Babies Born March 2008 #2

**all girls** · March 27th, 2008, 08:22 AM

water doesnt wk 4 everyone but worth a try you can put 20ml in a bottle or use a dropper or medicine cup.

its hard to feed and type hey

**Lisaqg** · March 27th, 2008, 08:59 AM

so you give them 20ml (not instead of a feed) in the bottle and it helps with wind?

can anyone recomend a bottle which really reduces wind intake???

**all girls** · March 27th, 2008, 09:54 AM

i have just given summer 10mls so will let u know how we go she is so windy i can feel her tummy gurgling.

**prama** · March 27th, 2008, 10:49 AM

hi girls..
im just back fr the mw.
she said you dont really need to give water cos foremilk has lots of fluid, so im not sure.
im using infacol, she said try tat for a week, else try Brauer's colic. its supposed to work better w the bacteria in the tummy.

im a bit upset, lakshman just took the boob this morning and he didnt seem hungry for formula so i was very happy. then the mw weighed him and said he's at the bottom of the range.. im so upset. i have to keep topping up w formula.
im going to ask his paed if the range is a WHO standard or Australian standard.. he might be taking after me, as non-Anglo Saxon babies tend to be a bit smaller..

**all girls** · March 27th, 2008, 12:14 PM

The water is purely for wind and only a teaspoon or 2 its another thing that one midwife will suggest and another will tell you not to, i have tried it with the other girls and has worked sometimes plus it's free which is a bonus...

**Lisaqg** · March 27th, 2008, 12:27 PM

another tip apparently is to give them a bath as it helps the wind go into one bubble....

I can't use infacol yet as Jake is only 2 weeks and it's only to be used on infants a month or older