Is this normal? Baby in serious pain.

[Lemonsandlemonade]

Plan to call doctors tomorrow but by doctors are less than helpful.

My LB is 8 weeks today. He is breastfed. From when my milk has come in LB has had terrible pain after feeding. This happens after every feed in the day. Less so at night but he is often sick in his cot an hour or so after feeding. He also grunts and makes thrashes around whilst asleep with a bit of a whimper.

At around 5 weeks went to see Nurse was convinced it was colic but to me it doesn’t fit the NHS description of colic. She said try anti colic medicine which we have tried . I asked was there any other reason and she said no couldn’t be anything else.

His poo is shiny too which from dr google looks like mucus in it?

He is in that much pain he arcs his back up won’t sit up in my arms. Something he loves when not in pain.

He has usually burped and burped and brought up thick sick. Ie wind is coming up.

What do I do? Should the doctor help? Is it possible he has an allergy?

Could be a dairy thing, definitely worth a visit to the dr. If your have private insurance ask for referral to pediatrician. In the mean time, I swore by colief with all of mine!

Mine was like this, he went completely rigid and cried hysterically for 1-2 hours after each feed, eventually fell asleep, woke to feed again and repeat. He also had mucus in his poo. I'd say push for a second opinion, I ended up in paeds after a doctor witnessed DS like this after one feed and was concerned at the severity of his obvious distress. He got put on ranitidine for severe reflux (this is not available now but omeprazole is) and low lactose formula which made a huge difference, he grew out of it by about 18months.

You could try cutting out dairy to see if it makes a difference initially, it won't hurt. I got fobbed off a couple of times but kept going back as I knew something wasn't right. Good luck op.

Could be cmpa? No one believed me with my first but I cut dairy out and he was a different baby. I would take him to a&e when he’s really bad and not bother with the gp

Honestly, I would try and find breastfeeding specific support. If you can afford it, an appointment with an ibclc (international board certified lactation consultant) is your best best. (Link to find someone local) lcgb.org/find-an-ibclc/

I would also search for an in person breast feeding support group in your local area - they were invaluable for me and I didn’t even have any real issue with feeding. There will probably be one at your local children’s centre.

In the short term, these guys are brilliant for advice and you can contact them online or by phone today: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding-support/

It’s worth noting that the people talking to you at the breast feeding support network (and probably your local breast feeding support group) will have more breastfeeding specific training than a GP, and probably even your HV or a midwife.

It sounds like reflux

Sounds like reflux, possibly from CMPA. Both of mine had both! Tried a few medications but the only thing that worked was omeprazole and hypoallergenic formula. (If breastfeeding, you need to go dairy free).

You need a good doctor who won’t keep dismissing you, like so many of them seem to do.

It sounds very much like reflux which can be caused by allergies. Mucus in stools is a symptom of allergy too. The most common and likely is cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA). I advise you to cut out all dairy from your diet and see if that helps. It takes up to 6 weeks but symptoms should improve before that.

You can also give reflux medication but in our case it wasn't necessary, because once we cut out the allergens, the reflux stopped. We do give Gaviscon when DC2 is having a flare-up (she has reacted to various things and not just dairy). Gaviscon didn't help DC1 though. So it's trial and error really.

Some helpful links for you
www.allergyuk.org/information-and-advice/conditions-and-symptoms/469-cows-milk-allergy
dilanandme.com/confirm-cmpa/