baby screaming when feeding

[Rob1n]

For the past 2 weeks, my 2 month old has been really difficult when feeding (FF). Sometimes he screams/cries, wriggles and throws his head back right from the start, other times he starts off ok, then starts the screaming thing after a halfway break. Even after I have winded him and he has burped he still seems to do this, then eventally if he I let him calm down for a bit he usually carries on ok. Quite often he also just drifts off to sleep & seems impossible to wake up to continue feeding - like the house could fall down around him and he would have no idea!
The HV suggested trying some infacol,, but I am not sure that not being able to burp is the problem... any ideas?
He also frequently has watery sick a couple of hours after feeding - could this be related? this also started around the same time. i was concerned about it but hv says not to worry if he seems well & not dehydrated.

My little boy now 6 months was like this.In his case it was colic but mostly trapped wind. I found old fashioned gripe water worked best and putting him over my shoulder and almost tickling/rubbing his left hand side worked.

Being sick 1 hour after a feed is known as posseting and is usually normal. What worked for me was settling Sam in to a routine so he was not over tired when he ate, too hungry or not hungry at all too. This worked for me but every baby is different. If I honest actually this completely changed everything and made everything much more relaxed.

I bought a book which really helped me. It asks you to write down the babies feed times and then settle the baby in to a routine (not as strict as Gina Ford!). The general idea is eat, play, nap, nappy change, eat etc at set times. For a 2 month old this would prob be (2.5-3 hourly);

7am wake , change nappy
7.15am feed, play time, nap (ard 8am)
9.15 Wake baby, change nappy and top and tail and dress him
9.30 feed, play time, nap 10ish
11.45 wake baby , change nappy
12 feed, play nap 12.45ish
14.15 wake baby chnage nappy
14.30 feed, play, nap 15.15ish
16.45 wake baby no nappy change
17.00 feed and put down for nap
18.00 wake baby play time
18.15 bath, massage, night clothes on
19.00 feed, lights low no talking and put to bed

I'm teaching you to suck eggs here it just meant that when Sam was eating he was completely relaxed and ready for it. The routines adjust as your baby gets older book is baby secrets by Jo Tantum.

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I have been having exactly the same issue with my 12 week old DD screaming during feeds, in some cases all I had to do was show her the bottle and it set her off. It started at about 4 weeks. She's in a good routine but even when I knew she was starving it took ages to get any milk down and by then she had worn herself out.
Took her to doctor after trying infacol and tummy massage with no success. She now has infant Gaviscon in each bottle which seems to be helping. We were also instructed to sit her as upright as possible when feeding and so we feed her in her bouncy chair. Seems to have done the trick and she's draining bottles now instead of 2oz at a time.
Hope you get it sorted as it has driven me to tears a few times!

Sorry should have said she has silent reflux!

Might be silent reflux. They grow out of it but it is distressing at the time. DD had it though she was BF.

Keep as upright as poss during and after feeding. Gaviscon helped us quite a bit and is easier for FF babies as can put it in their bottles.

Your Doc may diagnose this but tbh lots of them aren't very clued up on it. I had to suggest Gaviscon and he eventually agreed it was worth a try. There are other heavier formulas they can prescribe too which babies keep down better.

Once he begins to sit up he might improve.

I would ask to see the GP and ask if he thinks may be reflux. It's quite common.