stomach pain and wind??

[rurumummy]

Hi all,

Well Shayma is 3wks old now and for the last week or so she has been getting tummy aches.I am breastfeeding and i find she is vomiting after every feed and it is quite chunky and smelly it seems quite acidic.She is also passing ALOT of wind and her poos seem a little too loose.The only way she is comforted is if i rub her tummy or if i lay her on my tummy and rub her back.

So i was just wondering what i can give her to ease stomach pain,i know you cant give panadol till they are a month old

plz any suggestions would be great,it hurts to see her so uncomfortable

thankx

[Missy]

She might be lactose intolorent. I would take her to the doc and see what they say. My sisters kids where doing the same thing!!!

Good luck

[Fi]

I would suggest maybe its something you are eating? Perhaps cut everything intetresting out of your diet for a few days and see if that makes a difference. The triggers for me were:
Caffiene (a cup of tea would have her spewing for 2-3days)
Chocolate
Onions
Lots of citrus
Some veges.

Other people find high dairy diets can cause some problems.

Tummy massage is a great way to aleviate the pains. Sitting with them upright can also help a little as they dont have the burny feeling so bad.
Maybe boost up one end of the cot so its a little higher?

I know what its like - I had a devil baby when I first foudn out about her intolerances to my food eating. It wsa mothers day, she was about 3-4w old, and I ate almost a whole box of choccies, devoured plenty of tea/coffee and ate half a jar of pickled onions. Poor thing screamed for 2-3 days

[Phteven]

You could try the brauers colic drops. They are homeopathic and most pharmicies stock them.

[rurumummy]

thankx girls

I dont drink coffee much and havnt since she was born and i am actually lactose intolorant myself so dont eat much dairy food.will try cutting out chocolate and cheese.

i have given her a tmmy massage with some warm olive oil just now and gave her some boiled aniseed to drink as it is supposed to help with gas and tummy pain.

i have a check up for her on tuesday so if it persists i will get it checked out

[~Raven~]

Check your attachment is right JIC she is swallowing air with her feed. If she doesn't burp it up it's gotta come out the other end.
Caleb tends to slurp a lot on his fingers and I think that is how he swallows a bit of air too.
Baby massage is great for the tummy. Same with nappy off time. It gets things moving so have a cloth nappy or an old towel under her!