Gripe Water
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Gassy/Fussy Newborn
Asked by E.F. from Chicago
on March 8, 2010
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Hi everyone! I have a 4 week old son who is quite fussy & gassy. He wakes up from sleeping crying until he passes gas. We switched his formula to Enfamil Gentlease for...
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- I had the same problem with both of my babies. I changed them to a lactose free milk. The store brands work very good or if you prefer the name brand go with Simila...
- Our son was like this too! We gave him Mylecon with every feeding (directly into mouth not bottle). He is breastfed with supplemental bottles so I didn't alter his for...
- Hi, I don't have much to lend in terms of experience with different formulas, but some other posts have mentioned you may not have to go that far. I found that a goo...
Colic Help
Asked by J.B. from Birmingham
on April 23, 2009
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My 9 week old has had colic off and on for the past 6 weeks. It hasn't been too bad until recently. We have changed his formula from Similac Advance to Similac Sensiti...
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- I had the same problem with my oldest son when he was young. I didn't have the herbs on hand to be able to make gripe water, but my grandmother told me of an old remed...
- Is it possibly reflux and not colic? some symptoms include: "wet" burps, night wheezing, frequent persistent hiccups, frequent spit up, sudden bursts of crying, poor...
- J., I am so sorry! I know it is a nightmare! We found Gripe Water at about 6 weeks after trying everything to get rid of my DD's gas. It was the only thing that wor...
Infant with Gas
Asked by D.T. from Dothan
on September 26, 2010
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My daughter is 6 weeks old. She has had painful gas since she was 2 weeks old. She is breastfed and I have cut everything out of my diet that will cause gas and she s...
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- How much do you burp her? My son was a very very hard burper.. Rub her belly in a clock wise motion, kinda squesse it.. (this is what my Doc showed us).. Burp her fo...
- I suggest you lay baby on her back and pedal her legs in the air likes she's riding an imaginary bicycle. That always helped my son get his toots out.
- My daughter also had gas and it wasn't anything I ate; it had more to do with the fact that my breastmilk came so fast and she was gulping so much that she would also ...
Baby Has Lots of Gas Pain
Asked by N.G. from Salinas
on March 1, 2008
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Hello! My 4 month old is very gassy and cries in pain for 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. I have given up dairy, tried different non-allergenic formulas, myclin drops, gr...
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- Mylcon works wonders. You give a couple drops at each feeding. There are also some herbal remedies on the market. Good luck.
- my 2 month old is the same way, gas drops dont work! What I have found that works is called gripe water. You can get it at any drug store, I purchase it at longs drug...
- hi there When we were first giving our son formula, we tried Infamil.. and well, it was soooooooo rich, he ended up getting major gas pains.. we finally found nestl...
Gassy Baby
Asked by P.P. from Chicago
on November 3, 2009
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My 7 week old has horrible gas! His poops are normal and he's not excessively spitting up so I don't think I need to switch formulas. But I would like to do somethin...
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- My 4 month old twins are very gassy too. We use the gripe water, also the mylicon. We also have a "happy tummy" you warm it in the microwave for a few seconds and wrap...
- P., I hear you! We are in the same boat with our 5 week old. I agree with the other posts and just bought the probiotics and mylicon for our son today too. We...
- My daughter had classic colic which is the least colic to worry about, but made her really fussy and the dr recomended Bio Gaia Probiotic drops to help and they helped...
No Poop
Asked by E.A. from St. Louis
on September 3, 2012
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My son has not poop in 5 days,but has had wet diapers and seems fine. I feed him rice cerel at night and just started the oatmeal 2 days ago to see how he likes it( he...
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- Thank you for all responding to my question. I will put him back on rice cereal because he was fine on that and if nothing changes in a few days i' ll go see doc.
- I would thin it out and add in more fruit to compensate.
- I would be worried but my 9 year old has had chronic constipation all her life and it has been awful so with the rest of them I was always worried if they didn't poop ...
My 5 Weeks Old Baby Boy Is Colicky
Asked by P.S. from Atlanta
on April 2, 2008
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My newborn baby has colic, lot of gas in his tummy and he cries a lot at times due to the pain caused by the gas. His tummy feels as hard as a rock at that time.
I a...
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- My daughter had colic for months when she was a baby. One of the things she used to find very soothing were car rides. Also, try lying her across your lap, tummy sid...
- My daughter took the same formula. she still doesn't drink milk till this day. (she is 2 now) The only thing that tended to soothe my daughter was warm bathes. I w...
- Chiropractors are great for colic babies! Any babies at that! You may want to try an organic formula. When I had to substitute for my breast milk, I used Horizon orani...
Gas Wakes up Baby in the Night
Asked by E.V. from San Francisco
on February 2, 2008
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I have been noticing my son waking up more frequently at night and i thought it could be a number of things...teething, learned something new, growth spurt, etc...then...
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- I really like the gripe water. It even works great for my self and my husband. we do foster care and take care of emergency children. So we see alot of infants. I have...
- Our son had the same problem. There's some herbal infant gas drops you can buy online by a company called "Limited Edition Herbs" - they're called "Super Catnip and F...
- Hi E., I am a faithful user of that stuff. Both my children were the same. A Little about me: I am a mom to a 2 & 3 yr old.
Sleep
Asked by J.G. from Myrtle Beach
on July 5, 2007
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my 6 week old daughter has been throwing raging screaming fights for the past week everytime i try to put her to sleep. at naptime and bedtime i give her formula and t...
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- I went through the same thing. My son (just turned 3 months old) did the same thing and recently his fits just eased up a bit. Sounds like some colic is starting for y...
- I agree with the possible formula intolerance! I'd try stopping the formula for a week or so and see if it makes a difference. My son as a newborn cried for an hour...
- Sorry to send a silly link; but please read the section on the 5 s's of soothing your baby... it was helpful to me w/ my son at that age. Specifically swaddling, I ev...
Flying Out for a Job Interview
Asked by H.M. from Denver
on April 11, 2012
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Thanks for responses - have deleted my question. Also - to ____@____.com - my line about not to gripe was a JOKE dircted at ____@____.com because of his comment about...
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- I think it's fine that you asked for a schedule for the day. They should be willing to give you that. But, I agree with others that if you want this job, you'll give t...
- As an employer, it sounds like you don't want to go. Yes, it is a very long day and many of us put in very long days which including flying. It is nothing for my ...
- If you want the job do it. If not then don't. There's nothing wrong with asking them to have your flight leave the next morning so you can stay the night in a hotel an...
