Firstly, apologies for the length of this post, but I feel it best to explain everything so that you can get the full idea.
Liam is 4 weeks old, and since he was only a couple of days old has been having trouble with feeding/crying/wind.
Liam is having Aptamil First, we're using the Dr Browns bottles and Stage 1 Newborn teats.
I myself had colic as a baby, so always wondered if he also had that... I also stopped taking milk all together at about 8 months and have hated it ever since.
Liam feeds every 3-4 hours. He manages anywhere between 4oz-6oz these days.
I have problem with getting him to calm down after his feeds. He usually screams and cries for at least 2-3hours, even when he is really tired.
He takes his full bottle usually without any problems, however he finishes he starts to jerk around and hits out with his clenched when he then proceeds to scream and cry and pull his legs up. He also has a sort of cough/cry that seems to be hurting him.
He's not bad at getting wind up most of the time, although at others seems to suffer with trapped wind. He continues to cry after getting his wind up. Sometimes he seems to gasp for breath. He just lets out a loud gasp every now and again, sometimes more often, even when he is not upset or distressed. We've been giving him infacol before each feed - not sure if this is making a difference. I have also tried Dentinox and Gripe Water but havent noticed a difference.
He's rarely sick after feeds, but sometimes has a little bit of spit up, sometimes while getting winded, sometimes a little while after feeding. He suffers A LOT with hiccups, sometimes 3-4 times a day - although he also did this before he was born.
Sleeping goes okay at night once he is actually down, but getting him to sleep can take such a long time he is in such discomfort. He sleeps anytime between 9/10pm - 3/4am and then again until 6-7am. During the day is a different matter though and he hardly settles or sleeps, maybe for 30-45mins between feeds during the day.
We've had quite a few terrible evenings where he just will not settle, Saturday night being one of them - he just cries and cries and nothing will console him, he finally exhausts himself and then falls asleep.
Its getting to the stage where I'm dreading his feed times, and it seems no time between one to the next - any help/advice would be much appreciated and thanks for reading this far!
Liam is 4 weeks old, and since he was only a couple of days old has been having trouble with feeding/crying/wind.
Liam is having Aptamil First, we're using the Dr Browns bottles and Stage 1 Newborn teats.
I myself had colic as a baby, so always wondered if he also had that... I also stopped taking milk all together at about 8 months and have hated it ever since.
Liam feeds every 3-4 hours. He manages anywhere between 4oz-6oz these days.
I have problem with getting him to calm down after his feeds. He usually screams and cries for at least 2-3hours, even when he is really tired.
He takes his full bottle usually without any problems, however he finishes he starts to jerk around and hits out with his clenched when he then proceeds to scream and cry and pull his legs up. He also has a sort of cough/cry that seems to be hurting him.
He's not bad at getting wind up most of the time, although at others seems to suffer with trapped wind. He continues to cry after getting his wind up. Sometimes he seems to gasp for breath. He just lets out a loud gasp every now and again, sometimes more often, even when he is not upset or distressed. We've been giving him infacol before each feed - not sure if this is making a difference. I have also tried Dentinox and Gripe Water but havent noticed a difference.
He's rarely sick after feeds, but sometimes has a little bit of spit up, sometimes while getting winded, sometimes a little while after feeding. He suffers A LOT with hiccups, sometimes 3-4 times a day - although he also did this before he was born.
Sleeping goes okay at night once he is actually down, but getting him to sleep can take such a long time he is in such discomfort. He sleeps anytime between 9/10pm - 3/4am and then again until 6-7am. During the day is a different matter though and he hardly settles or sleeps, maybe for 30-45mins between feeds during the day.
We've had quite a few terrible evenings where he just will not settle, Saturday night being one of them - he just cries and cries and nothing will console him, he finally exhausts himself and then falls asleep.
Its getting to the stage where I'm dreading his feed times, and it seems no time between one to the next - any help/advice would be much appreciated and thanks for reading this far!
