Wind/Colic...

[noodle1]

Wasn't sure where to put this so hope it is in the right place!

My baby is 4 weeks old, he has always been a bit colic-y but not too bad. He is bottle fed and normally goes about 3 hours between feeds in the day.

Over the last 2 days he is only going for about 2 hours before screaming in pain. I think he has pains in his tummy.

He doesn't bring his wind up fully after a feed no matter how long I wind him for.

I use infacol and dr browns bottles, what else can I do?



Suggestions appreciated!

 

[Becky&Willow]

have you tried gripe water i beleive you can use it from 1 month onwards.

 

[noodle1]

have you tried gripe water i beleive you can use it from 1 month onwards.

Thanks Becky, no I haven't tried that, I will!!

x

 

[Becky&Willow]

give it a go if that doesent work then im not sure what else to try, so best speck to your health visitor. give gripe water a go first though, you will need to use a mediciene saringe

 

[Baileysmummy]

bailey has had tummy ache and was screaming etc, gripe water is working wonders for him.. give it a try you will see the difference, i only give bailey 2.5 mls as well

 

[LucyBee]

Nikki, also try Colief. You can get it from Boots. It's about £9.95 for a tiny bottle but it lasts ages and it really did the trick with Tom.
L x

 

[noodle1]

Thanks Lucy, I'll try that.

Tom has been ok so far today but always tends to be worse in the evenings.

xx

 

[mamichuli]

Something which works for me is tummy massage. Just a bit of baby lotion on your hands, (nice and warm hands) and soft rubbing, using circular movements, paying special attention to lower belly. to simplify the motions, which are a bit difficult to explain, make it say ten "circles" in each direction. If you do this after a bath, nice and slow, it is really relaxing and is good for baby even when there is no colic! Hope it helps, as I know how frustrating it is when your little one is upset and you feel you cant make him/her better.

Lisa