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Q: formula feed problems
asked by: ciara_388 on August 20th, 2008
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Hi all,

I'm a first time mum. Just given birth to our little daughter - Ciara. Weighed in at 7lb 10 oz. I decided to bottle feed her with SMA Gold. Shes 2 weeks old tomorrow but I'm not sure if she's eating right.

When she was born she started having about 80ml of formula every 3 to 4 hours. Once we got her home this continued and slowly went up to around 100 ml every 3 or 4 hours.

Now at 2 weeks old she's taking 120ml every 3 to 4 hours - thou she seems to still be hungry after feeding (she sucks her hands like mad and crys if I take them out. He mouth will still follow my finger if I place it near her)

The latest thing is that after her night feed (around 10pm) or during one of the early morning feeds she vomits a load of the feed back up (with some force, normally misses my leg and hits the floor!) after which she is hungry again. I normally give her a bit of time and then get a bit back down her (40 - 50 ml) before she sleeps.

The home nurse thinks she's being over feed but can't be sure - If I reduce the feed she just crys (until a put a dummy in) She does eventually fall asleep unitl the dummy falls out and then she wakes and starts crying again.

It seems a strange way of feeding, she has put good weight on - 11 oz in the last week.

Any thoughts anyone? Is she really still hungry after a feed - is there an easy way to tell?

Feeding style - I burp her after every 40ml formula, I started infacol yesterday as she seems to have bad gas in the evenings (we feed at 10pm and she falls asleep around 2am after a lot of crying / grizzling etc)

hope I covered everything in the above...

thanks everyone.

Monica
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Sarah12892
replied on August 20th, 2008
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My neice had the same thing..
Her mom just slowly changed the formula
and it helped her.
No sure if that is your babies case..
But maybe..
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mominashoe
replied on August 20th, 2008
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It may be a case of colic, but that doesn't usually start this early. It could be because you aren't using the right formula. Some babies just have an intolerance to the milk based formulas and need something that is either lactose free or for sensitive tummies. It would seem that this is the case because of the vomiting and the incessant crying.

Your baby should not need to eat more than a couple ounces every 2-3 hours, or 50ml every 2-3 hours. 100 ml (4 ounces) or more is way too much for a little baby, so no wonder it's all coming back up. Babies who are twice your baby's size or over eat about that much. 50 ml every 2-3 hours is merely a guideline however so it is possible that she might be hungry, but first do this:

Babies will cry and suck at their fingers not just because they are hungry but because this is how they console themselves. With that in mind and before you run for another helping of formula:

Check her diaper and change it if it needs it. Some babies are more fussy than others when it comes to a wet nappie.

Check her clothing and make sure there are no places that could be causing discomfort, such as something that is too tight fitting.

Too many or few layers of clothing: she might be too warm or too cold.

Check her toes: many babies get pieces of thread or hair wrapped around their toes or fingers and it becomes very painful and dangerous.

She might just want to be cuddled. Try swaddling and or rocking or walking around with her. Taking her outside for fresh air helps too.

Of course you already covered the burping part, but the change in formula will help with the gas: you can also get baby gas drops or gripe water which sometimes helps with that.

Finally she might also be just over-stimulated and need some alone time. For myself I never understood this until my most recent baby (number 6) would decide she'd had enough of me and wanted to be put down in her carrier to rest on her own.

I hope these tips help....I'm doing it from experience and memory of what I've read, so I hope I didn't miss anything.
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ciara_388
replied on August 21st, 2008
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Dentinox
thanks for all the ideas people, but we had a discovery today.

After reading a webiste I found out about Dentinox. We got some today and mixed in with her 6 pm and 9pm feed (100 ml feed) We tried to give her 60 ml but she was still hungry. Eventually baby drunk about 90 ml, gave 4 good burps and fell straight asleep.

Normally after the 9pm feed she'd be up for a few hours crying / restless but she went striaght down after burping and hasn't so much as moaned since.

One thing I have noticed thou is that a small amount of watery feed has drooled out of her mouth whilst she's been sleeping - this hasn't happened before.... anyone else seen this? should I be worried - ie can she choke on this (it is a small amount)

thanks everyone, think I'm going to get a good nights sleep tonight!

Monica
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mominashoe
replied on August 21st, 2008
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I'm glad you found a solution that works for you.

Sometimes babies won't swallow the last mount that is in their mouths especially when they fall asleep eating. It's normal and they won't choke on it. It could also be some spit up: milk or formula that hasn't been in her stomach that long or even made it there will have the same consistence as it did when it entered her body.

If she does get spit up caught in her throat, she will start coughing and all you need to do is sit her up or lie her on her tummy and pat her back. Babies have a good gag reflex when it comes to things like that.
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