Question for moms about 2 month old infant....?

Question

I am a second time mom, my first was 8 long years ago.
I can't remember much from back then, and my kids are the only babies I have ever been around so I am not sure what is considered normal...My 2 month old cries a lot. He eats his bottle, lays on the floor and plays for about 20-30 min (and spits up while he's there), then just starts screaming. He becomes hard to console. I litterally have to walk back and forth while bouncing him to get him to stop, and I try to stop and sit down he goes into fits..does this sound normal? I am concerned he may have GERD, but don't want over diagnose him. I give him a tiny bit of maloxx and a pacifier and he calms right down, but I don't know if the taste distracts him or if it really helps. Anyone with similar experience?

He was "diagnosed" with colic and put on nutramigen, it healped but he still gets to screaming...I have tried two different kinds of gripe water and they don't do much...so the screaming is not normal? Thanks..

Answer 1

maybe just gassy? more burps? try to keep him upright just after eating instead lieing down flat.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The fact that he starts screaming after eating and also spits up sounds like reflux to me. It burns their throats when it comes up - my daughter has silent reflux so she doesn't actually spit up which made it even harder for us to realize what it was. She would have screaming fits that would last hours, no matter what I did nothing helped and I knew something was wrong and one of the pediatricians said it was colic. This was also my second child but my son is almost 5 and I had no problems with him so with her it honestly feels like I'm a first time mom.

I finally got her into her regular pediatrician, she asked a few questions and right away knew it was reflux. We've had her on prevacid solutabs since she was 7 weeks old, she's now 24 weeks old and doing much better - at her 6 month checkup I'm going to see if we can get her off the medication.

That's good that you thought to give him the Maalox, that must have helped soothe his throat, and I've been told that a pacifier is almost necessary for babies with reflux, it also helps soothe their throats. When we first went in the doctor prescribed Maalox 4 times a day, I didn't feel it was working for my daughter but if your son feels better with that you may not need a prescription medicine.

After feeding him it's important to keep him upright for at least 20 minutes. When sleeping also try to elevate one end of his mattress, that will help. Also after feeding him try not to put him into his carseat for at least 20 minutes, the positioning can cause them a lot of pain.

I would try just a few different lifestyle changes and see if that helps him, if not you may want to discuss it with your pediatrician and see what he/she thinks. Good luck.

Answer 4

Your daughter will have to go through some kind of 'sleep training' anyway, unless you planned on having your whole world arranged around her sleep schedule and needing to sleep with you. She's still so young, so this is actually happening at a good time. I will only just suggest 2 books that would be in alignment with your baby....these are just 2 books that would be helpful for you I feel. 1) The Happiest Baby on the Block 2) The No-Cry Sleep Solution I feel it isn't right to let a baby sleep in a swing. They usually do and at her age, it's normal...but she will grow quickly and will get a much better sleep in a crib. She has to learn to sleep in her own crib anyway, and she is at the perfect age to start her on a schedule in a crib. I would not encourage the swing at her daycare either over the long haul. It will just reinforce that she needs to be moving, in order to sleep. That isn't good in the long run for anyone who cares for her, including yourself. In a few months, she will outgrow the swing..and then what? The day care can't be constantly carrying her or rocking her when they have other children. She will adjust quickly to a crib the sooner you do that, other than just doing what works now. So please get those books (available from library too)...and see how they feel to you. Best wishes to you and your little gem! :' )

Answer 5

It could be colic but it sounds more like gas from feeding. Their esophagus is not fully developed so when you feed him then lie him down, he is not physically capable of keeping the food down. Keep him seated upright for at least 30 min after a feeding. Put him in his swing and hold him and play. Make sure you burp him really well. And if after all that, the gripe water is the best. Stay away from Maalox's, it isn't for babies and Mylicon doesn't work. You can find gripe water at Babys r Us and in some Price Chopper Stores. It is amazing stuff. I gave it to my son during the first 5 months. Now he is strong enough to handle gas, but it was a real life saver.

Answer 6

My son had GERD and what you are describing sounds exactly like what we went through. Some simple solutions that worked for us, where to not lay him flat for about 30 minutes after eating. We would put him in the bouncer, swing or carseat if we weren't able to hold him right after. Also, try feeding him in more of a sitting position. My son also had to take pepcid for about 6 months, he was much better once we tried these steps. Oh, we also used Dr. Brown bottles and put a wedge under the sheet in his crib so he was never really laying flat. Hope this helps! Hang in there, it get's easier.

Answer 7

Did your Dr. prescribe the little bit of Maalox's? Maalox's contains tons of aluminum. You should be more careful about self medicating than over diagnosing. Acid reflux is very common in babies this age. Also Colic. Both are no fun for the parent. Keep a diary of when he eats, and when he is cranky. Talk to your pediatrician and see what she says.

There are tons of all natural methods to ease acid reflux. Research those and try them to see if it helps.
Good luck!
also, you may want to change his formula. Often times acid reflux babies and colic babies have milk allergies that go undiagnosed. You can try a soy based formula for a week and see if it gets better.

Answer 8

I would tell the doctors about your concerns. As a mom you cannot over react to this. Your child comes first and DON'T feel like a pest tot he Dr, that's what they get paid for.
I believe that the maloxx helped, it does NOT taste good.

Both of our boys had an allergy to regular formula and we had to go to a Soy product and that helped tremendously. you might want to give this a try.
Best of luck to you.

Answer 9

absolutely. My baby had severe reflux. I took her to the Dr. and he put her on baby Zantac (Demand it if your Dr. is difficult) She improved immediately. Also, my baby was highly allergic during her infancy to milk based formula- you may want to try soy formula (we used Similac Advanced-Soy). Finally, keep her in an upright position for 20 minutes (I remember sleeping upright the first 4 months until she stopped spitting up so much). On a happy note, t one year now my baby can handle milk and has been off the zantac since 8 months.
BTW, are you sure you are supposed to be giving him Maloxx?

Answer 10

after having 2 kids and similar expeience it sounds like colic ( good old fashioned tummy ache) instead of giving him an adult medicine like maaloxx ( at least make sure its ok with the doctor first) try going to the drug store and getting colic drops for infants.... also make sure he is burped after every 2 ounces if you can this may help

Answer 11

bring him to the Dr and get him tested for Reflux. You are telling me the same story that I had when my little one was that age!! I thought It was something that I was eating(breastfeeding) I cut everything out of my diet but plain grits and dry toast!!! Nothing helped!! I brought her in to see her Dr and they put her on Baby Zantac and with in a day or so she was a very happy baby!!