Hello
My identical girls are just over eight weeks now, five weeks corrected. They are gaining weight but we have had horrible feeding issues with them finally being put on aptamil pepti for suspected cow's milk protein intolerance...we have already tried gaviscon and are still on zantac. However the girls are racked with horrible wind which makes them cry practically all the time.
I just can't soothe them particularly as i can't cuddle them together. They seem to spend most of their time in their widgey feeding cushions when we are in the house as their bouncy chairs and playmat cause even more tears!
I feel they are such sad little things, we have had no smiles yet and they don't seem ready to respond to toys.
The doctor says stick with the pepti for another six weeks but with feeds every three hours, day and night, there are just so many opportunities for them to get upset and fractious it is driving me spare. My worries make matters worse as they are bound to be picking up on my tension and the seem much more settled with my DH or grandparents, particularly my mum who is round a lot to help.
I just don't know how to move forward...I am not even sure what is causing their distress? sometimes i doubt it is cmpi as the pepti doesn't seem to be helping.
I'm not sure how best to comfort them or engage them with play, encourage those smiles.
I'm not sure when they should be napping or how to encourage four hourly feeds, particularly at night, as my attempts seem to have led to more upset days.
I generally feel out of my depth and would appreciate any advice. I have lovely supportive family and friends but nothing seems to help. They are presently fitfully dozing on their feeding cushions after a feed, screaming out every so often as the tummy pain hits and all i can do is cry.
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Eight week old twins.....advice please....cmp intolerance.. Naps...feeds
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Starfish1980 · 05/07/2013 18:00
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