To ask why my baby groans and strains ALL night?

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HenrysHome · 06/11/2020 05:56

FTM to a 5 week old little boy. We’ve got off to a rocky start and I’m starting to crack! Bit of background - we have tried infacol, Dentinox and gripe water. We are on gaviscon having stopped omeprazole due to side effects. He has recently been given a laxitice due to the constipation from the gaviscon He also has similac alimentum for suspected cmpa. Every night without fail he will start groaning And straining SO loudly from 1am- 7am. He’s happy enough to fall asleep on me but the instant I put him down the groaning starts up again. It’s really difficult to get any burps up from him but he trumps like a trooper! Any advice to stop the groaning and straining I’m at my wits end and really not enjoying being a mum

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ihatesandpits · 06/11/2020 06:16

I always described it as, trying to sleep in a farmyard

TheDuchessOfAquitaine · 06/11/2020 06:15

My two were like this and I found it really upsetting, but like PP say, it’s not unusual and they do grow out of it after a couple of months...it was maybe 8-10 weeks before it settled. I think medication at that stage can sometimes do more harm than good. We used gripe water and some other thing that you mixed with the milk and it didn’t seem to help at all but kept going with it and then when I ran out, she was fine
It’s really hard to know what to do for the best but it will get better in a few weeks. Hang on in there.

DartmoorDoughnut · 06/11/2020 06:15

Leg cycling whilst lying on back and sitting on knee supporting head under chin with other head on back keeping the body straight whilst moving whole body in a circle helped my eldest who was the same.

They grow out of it but yeah fun times!

bluebearss · 06/11/2020 06:14

Also, try putting some white noise on, either in the room or pop some headphones in. You'll still hear baby's cries over it, but it'll block out some of the noise - worked for me just to get a better night's sleep!

bluebearss · 06/11/2020 06:10

Totally normal, unfortunately, and they do grow out of it fairly quickly!

I'd be wary of medicating too much for something that may just be a developmental stage? But of course I'm sure there's more to it and you know baby best

SnuggyBuggy · 06/11/2020 06:08

It's because their digestive systems aren't fully developed and as PP say they can't coordinate a fart easily. It sucks but they should grow out of it.

lboogy · 06/11/2020 06:05

My D.C. used to do this. I never got an explanation. He grew out of it after 2 months

Jilljams · 06/11/2020 06:03

My sons did this. The doctor explained it’s because their abdominal muscles aren’t yet able to work in the correct combination. It gets better on its own, I think they were about 6 weeks when it improved

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