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princesslove - Thursday, 22 May
Thanks for the info. I don't breastfeed her. I do hear her tummy gurgle sometimes,awww poor thing. I feel so bad for her. I can't do anything to help her.

pugs242 - Tuesday, 20 May
Thank you! I think I might change the bottles.

1st-time-mama08 - Tuesday, 20 May
Wow that is really early, the hard thing for me is I am a night person not a morning person at all so i'm scared if he goes to sleep at 8ish he'll be up at 5 or 6 lol!

luvbeingamom - Sunday, 18 May
Thanks! They melt my heart everyday. They are so good together (most of the time) :-)

littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
I honestly know how absolutely heartbreaking it is to hold your screaming baby knowing that they're in pain and not be able to do anything to make it better. If you can figure it out I guarantee it will be like you have a brand new baby! If there is anything else I can do, just let me know!

littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
Ok, I'll stop filling up your VIP page now :-). Let me know if anything helps or if you figure it out!

littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
Discovering exactly which foods a baby reacts to can be a difficult process, but is well worth the effort. For a breastfed baby, this might involve keeping a record of foods eaten by the mother along with notes on the baby's symptoms and behavior. Over time, it is usually possible to see connections between certain foods and a baby's distress. If highly allergic, babies can react to foods their mothers have eaten within minutes, although symptoms generally show up between four and 24 hours after exposure. The mother then may develop an eating plan for herself which eliminates suspected foods. If this produces a happier baby, the mother can then challenge her findings by eating some of the suspected food. A repeated reaction from the baby confirms his sensitivity to this food, and his mother may well choose to limit or avoid it for some time.

Most babies will show distinct improvement after an allergenic food has been removed from the mother's diet for five to seven days, but it may take two weeks or more to totally eliminate all traces of the offending substance from both the mother and her baby. Elimination diets can be time-consuming; however, many mothers find they are worth the effort.


littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
Besides Dairy, other common foods which cause allergic reactions are eggs, wheat, corn, pork, fish and shellfish, peanuts, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, berries, nuts, spices, citrus fruits and juices, and chocolate.

littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
On the bottom of this page there are lists of all of the items you have to avoid for each different allergy that could be causing this. I know it's a huge pain and it's probably not going to be easy but if you figure it out now it will take so much stress off of you and your baby. If you aren't already, you should keep a food diary of what time you eat what and what time your son wakes up with gas pain.

littlecavalier - Sunday, 18 May
I never had to supliment so he's always only had breastmilk but because he's so skinny my pediatrician wanted me to add formula instead of breastmilk to his cereal in the morning. I was nervous about it and probably should've just followed my gut but I did what she said and Travis and I both suffered through two nights of screaming. She said if I try again to try soy but I am really not so worried about him being skinny. I think it's just the way he is as he eats a ton and he goes to the bathroom a lot also. Hopefully he has a faster metabolism than I do! As far as how I figured out what was bothering him.... My sister and my sister in-law both had to cut dairy out of their diets when they were breastfeeding because it made their babies sick also. So I kind of had an advantage going in. I didn't actually notice that it made him sick until I think he was at least a month if not closer to two months old. For me it tends to be about 12 hours after I eat something that it affects my son. There's no science behind that at all, just what I've noticed. I actually didn't know that peanut butter bothered him until just a couple weeks ago. I sometimes get on kicks as far as what I have for breakfast because I'm tired in the morning and I don't want to think to hard about it :-). Well Travis had been waking up at night for about a week screaming and I couldn't figure out what it was. I kept assuming that maybe it was from teething. Eventually one night I was rocking him as he screamed and a light bulb went off. I had been having peanut butter every morning for breakfast. As soon as I got him back to sleep I checked online and sure enough it was on one of the lists of items that affect breastfed babies. I'm going to see if I can find that list for you. I do know that breastmilk is a lot easier on a baby's digestive system so if it is at all possible to eliminate the formula completely, I would start there. If not, there are quite a few different formulas that are either dairy free, soy free, etc. You might have to try a different kind. The only problem with switching formulas is that it will take a little while before you know for sure if it's working as their digestive systems don't always deal well with change. Ok, let me see what I can find for you....

mtnwoman - Saturday, 17 May
Hey, I was just thinking how neat it really is that moms have a common bond and if one of us is down the others have their "mom instincts" kick in! Don't mess with a mom! lol

littlecavalier - Saturday, 17 May
Also, have you tried switching the brand or kind of formula you supplement with? Do you notice a difference in his fussiness that is at all related to how much formula he has? Sorry, I'm just trying to help. I feel so bad for Mom's with sick babies, and so sad for the babies that feel so miserable. I had really bad gas pains after my c-section and it is absoutely no wonder why babies scream, it might have even been the most painful thing I've ever felt!

littlecavalier - Saturday, 17 May
I just wanted to mention to you that my son was really fussy/gassy etc in the beginning until I figured out that it was what I was eating that was causing it. I have had to cut out all dairy and peanut butter. I've read all kind of studies and articles about how what we eat doesn't affect our babies but honestly for me it has made a huge difference. I tried to reintroduce dairy a month or two ago thinking maybe my son had outgrown it, that was a big mistake. When I do have dairy or peanut butter my son wakes up in the night screaming and there's no calming him. It takes at least an hour to get him back to sleep and that's after rolling him from side to side, bicycling his legs, rubbing his tummy, and giving him gas drops. It's entirely possible that it has absolutely nothing to do with what you're eating, just wanted to mention it in case it might help. I'm pretty sure I've read that soy can be an issue too. I'm glad that you have found medicine that is helping!

luvbeingamom - Saturday, 17 May
 What a little cuttie!!! I love that pic!

lisamarie8503 - Saturday, 17 May
Don't listen to that ignorant 421 chick. She knows nothing. You keep doin what your doin hun!

hawaiimommy - Saturday, 17 May
np :) i agree w/ you. we come here to ask advice and share our experiences, not to judge one another! :)

421honeymoonbaby - Saturday, 17 May
excuse me...i forgot that people dont like to hear that they are wrong about anything. Sorry for making some people think. And i wasnt talking about babies who had it! Your pretty senstive...maybe you have acid reflux? btw im genuinely sorry about your babies throat and feet. that has to be hard

FirstTimeMommy08 - Saturday, 17 May
 He's adorable!! Looks like he's skate boarding!! How long does he have to wear that for?

melSue01 - Friday, 16 May
yeah that was one of the meds his pediatrician gave him. That's all you can really do when it comes to formula, but there are definitely trigger foods that will bother them. Hope he starts to feel better.

melSue01 - Friday, 16 May
i was reading some of the other comments and I would definitely reduce or cut out your dairy intake then reintroduce it later, and I also cut out chocolate which was a big culprit in my daughters fussiness. Small price to pay tho for peaceful nights!

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