help. colic?

[rusmum]

my 5 week old dd gas spentthe ;ast week screaming/ it started first about 4 - 5pm for an hour or so but is now most of the day, when she is not sleeping.

only happy if held on my shoulder and bounced wile i walk around with her.

she is breast fed but doesnt seem to latch on too well.

Can you get a bf counsellor to check your latch? Is she gaining weight?

is gaining but very windy.

my ds was exactly the same when he was very little. sounds like colic to me and it is a very tough time. my sympathies are with you.
have you tried infacol? i found my ds gave huge burps with that, but it does take a few days to work.
also, a cranial osteopath may be worth seeing or looking into?
take every offer of help - even if a friend / relative can take little one out for a 20 minute walk in buggy. a crying baby all day long is tough. good luck x
ps my ds was literally cured overnight when he was 12 weeks old, just suddenly started sleeping.
pps have you tried a sling?

I has the same problem with DS2. Arching screaming baby. Didn't happen first time round...Midwife suggested fennel tea. My GOD, amazing. As he drank it (from a bottle), if I put my hand on his stomach I could actually FEEL the bubbles bursting in there, and the arching would stop and he'd relax.

will try fennel tea. thanks.

will try fennel tea. thanks.

I'd try a cranial osteopath - worked wonders for my DS1 and DS2 with colic.

wow fennel to seemed to work. how much should i give her and how often???

thank you so much.