5 month old cries every 20 minutes at night

[shellshell]

Thanks again ladies. Thanks for the info about silent reflux - I will keep that in mind.

Last night I noticed that sometimes when she cried, it was followed by a burp or fart, so it seems wind is definitely not out of the question. I think it is either teething, or something is upsetting her whole digestive system. I do have a forceful letdown / fast flow. I used to posture feed when she was younger, but then I thought she got to a stage where she could handle it better without posture feeding. Now I am going to try posture feeding again. I posture fed this morning and she let out 2 massive farts and a massive poo while feeding - actually she pooed 3 times in 2 hours this morning. So much poo - no wonder her bottom is sore.

I really wish I could take her to a doctor who would be supportive and take it more seriously. I have been 3 times in the last 2 weeks to medical professionals and they have been rather dismissive of me. Grrh!!

[Nadine216]

Could be that she is not yet ready to handle your letdown YAY for the massive farts this morning I always says: "If it doesn't pay rent ... let it out"

I hear your frustration about the drs I know how extreamly stupid I felt when I went from dr to nurse to dr to nurse when my dd was crying non-stop and not sleeping. Thing is ... it's really a guessing and elimanation kind of thing. I hate the fact that my daughter can't TELL me what is bothering her. I also think it would be SOOOO much easier if they could TELL drs exactly where they are hurting, don't you think? But yes, it's very mind-numbing when dr are so dismissive ... at one point I even told my pead, after he dismissed my dd's crying at night as an "all bubba's do that, nothing more I can do" (not that he did ANYTHING), that "YOU ARE NOT THE ONE SITTING UP WITH HER AT NIGHT" ... I actually shouted over the phone I changed peads after that ... and the new one really tried to help us more, did some tests, gave new medication. Anyway.

Hope the posture feed helps for the wind

[shellshell]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to update people. We went to the doctor again yesterday, as I suspected her nappy rash had become infected. It had. So DD is on antibiotics and has a prescription cream for that. It is yet to improve, but hopefully soon. It appears at least some of her nightwaking / crying at night is because of her nappy rash that she has pretty much had since birth regardless of what I have done to try to get rid of it (hence why we are trying an elimination diet - to see if she is getting bad poo and hence nappy rash from her being sensitive to something I am eating, or if it is just her trying to cope with my fast flow / forceful letdown).

Last night we tried for the third time with the panadol and this time she didn't vomit it up! Slept much better last night too, which is great. Just can't wait for this infection to clear up!

Thanks again for all your support. :-)

[onthefly]

Hi Glad you got some sleep! Really hope the nappy rash improves soon - poor little thing!
Forecful/fast letdown can cause poos like that, as you know, so maybe posture feeding will help. Also, when my DS had frothy green poos (and was quite unsettled etc) for a while, the doctor suggested expressing off some foremilk before feeds to give his gut a break from so much lactose. This cleared it up almost straight away. Do you express past the 'worst' of the letdown before feeding - it's something I've seen recommended.
Intolerance to dairy or wheat proteins can also cause problems, but I think that's fairly rare.

I don't know if you've ruled out reflux, but symptoms of silent reflux include swallowing lots and snuffles/difficult breathing (as it can irritate nasal passage etc). DS used to get this but appears to have grown out of it.

Good luck