I feel so bad that almost all my posts here in parenting are only bad news… but wot to do really? my baby is 4 mnths & 20 days and her colic is increasing rather than decreasing. i bf her and bb her. i put her on aptamil comfort but that din help either(its suppose to b gud for colic and constipation)..i bf her and bb her cus i m unable to fulfil her hunger with my milk so i give her bb 3 times a day (btw the constipation is NOT becus of formula, she had it before too). i bf her and bb her cus i m unable to fulfil her hunger with my milk so i give her bb 3 times a day (btw the constipation is NOT becus of formula, she had it before too). now the thing is since more than 1 1.2 months she has constipation prbs but before she used to only cry for gas prbs but now she is cryin for both constipation and gas prb. she is unable to pass stool and almost everyday (3 times ive done so far) i have to insert a ear bud in her (puttin vaseline ofcourse) and then she passes stool. its so painful. she dusnt sleep more than 10 mins and then wakes up crying. this is normally everyday after 12am at nite until 6am in morning! through out the day also she is sooo fussy.. be it after a 4oz milk or BF, she stays queit for 10 mins and then is cryin again. i m unable to do anything!!! i have to b with her all the time. when will my days b over. its so tiring..what can i do for her constipation. i tried apple juice and water half and half did not help. wot can i do to ease her constipation?
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
- change her formula try (soy, organic - formula)
- consult the doc - at 4 months she can even start a bit of solids
- make sure she doesn't have GERT
- milk can be constipating, so can juice. Try to mix pear or prune juice to ease constipation.
- make sure you do the bicycles with her where you make sure she moves a lot so the gas comes out before she sleeps.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
thx njgal :) i strted solid although doc said strt at 5 mnths but i said wot the heck 15 days shudnt make a huge difference! m givin her milupa fruits cereal as i was scared to give her rice one since heard its notorious for constipation... i strted almost 1 week back but its not helpin. as i said i m givin her the formula which doc said.. aptamil for colic and constipation.. but thaz not helpful at all!!! wot shud i do? what kinda formula i shud try can u pls recommend (there r so many kinds... lactose free, hypoallergenic but i think hypoallergic is not necessary for her) i have tried every darn thing to ease her gas and constipation but nothin is workin!!! infacol, massage, bicycling, everything! i dunno if its the gas that is the prb. sometimes ithink she is just a fussy and demandin baby over all. cus even after feedin she is cryin 10 mins later. i m unable to understand her psychology really. doc says she is not reflux baby... she never spits or vomits. but cud it b silent reflux? so many qs but have not found any ans to my prbs.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
Prune juice is supposed to help with constipation ..... you can dilute it with 2 parts water and give it to her and see how it goes (try the gerber one).
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
i dun think we have gerber here in UAE.. atleast not the juices. i m sure i saw hero brand juices though.. they were ready to drink ones
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
consult another doctor
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
for my baby yogurt did the magic for constipation. And also try oatmeal cereal.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
One thing I have noted from all your psots that you get paniced very easily... RELAXXX dear you are mother, get used to the things. This is how babies grow.. I remember once my daughter got ill after vaccination and I was that upset then a cousin of me said " bachay girtay bhi haien beemar bhi hotay haien aor issi tarah strong hotay haien or issi tarah barray bhi'' so whenever she is ill (BTW she still got fever, and yeah i know like me you too in UAE so get her prepared for changing weather) i remember this thing what my cousin said...
And for constipation, my baby is constipated too.. i too started giving her solids since 5 months (she is 6 months now) and I am pretty ahead than you i introduced baby juice, carrots, cereals and soji ki kheer and yeah banana and avocado too... and got to know that she is constipated from banana and rice cereal ( i got to know this after ONE full month) there was a time when she is constipated for a weekkk! and on average 2-3 days... but if you got to read the formula even it says that 2-3 days are normal but after that stool is thick and difficult to pass... but her doc is such a relax soul totally against medication, he said that let her system adjust by her own...
so tips taht worked for her
- i used to give her butter (give a dot in start and see if it works, and then gradually increase if it doesnt) mixed in her formula
- mix one tbsp of gripe water in one ounce of luke warm water
- mix butter in her cereal
- and i left that banana and rice cereal
- i started milupa 7 cereals.. 100% recommended...
now few things, people are talking about oatmeal cereal.. I didnt find any oatmeal cereal specifically in UAE... have you? all i found is that 7 cereal milupa. and did you find prune juice???? i didnttt not even in hero brand in the store here...
and yeah... one more thing I am sharing doc gave her that sippy cup as a gift (you can say) and told me to use it instead of feeder... that have a rubber tip and she is fine with it too. thought to share it. Plus he too switched her to aptamil comfort... before that she was using babelac (normal) and he said me that its better to breastfed her as much as you can.. breast fed babies are less constipated (i gave her bottle once or twice a day) to get her used to of the bottle
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
did the doctor try giving lactulose for the constipation? did it work?
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
One thing I have noted from all your psots that you get paniced very easily...
