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OT: infant nursing troubles
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Hi Gals,
My sister just had her first baby. He’s a little over a month old. He continues to not want to eat (but weight good last I heard) He tries a lot, but screams and pulls off repeatedly. Right now he screams everytime he’s laid on his back. She thinks reflux and the med she was given helped at first, but now it’s back again. He’s been on the med almost a week and dr. said could take a week or two.
Anybody experience this and have any other suggestions of what the problem could be? Thanks! Gina
I had to go off dairy, citrus, wheat, and anything the least bit spicy or I would have screaming from my baby when he would try to nurse – got better as he got older.
Dairy seemed to be the main culprit with all my babies.
Also, if the mom is taking digestive enzymes that helps too.
HTH.
My son experienced this at a month old also. It was my first born, and I was so upset because he would scream when nursing…and would not nurse! The doctor watched this happen and sent us to the hospital for tests. All the tests came back fine. It was determined that he had a very sensitive tummy and was in pain when nursing due to the fact I was nursing him so frequently. I know a lot of people say nurse on demand, but I had to nurse at the full 3 hr mark or a little more for my son to not have problems. He also had a lot of gas. If I knew then what I know now, I am sure it was lactose intolerance! My son continued to gain weight and was a healthy baby w/ those wonderful breastfed BM’s! So, waiting until his milk was fully digested is what worked for us! As well as lying him on his tummy to sleep! He absolutely would not sleep on his back! Shhhh, don’t tell anyone! LOL Babies have slept on their tummies for yrs and yrs before the SIDS scare. I am not saying to take SIDS lightly. I think SIDS can be prevented in other ways as well.
Oh those gas drops were a life saver at times! HTH
Sometimes it can be from a problem w/the neck or back which could be solved w/a good chiropractor’s adjustment.
I knew a chiropractor who was a firm believer that there should always be a chiropractor on call when babies are born as it can help solve and prevent pretty serious problems.
Getting out the birth canal can cause serious stress on the body, sometimes the neck gets misaligned.
If she hasn’t tried she could also try different positioning for nursing.
There could be allergies as it is always a possibility for every baby but if the baby is uncomfortable during feeding it most likely something else.
Is she producing a lot of milk?
if the baby is tongue tie it will cause extreme pain to her nipples.
Thanks, ladies, for the quick replies! I sent them on to her and hope something helps. We have some dairy issues in our family…not sure if she’s consuming dairy or not. The neck problem possibility is interesting. It was a rough birth….his cord was wrapped around his neck for some time. Hope something helps soon, poor little guy. Thanks SO much:)
Great suggestions above, nothing new just echoing them. I had 5 out of 6 colicky babies, 4 with awful reflux.
No form of dairy whatsoever, not even in baking, and it can take at least a week to get out of your system and theirs. Also nothing acidic/spicy/caffeine, etc.
Don’t feed more often than 2 hours. It’s a vicious cycle, the baby feels better while eating at first, then does the arching, etc. and seems hungry all the time, but I finally learned it was so much worse if I fed more often than 2.5 hours.
My friend recommended the chiropractor, my husband and I were hesitant so only with my latest one (number 6) did we try it, and I wish I had done it with baby number one! He’s not on meds like the others were, and he is doing so well. It took a month or two to see consistent difference, but if we don’t keep up seeing him every now and then, he starts spitting up/pain again.
Hope some of these changes can help, it’s so stressful for mom when baby isn’t happy:(
I hope it helps too!
You can pm me if you have more questions or issues.
I am a retired LLL leader and truly miss helping breastfeeding moms.
Thanks again:) And if my sister has any direct questions I’ll take you up on your offer, petitemom…thanks!!!
These ladies have wonderful advice; I just wanted to add that none of my babes liked sleeping on their backs. I always laid mine down on their sides or (horrors!) tummies, and they slept much better. And personally, I would be afraid to lay a baby with reflux on his back – couldn’t he choke? Anyway, maybe trying a new sleeping position would help?
Also, my cutting out wheat and dairy was always the key to happy nursing babies around here.
Hope it gets sorted out for them soon – it is so hard to have an unhappy newborn! Prayers & <<hugs>>.
ServingwithJoy, yes they choke all night long, which is why most of mine were in a carseat until 7 months. My last baby used a Rock N Play sleeper, it was so much better for him. People say they can get neck problems from it, so I tried not to put him in there, but he choked in the crib (even on a wedge) which is very scary, so the sleeper was best. (or not on his back)
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