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8 week old baby sick several times after every feed- help!

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donttrythisathome · 13/05/2010 21:36

Hi

I have an 8 week old baby and she gets sick several times after every feed.

She fusses a lot in the evening with it and she is obviously in some kind of digestive pain. She has a lot of wind. She only seems to be comfortable over the shoulder or lying across our arms on her sides, or flat on her changing mat. She also feeds a lot.

The GPs and breastfeeding midwives all say it's normal but I really want to help her. She is healthy and putting on weight so they think there is nothing wrong.

I have her on the infacol which helps the wind and tried the Gavison which helped a bit but gave her constipation (I think...maybe..)

She won't really settle during the day unless I put her in the sling. Can't put her down and now she wakes up and fusses even when pushing her in the pram. She won't settle in the evening at all. She does sleep well at night though in her hammock (Amby). She waves her arms and legs around frantically and is very snuffly.

I have tried keeping her upright-ish during feeds and afterwards but she is still sick.

Any suggestions please. It's been really difficult.

OP posts:
donttrythisathome · 18/05/2010 17:21

Thanks seashore . Of course i spoke too soon and she is now vomiting again, but she doesn't seem so uncomfortable. Ginger cookies sound nice, but I don't like milk anyway!! Also the GP gave me some camomile tablets and colief, and I bought some fennel tea and also have some probiotics,

Arghhh - something has to work

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seashore · 18/05/2010 17:49

donttrythisathome that sounds really hopeful, you're certainly trying everything, I'd say the fennel tea would be v good. It will all pass, if it's reflux it's because of acid in her stomach. I remember having a nightmare about ds with it. He's only 10 months now so it wasn't that long ago, suddenly one day it disappeared! It will for you too. Good luck

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