. All of my 3 girls went through this. Normally it is called colic. You just need to learn different ways of holding him, swaddling him, what motions sooth his tummy, etc. He will grow out of it though, but it will be tough until he does.
2007-05-01 05:53:03 · answer #10 · answered by mommyem 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