Hey.
I have a few questions..from a very tired and frustrated Mum!
DS is 4 weeks and suffering terribly with wind/constipation and is quite colicky in the early afternoon then late evening.
I'm advice of HV we moved him to comfort milk a week ago for the reflux he was having when feeding. That has helped that problem however he is still struggling to poop...He goes once a day but its barely a peeble some days.
Most feeds he doesn't bring up any wind despite winding him for up to a hour, and ends up extremely uncomfortable. Pulling legs up, jerking arms around, screwing face up and just not settling. Then the early afternoon rolls round and he will scream for easily 3 hours until suddenly settling down, then repeats this late evening.
He takes hours to settle after night feeds too.
HV has just basically said try a few things and see what works...
He has had dentinox in his milk for about 2 weeks, and I did think it helped to start with but now I'm not sure. I am considering moving him to Colief as I have heard that helps with constipation? I also started him on Gripe Water last night but it didn't help him bring up any wind however it did stop his evening screaming spell and he slept so much better. This morning he was so much more settled so I didn't give him Gripe Water after his feed, and he still seems OK. Is it OK to only give the water when he is distressed after a feed, or do I need to give it every feed? Can Gripe Water ease wind without him physically bringing any up, like can it disolve it in the tummy?