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DD has recently started full-on teething and her reflux seems to have gotten worse as a result. So we upped her Losec medication and now she's getting really painful wind. Between the 3 of them, she is in constant pain and hardly getting any sleep... Day or night :( have you found Losec to be a huge wind causer?
have you tried infant's friend or any brauer's products? we used infant's friend for wind.
We used infants friend with every feed and losec at night.
When I used it when she was younger it seemed to make her worse. Haven't tried since though & she's 7.5 mo now. Maybe it'll help?
Always worth a shot, right!
I downgraded her dose and the wind has gotten worse, so I don't think it's the Losec :( What else would cause it? It's giving her and me very little sleep.
Have you tried infants friend again?
Perhaps a chat with MHCN might be needed, from your recent posts you sound like you are having a really tough time lately.
They may be able to help you with some gentle settling techniques, and have some other ideas about whats causing pain, if it is pain?
It's wind pain. She's arching and writhing and crying with it. Then she finally does a big fart and is all happy again.
is she bf? if I ate cabbage or onions while bf'ing my kids where in fartsville ;)
Yes but I haven't changed my diet at all and this has just come on suddenly in the last week or so.
Could it be part of a Wonder week?
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At about 37 (or between 36 and 40) weeks, you may notice your baby attempting to do new things. At this age, a baby's explorations can often seem very methodical. For example, you may notice your little tyke picking up specks from the floor and examining them studiously between his thumb and forefinger.
Or a budding little chef may rearrange the food on his plate by testing the way a banana squashes or spinach squishes through tiny fingers. He will assume the most serious, absorbed expression while carrying out these investigations. In fact, that is just what they are—investigations that will help the little researcher begin to categorize his world.
Your baby is now able to recognize that certain objects, sensations, animals, and people belong together in groups or categories. For example, a banana looks, feels, and tastes different than spinach, but they are both food. These are important distinctions and similarities to sort out. The leap into the world of categories will affect every sense—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Maybe, but does it say anything about farting... Eventually? Lol It starts around 4am when she's asleep and wakes her up, so I don't think it's a WW.
Has she been eating different solids? Or more solids?
All sorts of things. It's very difficult to know how much she's getting down though.
May just be her system adjusting. Perhaps some probiotics would help her tummy :)
Hmm good idea. What's available for babies?
When Honor had a bad cold I used Ethical Nutrients Inner Health Plus for Kids which can be used from a young age.
I always wonder when my DD does the big irritable cry, arch, wriggle then big fart if it's the other way around with the crying etc. causing the fart by straining her tummy and pushing a whole lot of gas out in one go that would otherwise have come out gradually and less noticeably. Just my theory anyway. People talk about the legs up, arched back = wind pain as if it's gospel but we're all really just guessing what babies are feeling.
Unfortunately that doesn't help much in terms of solutions. I end up trying all the regular settling techniques (cuddles, wearing, massage, feeding etc) and my DD eventually calms down and sleeps. Some days I think the settling techniques do as much to help me as her by giving me things to do.
My sister bought an asodophilus (sp?) from the health food shop that is made specially for babies.:
Oh you can give her yoghurt too- lots of probiotics in that. DD loves her homemade yoghurt.
Phebee how is your DD going? Any improvement?
No, unfortunately not :-( we went to the GP today and he reckons it's tummy discomfort and wind caused by teething and reflux together. He suggested trying Pain Stop at bedtime but I'm not sure... anyone had any experience with that? I'm going to try upping the Losec by 0.5ml to see if that helps.
Reflux is generally an allergic symptom. Have you thought of investigating allergies? What are you and your partner allergic to? Does anyone in your family have asthma, eczema or other allergic symptoms? It's a journey - but worth it if she is struggling at this age
Hmm, is she on a losec suspension? Maybe try getting just the tablets and delivering it in a more effective way, my DD used to have tablets dispersed in a little water ( the less water the better as it created a stronger dilution) best to check with your doctor.
In regards to allergies, I'd definitely get her tested or try her on gluten free or dairy free diets. Xx hang in there!
Losec can cause wind and constipation. I had my DS2 on it for a few weeks and yes his reflux was better but he was constantly upset with wind and screaming in pain from being constipated. I made the choice to take him off the losec and eliminated dairy, eggs and a few other things from my diet. His reflux stayed under control as long as I stayed away from dairy and egg. His wind and constipation issues left as soon as I stopped the losec.
It turns out DS2 is anaphylactic to dairy and allergic to egg.
What about orange juice? I didn't have any for 3 days cause I had porridge for breaky instead of toast. I noticed she didn't get wind the following morning. Then I had toast and OJ again and she had wind again.
It's definitely OJ. Phew! So glad to have figured that one out!