My grandaughter is 18 days old. She
weighed 4lbs 7 oz and is a little over 5
lbs now. My daughter is have a couple
problems that we cant seem to find answers
for. I am hoping someone out there can
help us.
Using the #1 nipple it takes baby and hour
to drink 2 oz. Using a #2 nipple she takes
it faster. However no matter which one,
she wont burp. What determines which
nipple size you should use? She has also
tried various styles. Secondly baby hates
laying on her back. She seems to love
being held up against your chest. She also
seems to cramp up brings up her knees
turns red screams and passes gas. My
daughter has bought the drops for gas and
we are on day 2 of them but it seems
worse. Does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks so much!
Cyn
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-18-08 09:55am
That is a tiny baby! Make sure she is
thriving by taking her to the doctor for
her checkups and weighing her at home if
you can.
If it takes her an hour to drink 2 oz.
maybe she isn't hungry. Switching to the
number 2 is just going to make her not
having to try so hard, make her eat more
than she needs to get in one suck, and can
actually increase her chances of getting a
lot of air in her tummy. Or, Are you
mixing the formula according to the
package directions? She might not
necessarily need to burp very time she
eats. She might need a different formula
if she is very gassy, colicky. There are
special formulas that reduce colic, or you
can get soy or lactose free.
If the gas drops aren't working, you can
also try Gripe water, which I have found
works very well.
Talk to your pediatrician about your
formula and ask him which one would be the
best to try.
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Volaremos
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 421
Posted: 04-19-08 01:14am
I agree with mominashoe for Gripe water it
help my baby too.
Hope it gets better for your baby by
changing the fomular.
