My LG is 21 weeks old, and since being about 12 weeks she has had ongoing tummy troubles. She poos every 2-3 days - and when she does it is explosive and the consistency of milkshake (sorry!) On the days when she doesn't poo, she is very uncomfortable - farting constantly, crunching her legs up and crying lots. She wakes every circa 45 mins through the night, usually in discomfort.
She is breast-fed with a top-up formula bedtime bottle. On taking her to the doctor 4 weeks ago, he thought it might be a cow's milk intolerance so suggested I cut down on my dairy intake and they put her on Nutramigen 1. This made absolutely no difference. I went back to the doctor last week and they have transferred her onto Neocate. They have also told me to eliminate dairy completely, which I have done.
I know that it takes a while for dairy to leave the system, but it has been 10 days with absolutely no dairy at all and I would say her symptoms are as bad as ever (if not slightly worse). She is clearly in a lot of discomfort, and whenever she farts she lets out high-pitched screams.
I have tried warm baths, cycling her legs, massaging her tummy and lots of tummy time but nothing is working. The doctor has said we need to try the Neocate for 4 weeks (together with me being dairy free)…..if no improvement, he will refer her to a paediatrician. My worry is that will be a further few weeks (at least) before we see anyone else, and all this time she is in pain.
I really don't think it is dairy causing the problems, as surely we would have seen just a bit of improvement? Anyone had a similar experience with their little one? Or any other ideas of things I could try to relieve her discomfort? x