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Fobbed off repeatedly ..or am I being paranoid?6
Today 19:26LuchaGarcia
Hi all,
Please tell me if it's all in my head...I'm at my wit's end. I have a 4 week old who I'm combination feeding due to having a low milk supply. Since week 1 when we introduced the formula, she has suffered from a lot of trapped wind, which has gotten progressively worse since. She is straining, grunting, crying bringing her knees up to her chest and arching her back almost all day and night- in her sleep, whilst feeding. She will not fall asleep on her back, only on her front when being held. Sometimes she is so distressed she pulls herself off the breast mid feed. There are maybe a total 2 hours in the day when she is settled and 'a happy baby'. Her abdomen is rock hard.
I have mentioned this to the midwives and health visitors who keep telling me it's very common and her digestive system is maturing. One midwife even told me it wasn't gas but rather hunger, because of my low milk supply. I am sick of being told to do the bicycle exercises with her, warm baths, tummy massage, infacol, winding her regularly, keeping her upright, you name it- I have tried it ALL.
It's difficult to see her suffer like this. Is this 'normal' and common as I keep being told? Am I over worrying? I suspect a cow's milk protein allergy. She has broken out in spots on her face which I've been told is just baby acne which will go away. I really don't know what else to do, but my instincts tell me this is more than just trapped wind.