Hi everyone,
my LO has terrible wind which upsets him only when he eats. He is bottle fed (expressed and formula), and we are now using dr browns anti colic bottles with size 2 teats which seem to be ok for him. He is now 11 weeks old and it is a constant battle to get him to eat enough- he squirms, screams, resists in every way. he works himself up into a hysterical state from the pain, but seems totally fine when he's not eating. We assume it is wind as he seems to have a constant stream of farts while he eats and he writhes around quite a bit. Him being so upset makes him swallow more air, im' sure. We did try gaviscon thinking it might be reflux, but he isn't sick and it didn't do much after after the first few tries.
He has had his tongue tie fixed, and we've been taking him to an osteopath who says he has a 'sloppy suck', which may be why he is taking in so much wind. We've tried infacol ,gripe water, dentinox (not at the same time), and colief. nothing seems to make much of a difference. We feel like we are force feeding him!
He is now losing weight and i am worried. the GP and the HV both say it's colic and it will pass. Well, he used to cry constantly with colic and wind and that has improved significantly. I'm taking him back to the GP later today as i'm getting desperate!
Any hints, tips, suggestions, anything? I seem to spend most feeding times crying as much as he is!