Wind

[Melbournemumma]

Ds2 has so much wind! The poor little mite will scream with pain and we just don't know what to do? He is fully breastfed and I'm wondering if it could be what im eating? Any advice? Someone at mothers group told me I should switch to formula as obviously my milk was causing him problems! That's not an option so any other suggestions would be appreciated!

[emc2]

I am using a probiotic powder, Jim is a bit less windy now, he is pooing more.

I am comp feeding though and there's no way I would recommend someone who can BF switch to FF.

You can use this powder whether you're BF or FF or and BF and FF as I am lol.

[Eenee]

Have you thought about getting bub tested by a naturopath? I got DD tested and I have to stop eating dairy she was like a new baby! Well worth spending the money to get her tested. They also gave me a probiotics powder to mix with some EBM (just in a tsp).

[Barb Glare]

Hi,

You are right. Babies will not be better on formula, and will probably be worse. It is unlikely that it is anything to do with what you are eating (more about this later) The thing to keep in mind is that crying is not forever - usually it peaks at about 6 weeks and slowly resolves - whether you do something or do nothing, by 3 mnths. Tell me a bit more about his pattern of feeding/crying/waking/sleeping. Most babies feed about 8-12 times or more in 24 hours. offering the breast is always a good first option when babies are crying. The sucking releases hormones which help them relax, make them sleepy and help them digest their food. Many babies will have a crying time - often in the late afternoon or early evening. At this time it really seems like there is nothing that you can do to make them feel better. It's easy to take it all personally, but it's them, not you and it does pass. What do you do to try and calm him?
In really extreme cases we might look into family history and see if there is any history of allergies/food intolerances/eczema/asthma in either side of the family, and this may give us a clue to things that can help. Tell us a bit more about what is happening with you

[krystals]

My LO was windy for the first couple of months, what worked best for us was burping a couple of times during a feed. Seemed to work really well and even stopped his grunting overnight (he was a VERY noisy little man, bless him!). Good luck!!

[Melbournemumma]

Hi,

You are right. Babies will not be better on formula, and will probably be worse. It is unlikely that it is anything to do with what you are eating (more about this later) The thing to keep in mind is that crying is not forever - usually it peaks at about 6 weeks and slowly resolves - whether you do something or do nothing, by 3 mnths. Tell me a bit more about his pattern of feeding/crying/waking/sleeping. Most babies feed about 8-12 times or more in 24 hours. offering the breast is always a good first option when babies are crying. The sucking releases hormones which help them relax, make them sleepy and help them digest their food. Many babies will have a crying time - often in the late afternoon or early evening. At this time it really seems like there is nothing that you can do to make them feel better. It's easy to take it all personally, but it's them, not you and it does pass. What do you do to try and calm him?
In really extreme cases we might look into family history and see if there is any history of allergies/food intolerances/eczema/asthma in either side of the family, and this may give us a clue to things that can help. Tell us a bit more about what is happening with you

Hi Barb,

He feeds roughly every 2.5-3.5 hours depending on whether he is asleep or not. Over night it's about every 3.5-4.5hrs. He will wake and be ready for a feed so I will feed him till he drifts off and then burp, change nappy and offer other side. Sometimes he's so asleep that nothing I do will wake him so I'll put him down and half an hour later he's awake again for the rest of his feed. Sometimes he'll be awake for a while after the feed and sometimes he'll go off to sleep. If he's asleep it's very hard to get him to burp so I think this is part of the problem. When it's really bad, like this morning at about 4.30 (everything always seems worse at this time ) he will pull on and off the breast screaming. When this happens we give him a dummy to help him relax and pass wind and then put him back on the breast if he wants more food.
To calm him we will rub his back, lay with him or bounce on the fitball. Sometimes this works sometimes it doesn't. Last night we put him in the bath as well. Sometimes this works but he's not a big fan of the bath. I remember DS1 being windy but don't remember it being this bad, I guess the memories fade after 2 years.

There is no family history of intolerances etc however there is a family history of asthma, both my mother and brother have it.

[Barb Glare]

he sounds like a pretty normal little individual. 3-5 hours sleep once in 24 hours is about as good as it gets at this age. It's the 4.30 start that is the killer - nothing feels good at that time of the day. But many, many babies seem to be set on *early* for the morning wake up. Do you put him in bed with you? Even if you don't generally, popping them in bed with you at this time often calms them and allows you to get to sleep. How is his weight gain going? I think that asthma in the family does constitute a history of allergies - in some cases these little ones are more sensitive to food and environment than other babies.

[Melbournemumma]

He's gained 700grams in the 5 weeks since his birth which is reassuring We will often put him in bed with us at this time and I'll often lay down and feed him and we'll both drift off back to sleep which is good. But I did figure he was pretty normal just wanted to seek some advice just in case there was something I could do to help the little man

[jax]

Tara, I am reading and nodding. My Hamish is doing very much the same. I was wondering if my let down was a bit strong for him at the moment as he tends to pull off my boob and cry and then go back for more. It always seems to be when my milk first lets down. Your not alone, but I don't really have any advice sorry.