Sugared water

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Thoughts on sugared water for baby? Have tried it once and sent him straight to sleep - this through thorough research Is due to it releasing pain relieving hormones. My baby is crying 15/16 hours out of 24, this seems the softest way to relieve him for a few hours - what are everyone's thoughts?

If you think your baby is in pain then shouldn't you be getting it seen by a doctor instead of giving it sugar?

How much sugar are you giving?

I really wouldn't... when they give it in the hospital it's the tiniest little vial, probably only 1ml or so, and only very occasionally. If your baby is crying that often you need to figure out why and resolve the problem (at least part of which is probably tiredness).

That sounds like hard work. How old is your baby? Do they stop crying when they are held? Is your baby putting in weight?

You need to find out why he or she is crying so much rather than just giving him or her sugared water x

If he's in pain then you need to know why and if anything can be done, surely? What does your HV or GP say?

I gave my dd sugared water on the advice of the HV when she was terribly constipated. But I knew that was why she was crying. What do you think is wrong with DC? I would run it passed a HCP first as babies don't really cry for no reason

Get to a GP.
My DS was given it in SCBU but only to distract him from procedures like cannula reinsertion or blood being taken and then only the tiniest vial.
If baby is in pain you need to find out why

It doesn't sound like a great plan to me...

For back story my dd had CMPI and GERD. her various medications and formula left her constipated and she had flares of reflux which were terribly painful for her. Could your dc have anything like this?

Although to be fair an extremely overtired baby acts and sounds very similar to a baby in pain.

Should have explained - he's got severe reflux snd has done for weeks, we've been the drs 6 times , he's been on infocol, gripe water, gaviscon (and lactulose to relieve his constipation from the gaviscon) and ranitidine , were waiting for a paediatrician app which is 2 weeks away. The drs will not help they'r happy to allow him to be in so much pain. I was looking for something to help his pain temporarily until he's seen. BUT - today we've changed his milk to lactose free and he's not cried once. Such s simple answer that the drs were just not willing to explore. I'm so annoyed with the drs! The stress in itself is not good for a baby. Horrendous experience of the NHS for a first time mum !

That sounds really awful.

Dd1 was medicated similarly to your wee boy but also on Nutramigen formula. I would recommend that you try that - could you ask for a trial of it? I know you said lactose free worked. That could be evidence to get it prescribed.

When at the paed I recommend you ask them to explore omeprozole for your wee boy. It was a complete game changer for us.

My daughter is lactose intolerant (secondary) so I have done some research on it. Primary lactose intolerance is very rare (higher in people of Asian descent) and children who have cow milk protein allergy CMPA often initially respond well too lactose free.

Agree with pp about lactose intolerance and for this reason lactose free formula isn't routinely prescribed. You mentioned you dc had reflux, have you tried a thickener such as carobel? Or a thickened reflux formula such as enfamil ar?