Here I am again 3 years later. My first son had this same problem... what appears to be terrible gas pains during feeding and some time after a feeding. We already went to the peditrian about my son's crying during a feeding and he checked out okay. We switched from Enfamil to Gentle Ease and are getting ready to switch to Nutramagin (which is what I ultimately done with my first son). Just checking to see if any other Moms have infants with the same symptoms (crying during a feeding and what appears to be intestinal cramping and gas pains) and have any advice. He is going to be 10 weeks on Saturday (born 3 weeks early)so I was hoping that he would grow out of it... He started the symptoms around 5 weeks right after his first month checkup. He is a very gassy baby, more so that any other infant I have been around; Peditrician wasn't concerned. I felt he was doing better the past few weeks, but the symptoms reared their ugly head yesterday with a vengance. Please send advice if you have any... I hate to see my little one suffer.
My little one is going through the exact same thing (he is two months old) and I too seeked the experts advise and only received treatment for acid reflux. My regular Pediatrician told me that the only option is Nutramigen. Did that work for you the first time?
My grandson had to be on Alamentum because it has no corn product in it. He reacted to that. He eventually did outgrow it, but life was miserable until my daughter switched him to Alamentum.
I went through this with both my boys for the first few months. I tried switching formulas with little success. I used Mylicon or the store brand equivalent in every bottle. Helped a lot!!!
the neonatalogist wasn't concerned about my son's symptoms either; he just seemed to have other fish to fry. however, when we finally just got on neocate for supplementing & i stopped eating all dairy and legumes (i.e. soy, beans, peanuts) - after about 2 weeks - my son was a brand new baby & so happy!
i got neocate by the case from ebay -- lots of moms have extra after their children wean from it, so there's usually a good supply available for less $$.
HTH!
edited to add: we also dealt with reflux -- zegerid was our medicine of choice. it worked great, didn't have to be timed with respect to a meal (great for a newborn), and its efficacy wasn't compromised over time like with zantac. i *highly* recommend the marci-kids.com and http://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=9
websites. best wishes!!
My son had a gas problem too. It helped immensely when we switched him to the Dr. Brown's bottles. You didn't say which ones you used, so I didn't know if you already used those. It may be expensive, but totally worth the investment.
Both of my children went throught this, and both were diagnosed with gastric reflux. We had to use prescription medicine, but it made all the difference in the world! We had tried using the over the counter drops (before we knew the diagnosis), and they didn't help. My daughter wasn't able to breastfeed, and we found that she did much better with the Good Start formula - the specialist we went to see recommended it. Both kids were able to go off the medicine around their first birthday. The doctor said that's when the muscle would have better development and be able to keep the stomach acid where it belongs.
Good luck!
It's already been said, but it sounds like acid reflux. The same thing happened w/ my daughter. Once, we put her on a prescription medicine (we use Axid), it helped a LOT. We actually started her on it when she was a WEEK old (kind of scary) but it worked! My pedi said it's very common in babies. My daughter was always fussy during and after feedings so I asked her Dr about it. When feeding, does he arch his back a lot, and kind of try to throw his arms/legs back? I BARELY mentioned that to my Dr, and before I could even finish, he said "it's reflux" (apparently they do this b/c they are trying to elongate their esophagus b/c it's burning). W/ reflux, they do tend to be gassier because they swallow a lot, trying to keep spit/milk down (or at least, my daughter does). I was concerned at first b/c she never "spit up" and i figured w/ reflux i'd be seeing stuff come out of her mouth, but the dr said some babies don't spit it out, it just irritates the esophagus. I also use Mylecon, but the Walmart version (MUCH less expensive) after every feeding, and try to feed him in as much of an inclined position as possible. According to my Dr, you can't overdose them on Mylecon, and it really seems to help.
Hi J., Its good that you are changing the formula for the baby as this could be part of the problem and if this new formula doesn't work and you still have the same problem you may need to look at soy milk or other non-dairy formula. Our oldest daughter had this problem when she was little and she will be 36 this year and we went to a health food store and got cat mint tea (herbal tea) and put some leaves in a tea pot and let it steap for a while and put some in a bottle with cooled boiled water with a little honey and gave it to her and it helped her bring up her wind and she would settle and go to sleep. The tea needs to be weaker than what an adult would drink. If you can't get cat mint see if they have another mint tea that is herbal and it should work as well as long as its some type of mint tea as this helps to bring up wind. We did try infacol that you put in with the formula, but the tea did a better job. Ed
I had this problem with my daughter(now 14 months). It was horible the crying. We put her on gentle ease by enfamil. Call enfamil and tell them about your sons symptoms. I did and they sent me three sample cans of formula. I did ask for the samples. It took about three weeks. I wold burp my daughter every 2-3 ounces. When I made her bottles I would put Mylcon drops in every bottle. You could watch it work in the bottle. Hope this helps.
i don't have this with a child, but I take pre and probiotics and am wondering if you babe needs the same. Ask your doc about amounts. My prebiotic is a powder that can be mixed in water. tastes good too.
i have 6 weeks twins with the same problem i use equate infant gas relief works better than mylicon
Both of my kids had this problem. I switched to Good Start and used Mylicon (actually the Target generic) during every feeding and the problem was gone.
My pediatrician said that Mylicon isn't digested or absorbed so you can't really over dose your baby on it. We went through tons of it and it worked like a charm.
Good luck and I hope little Logan is feeling better really soon.
The Dr. Brown's bottles that were suggested are absolutely wonderful! I started my daughter out on them at birth and one time needed an extra when we were out of town. I couldn't find one and bought a regular bottle and she had the same symptoms. You might also try Little Tummies Gripe Water (I think they have other brands as well) It has ginger and fennell (sp?) in it and seems to soothe her belly anytime it is upset. Even gets rid of hiccups! Good luck.
the infant gas drops works wonders.
My 3rd son had this same problem. I always use medication as the last resort. I just made sure he ate at an incline, burped half way through the bottle, and swaddled him for feedings. Before and after feedings I would lay him on his back and push his knees up to his tummy and apply a little pressure. I also made sure he had plenty of tummy time.
My brother swears by Nutramagin. His daughter had the same problems and he finally switched formulas and did the same things I was and he saw a huge difference in a couple of days.
Good Luck!
Had the same problem with my son and right at the same age too (he was also 3 weeks early). Sounds like acid reflux. They had my son on 2 different medications. They did help but they didn't totally fix it. Make sure when you're feeding him that he is at an incline to reduce the reflux and keep him propped up after feeding. Burp frequently. I wish I had better advice but it was something my son eventually outgrew but it's hard to see them soooo hungry but afraid to eat at the same time.
