My DD has always been breastfed, apart from one bottle of formula at night. In the first three weeks she had dirty nappies nearly every time we changed her but in the last two weeks things have really changed. 15 mins after every feed she is screaming in agony and we have a few hours of explosive farts, where she really seems in pain. She pulls her legs up and goes purple. This seems to build up over three or four days and then she does one massive dirty nappy (loose stools so she's not constipated). She seems exhausted the next day and sleeps loads and then the whole cycle begins again. We are getting no sleep because she screams 15 mins after all her night feeds and is really difficult to settle.
This is my first baby so I am not sure if this is normal new born behaviour or if i should take DD to the doctor. Does anyone have any advice or remedies? I don't know if constant explosive farting is normal at this stage?
Thanks very much for any help.
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5 week old baby - are persistant explosive farts normal?
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