:p I was the same way at first..... pehlay bachay kay saath hota hai.... actually my husband used to panic more than I did, and that taught me to keep my calm.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
:p I was the same way at first..... pehlay bachay kay saath hota hai.... actually my husband used to panic more than I did, and that taught me to keep my calm.
wohi toh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaar! panic kaise nahi hon. i think more than panic i m physicaly and mentally exhausted. its so easy to say not panic and all but i m livin with a colic baby, trust me i KNOW stress!
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
Yeah I can understand, I went crazy when my daughter started getting ear infections at 7 months of age .... it was one after another..... I used to go the pediatrician EVERY week :( and we gave her tons of antibiotics and in the end, had to get tubes inserted at 1.5 years as her speech development was getting affected.
Now.... take a deep breath and find another doctor..... some doctors are just not sympathetic to us mothers' plights at all and sometimes all we need is someone who will lend a sympathetic ear and at least "try" to help us. Maybe another doctor can diagnose your daughter's issues better.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
^definitely see another doctor.
I also don't think it's good to try one thing quickly after another. Or add too many things to her diet. She's too young and it might make things worse.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
^definitely see another doctor.
I also don't think it's good to try one thing quickly after another. Or add too many things to her diet. She's too young and it might make things worse.
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
One thing I have noted from all your psots that you get paniced very easily... RELAXXX dear you are mother, get used to the things. This is how babies grow.. I remember once my daughter got ill after vaccination and I was that upset then a cousin of me said " bachay girtay bhi haien beemar bhi hotay haien aor issi tarah strong hotay haien or issi tarah barray bhi'' so whenever she is ill (BTW she still got fever, and yeah i know like me you too in UAE so get her prepared for changing weather) i remember this thing what my cousin said...
thx... but yar colic baby ke sath rahna itna asaan nahi. thankfully ur baby is not colic and only had constipation but my baby is fussy since the day she was born and i m ofcourse havin a v hard time understandin her needs. i m tryin though.
there was a time when she is constipated for a weekkk! and on average 2-3 days... but if you got to read the formula even it says that 2-3 days are normal but after that stool is thick and difficult to pass... but her doc is such a relax soul totally against medication, he said that let her system adjust by her own...
its not the bb thaz causin her constipation cus when i used to BF her and give her a bottle a day maybe, she used to b constipated and wudnt stool for atleast 3 days!!! but now i hear her grunting anf groanin for passin stool. just last nite she was cryin and groaning and i had to insert the vaseline earbud in her and then she passed. i dunno how long i have to do this everyday.
l - i started milupa 7 cereals.. 100% recommended... *ill try the butter one and other suggestions. but dear the milupa 7 is for 6+ and she is abt to b 5. still one more month before i cn give her. *
now few things, people are talking about oatmeal cereal.. I didnt find any oatmeal cereal specifically in UAE... have you? all i found is that 7 cereal milupa. and did you find prune juice???? i didnttt not even in hero brand in the store here... ** i didnt find either. oatmeal one i mean. but i remember seein hero brand juices.. not sure if it had prune one though!**
and yeah... one more thing I am sharing doc gave her that sippy cup as a gift (you can say) and told me to use it instead of feeder... that have a rubber tip and she is fine with it too. thought to share it. Plus he too switched her to aptamil comfort... before that she was using babelac (normal) and he said me that its better to breastfed her as much as you can.. breast fed babies are less constipated (i gave her bottle once or twice a day) to get her used to of the bottle
i thot u were BF ur daughter? or is she on forumula??? as i said bf made no major difference. she still has gas,.. still has constipation. infact till she was 2 mnths old she was exclusively BF and still had those prbs. btw when did u strt the sippy cup???
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
^definitely see another doctor.
I also don't think it's good to try one thing quickly after another. Or add too many things to her diet. She's too young and it might make things worse.
as i told u before in my earlier posts... yar bht sare different docs ko dekha chuki hon already!!! and all say the same darn thing...first said wait 3 mnths and now 6 mnths. they all say the same thing. just 2 weeks back i rushed to the doc cus she was cryin non stop and he checked her and said she is perfectly healthy.
also i have not added anythin new to her diet. i m only givin her milupa mixed fruits .. nothing else. i m bf her and bb both. thez r the only things in her diet as of now. i m just 15days earlier cus doc said strt solids at 5mnths
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
Yeah I can understand, I went crazy when my daughter started getting ear infections at 7 months of age .... it was one after another..... I used to go the pediatrician EVERY week :( and we gave her tons of antibiotics and in the end, had to get tubes inserted at 1.5 years as her speech development was getting affected.
really sad to hear abt ur daughter... hmm so we shyudnt run to doc all the time eh...warna kya faida pait mein bcchay ke meds ka stock hoga
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
did the doctor try giving lactulose for the constipation? did it work?
no doc hsnt recommended lactose free one yet
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
really sad to hear abt ur daughter... hmm so we shyudnt run to doc all the time eh...warna kya faida pait mein bcchay ke meds ka stock hoga
She was in acute pain with the infections, had puss coming out of her ear, high-grade fever and would keep vomiting, stopped eating and all .... we didn't have any other choice but to give her antibiotics :(
Khair, woh bhi ek mushkil phase thaa, she's 4.5 years old now and MashaAllah fine :)
Re: Gas toh thi hi.. ab constipation bhi!!!! :'(
Did the doc check for milk allergies, or try a different formula?
Tell us about her daily routine these days.