DD2 (2 weeks old) is very unsettled after feeds. She is EBF and I try not to eat anything that will upset her tummy. I bf'd my first daughter for the first 6 months with great difficulty and thought she was a particularly gripey/colicky baby but beginning to think this must be the norm.
She was a good birth weight (4.4) and has since gained weight (4.5 at last weigh in).
DD2 screams and kicks for up to 3 hours after feeds. She will exhaust herself and fall asleep and wake up suddenly in pain. It's horrible!
I try several positions. Try to give her a good 30-60 mins upright burping before laying her down. I have resorted to wearing her in the baby carrier upright most of the day to avoid her projectile vomiting a good amount of her feed.
I have a fast let down (it literally streams like a hose!) and she chokes and coughs on the first few gulps. I try to express a bit at the start of a feed to slow it down and also I lay on my back... But she still drowns in it! And she also does this clamping thing trying to stop the flow.
Is this just the way it is until she adapts to feeds?
Or is unusual for a new born?
I don't know whether to just endure and let her adjust over the next few weeks or if I should be concerned and consult someone.
She also has a bloated tummy (looks like a frog) but is pooing 4-6 times a day (which requires a lot more upset and griping) and plenty of wet nappies. Seems like she is just constantly in pain.