Hi, regular user of mumsnet but first time poster.
First time mum, needing help with my 4 week old LG.
I don't know if she is ok or not....she grunts and growls at points through the day. It looks like straining but isn't followed by a poo. She isn't constipated either, 4-6 dirty nappies per day and lots of wet ones.
She is exclusively breastfed but because of flat nipples we have used nipple shields from about day 5.
With the grunting/growling/straining, she sometimes cries but not often so I don't know if it hurts or if she's just learning to use her voice? She does go red in the face quite often though.
People mention colic or trapped wind but she farts loads, so can she still have anything trapped inside? Also, I thought colic was screaming and crying and inconsolable for hours each night but she's not like that!
I do often struggle to burp her and today she hasn't burped, she has just spit up each time, sometimes very little but sometimes a lot.
Looking on google, the things that come up are reflux, colic and trapped wind. Thing is, I have infacol and gripe water sitting looking at me right now but I don't know if I want to use them! I read somewhere that if its reflux, the infacol and gw will relax the oesophagus to help burping but if its reflux it'll make that worse! Are they pretty much for the same thing?
Basically I am after some advice! Any ideas? Thing is, I would take her to the doc but she normally sleeps when out so how can I explain the noises she makes?
Oh another thing, sometimes she growls at the breast and pulls away then cries because she wants to go back on, this can happen a couple of times a feed (but not every feed).
And finally, I don't know if it is relevant but she has had thrush from day 3 and been on nystatin from day 5-could it be any relation?
So sorry it's really long but I am worried and get upset when she does, I just want to help but don't wanna make it worse!!!!!
TIA