my nb ds (3 wks) is having serious issues.
reminds me of dd at that age.
lots of painful gas despite frequent burping during and after feeding. we have already switched to more frequent, shorter nursing sessions.
I cut out dairy on day 2 of his life when things seemed off with him b/c dd was intolerant to dairy as a baby and dh is lactose intolerant.
anyway, I'm just trying to make things better for my little guy...he is in obvious pain and screams inconsolably for variable periods (sometimes even WHILE nursing) at different periods of the day...it doesn't ever seem consistent though evenings do seem to be more of a problem.
part of me thinks it's my milk supply/let down which is over abundant and I have a very rapid let-down, as a result he chugs and I can hear him taking in air...his latch seems good though. if this is the problem, I could try letting dd nurse first but I would like to avoid this if possible as I am at a limited nursing schedule with her and I would like to keep it that way.
BUT
another part of me thinks something is going on allergy/intolerance wise aside from the dairy. he has at least one lime green poop every day...sometimes several. he has a diaper rash around his anus that I cannot get rid of despite trying different creams, different diapers etc. he has had congestion going on for almost 2 weeks. he did catch a cold the whole family had when he was 1 week old, which I had initially blamed all the above symptoms on...but we have all long gotten over said cold and his congestion seems to come and go along with the other symptoms (save the rash...which gets slightly better but has never gone away).
I have soy, eggs and wheat every day but again...I have them EVERY day and his symptoms don't seem consistent with my intake of those foods...would that be normal if it were one of them causing the problem. where else would be a likely place to look?
sorry this has rambled...I'm at a loss...just want to stop ds's pain and my exhaustion.
reminds me of dd at that age.
lots of painful gas despite frequent burping during and after feeding. we have already switched to more frequent, shorter nursing sessions.
I cut out dairy on day 2 of his life when things seemed off with him b/c dd was intolerant to dairy as a baby and dh is lactose intolerant.
anyway, I'm just trying to make things better for my little guy...he is in obvious pain and screams inconsolably for variable periods (sometimes even WHILE nursing) at different periods of the day...it doesn't ever seem consistent though evenings do seem to be more of a problem.
part of me thinks it's my milk supply/let down which is over abundant and I have a very rapid let-down, as a result he chugs and I can hear him taking in air...his latch seems good though. if this is the problem, I could try letting dd nurse first but I would like to avoid this if possible as I am at a limited nursing schedule with her and I would like to keep it that way.
BUT
another part of me thinks something is going on allergy/intolerance wise aside from the dairy. he has at least one lime green poop every day...sometimes several. he has a diaper rash around his anus that I cannot get rid of despite trying different creams, different diapers etc. he has had congestion going on for almost 2 weeks. he did catch a cold the whole family had when he was 1 week old, which I had initially blamed all the above symptoms on...but we have all long gotten over said cold and his congestion seems to come and go along with the other symptoms (save the rash...which gets slightly better but has never gone away).
I have soy, eggs and wheat every day but again...I have them EVERY day and his symptoms don't seem consistent with my intake of those foods...would that be normal if it were one of them causing the problem. where else would be a likely place to look?
sorry this has rambled...I'm at a loss...just want to stop ds's pain and my exhaustion.
