My 12 week old won't stop crying... She
cries for hours a day... I breastfeed her
and it seems like she always has a belly
ache... I've tried changing my diet but
nothing seems to help! Please, any
advice? I don't know what else to do!!!
She screams bloodynot a nice act all the
time! Isn't it late for a 12 week old to
be developing colic??? Help!!!!
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Mommy35
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 02-10-07 11:50am
I'm sorry that you and her are going
through this. It must be hard.
I would probably take her to the doc to
rule out any medical issue. Maybe it's
reflux?
Thats about the time joseph got colicky it
only lasted about 2 mths luckily but omg
it sucks, there are lots of things to try
, first take her to the dr if u think it
may be reflux, they have gripe water at
healthfood stores, colic tablets by
hylands, a friend of mine with 5 kids said
like 2 oz of water and dissolve a
peppermint, it helps settle the tummy. I
tried everything with joseph, the gripe
water worked the best but still he had his
moments so its not like 100% gonna make
them like all of a suddenstop crying ya
know. I know your pain lol. Jordynne has
her moments as well with screaming etc
Could be reflux. My son has that and is
also intolerant to milk and soy
protein-which many babies are. Have you
tried eliminating all dairy and soy for at
least 2 weeks? It takes 2 weeks to one
month for milk and soy proteins to get out
of your breastmilk, not many people
realize that.
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megums1211
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 883 Location: Ohio
Posted: 02-10-07 13:03pm
nataliachick7
wrote:
could be reflux. My son
has that and is also intolerant to milk
and soy protein-which many babies are.
Have you tried eliminating all dairy and
soy for at least 2 weeks? It takes 2
weeks to one month for milk and soy
proteins to get out of your breastmilk,
not many people realize
that.
not quite sure what reflux is... I don't
drink milk, but I still eat cheese. I'll
try and cut that out too.
I would definitley stay away from gripe
water, just in case it is reflux. This is
why:
one of the main ingredients in gripe water
is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which
is a natural antacid. Unfortunately, on
its own sodium bicarb is not a very good
antacid, which is why it is not sold as
such. The reason for this is that, while
it very effectively neutralizes stomach
acid, it also activates or "turns on" the
acid producing proton pumps in the stomach
lining, causing them to produce even more
acid. Magnesium hydroxide and calcium
carbonate are more often used as antacids
because they neutralize acid without
turning on the proton pumps.
Because gripe water contains sodium
bicarbonate, which can actually cause more
acid to be produced, it often provides
temporary relief from the symptoms of
reflux, but then causes it to come back
even worse than before.
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