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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 11:53

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me and my partner. We have a 7 and half week old baby boy who has trouble winding and is now very unsettled and seems to be unhappy with his feeds. From 2 week old he’s been on the aptamil 1st milk but he had a bout of colic so we decided to move him onto the aptamil comfort milk which seemed to help a little. We tried ever colic remedy that is out there and he still struggles to burp and he seems quite uncomfortable when he’s having his feeds and afterwards he looks in pain when he’s put on his back. He’s been taking anything from 3 to 5oz but when he came past the 6 week mark he really became unsettled and practically crying all day and only taking 2oz. Me and my fiancée thinks he’s got silent reflux which the doctor said he may so he prescribed gaviscon which didn’t help and it made him really constipated. So then we went back to the doctors and he prescribed similar amimentum..... which made him prodjectile vomit 🤢 so we put him back into his aptamil as we didn’t want our little one being sick. Can someone help us out..... we are thinking of putting him on the hipp anti reflux milk. We are at our witts end. PLEASE HELP THANKS

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InDubiousBattle · 02/05/2018 12:47

Do you have a sling op? When you say he screams all day, is it after feeds? Or when laid flat? Or just put down at all?

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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 12:52

I don’t like the idea of a swing. He screams after feeds and when he’s laid down flat.

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WeeCheekyBird · 02/05/2018 12:59

Gaviscon is quite hardcore on wee babies guts. We tried it too with our dd but it never really did anything.

We gave her infacol before every feed to help the wind come up. Be careful with mixing formulas too much as it can take a few days for them to settle into one and the anti reflux ones and comfort milk can be too heavy for a tiny babies tummy.

Pop something under their moses basket/crib to keep them at an angle when sleeping as lying flat makes it worse.

Aptimil is actually a bit notorious for this as well. Also cow and gate is exactly the same and made by the same people but we found it didn't seem to affect our girl as much?

Its hard going when they are like that. It does pass and mine outgrew it more than anything.

Also pace feed. That was a lifesaver for us. The milk lasts 2 hours once made up so graze and take breaks between drinks. It might take an hour to fees but it really worked for us.

All the best :)

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Bek1 · 02/05/2018 13:11

Our daughter was the same and eventually we found out it was silent reflux!
We used cow and gate comfort milk, the doctor prescribed infant Gaviscon but after trying it out realised it made the formula too thick even with a bigger teat as the comfort milk is a thicker formula.
We kept her upright most of the time, never layed flat and tried infacol and coleif (which helped slightly) but gripe water was a life saver! Settled her straight away!

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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 13:12

We don’t know what to do for the best. He’s only taking a couple of oz. he used to take 4 to 5oz. I think we’re gojngmto change to the hipp organic.

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InDubiousBattle · 02/05/2018 15:21

A sling pp, not a swing (although that might help!). Google Caboo close- they're very good.

It sounds like you have changed milk a lot- first milk, then comfort, presumably breast at birth, gaviscon, back to first.....Have you changed bottlesat all? Gripe water was good at getting wind up with my ds.

2-3 oz of milk at this age is normal. As long as you're getting plenty of wet/dirty nappies little and often is fine for feeding. Have a look at paced feeding as recommended by pp. Lots of babies don't want to be put down after being fed (or at all!)which is why I recommended the sling. Could you try feeding a small feed, then winding then putting your baby in a sling and having a walk?

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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 15:31

No never breastfeed and we only change 3 times. We don’t want to use a sling. It’s him being unsettled when feeding and after feeding. We think it’s silent reflux.

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InDubiousBattle · 02/05/2018 16:10

Does he have a dummy?

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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 16:27

Yes he has a dummy. We’re thinking it is silent reflux but we need a formula that’s going to agree with him.

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InDubiousBattle · 02/05/2018 17:31

If it's silent reflux i'm not sure the brand of f will make a huge difference - they are very similar to one another, though anecdotally parents say their baby favours one over another. Have you tried keeping him upright for at least 30 minutes-an hour after feeding?

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Newparents18 · 02/05/2018 17:57

Yes we’ve tried that but it’s doesnt help because as soon as you put him down he seems in pain and discomfort. We have just been prescribed aptamil pepti. So we will see how this goes.

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MonicaGellerHyphenBing · 04/05/2018 00:48

My DD was like this. I was convinced it was silent reflux or CMPA, tried every colic remedy in the book and cut dairy from my diet completely.

Honestly the only thing that helped was time. 7 weeks is peak crying time. It'll get better. Not sure why you are so against a sling/carrier, my DD didn't like it much but I know lots of parents who find them a godsend. But each to their own.

Reah90 · 04/05/2018 02:47

My daughter didn't have anything as painful or bad as that but she was struggling to wind so what works for us to try and release wind is after her feed we lie her on her back for 3-4 minutes (usually just change her nappy) then sit her up and she burps straight away as I feel in this time everything has settled in her stomach and she burps much easier

Happygolucky009 · 04/05/2018 03:02

A sling will help, keeping her upright after the feed will reduce her discomfort. I hear that you don't want to use a sling, why not? If it helps and reduces her pain?

Happygolucky009 · 04/05/2018 03:05

Look at first nutrition website for info about formula milks, as mentioned already they are all really similar so swapping and changing milks is unlikely to help. Holding your baby upright will

StillNoClue · 04/05/2018 03:28

We had simular with ds. We ended up on gaviscon for reflux which made everything worse and then eventually he was diagnosed with milk intolerance.
May be worth going to the drs and they will prescribe something for him.
Apparently sma comfort is very goodnfor colicky babies.

ShackUp · 04/05/2018 04:14

Why don't you want to use a sling? He might love being in there!

BikeRunSki · 04/05/2018 04:25

DD was very colicky. Have you tried any massage? She loved being in a sling, and I genuinely think it helped the colic discomfort.

Rockingaround · 04/05/2018 05:03

A sling will help OP, the Kari-Me is a wrap sling and perfect to keep them upright and close, it may be reflux or it may be that your babe just wants to be near you and held, it won’t last forever, but it may give you and LO a little relief in the meantime. At 7 weeks he’s still so tiny, his tummy is still maturing and his little gut is working hard to process the new higher volumes he needs. A bouncer may also be good to keep him raised. Thinking of you

Phase84 · 04/05/2018 05:30

I would be reluctant with the formula changes as it does take a while to settle. Even going from ready made formula to powdered when ds was 3w old had to be gradual as it would give him tummy ache.

Mine had silent reflux but he was still putting on weight and nappies were fine so i didnt go to the doctors. He hated being on his back. I did what Reah90 said and kept him upright as often as i could. Honestly, time made the difference and eased off massively at around 12 weeks.

We did lots of bicycle massages etc to help. I have read here that Gaviscon causes a lot of constipation and i didnt want him on medication but take the advice of pp of keeping upright where possible. At nap times i even put him of his side, he was in a moses basket in front of me so i could watch the whole time.

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