Hello all-
I am writing in a place of desperation and stress. I am the type of person that likes to figure things out and pretend like I have a sense of control in my life. But, I don't know what's going on with my daughter, and it's driving me crazy.
Here is our story: My daughter was born Nov 17, 2009. For the first couple weeks of her life, she had absolutely no problems at all. Her poops were yellow, seedy, and perfect. At around 3 weeks, one night, I noticed she wanted to nurse constantly. She was extremely fussy at my breast and just could not seem to soothe herself (I tried giving her a pacifier at 2 weeks since we had absolutely NO breastfeeding issues, but she just refused and would rather suck on me). Finally, after hours of discomfort, she vomited everywhere and felt better afterward. I'm not talking spitting up- I mean vomit everyyywhere. It was not really projectile, but the amount was so large and the way it came out was just distressing.
At around 5-6 weeks, her bowel movements started becoming green- sometimes runny and sometimes mucusy. And, her vomiting began to get worse. She would sometimes vomit twice in one day, and she was in constant distress, particularly in the evenings. Her pediatrician at the time put her on Zantac, and she started to feel a little better. But, I wasn't comfortable with Zantac, so I went to a holistic doctor. She said that she was sure that it was something in my diet since my daughter has some congestion sometimes (breathing issues as well... difficulty inhaling at times) and she also had cradle cap (which apparently is food related, according to her doctor). I eliminated dairy, and it did very little. I then eliminated soy and eggs- still nothing. Then, I eliminated wheat, nuts, and corn.... and she was still vomiting and in distress- screaming in pain, and pushing and grunting. The one time, right before she vomited, she turned bright red from pushing so hard and then it all came out. I was in major distress. Now, her pediatrician put me on an Elimination Diet. Since Friday, I have only been eating lamb, rice, pears, and squash, and a little bit of olive oil. She began to get a little better and her poops were getting more yellow, but then on Sunday, she had another episode and now we are back to green, explosive poops and a vomiting baby, though the vomits got a little less. The only thing we did differently on Sunday was give her a bath, and I wonder if she has some sort of allergy to the shampoo we are using (she has congestion when I use baby oil as well... figured that one out when I tried to give her massages). Yesterday, she had 3 milder poops (whereas she normally has one explosive one) but they were mostly green mixed with some yellow.
And now I'm wondering if I missed the mark altogether and this is really a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. I do have an oversupply issue- I never really completely feel empty. At night, I still get engorged and my breasts are really full and hard. Also, my DD has had NO problems gaining weight. She gains weight like a champ- I would say she is close to 16 pounds and she will be 3 months on Feb 17 (she was born 8 lbs 9 oz). Additionally, I haven't seen the seedy poops since she was about 2 weeks. However, I am doing block feeding (for 3-4 hours at a time), and it has helped very little. Also, she is not really fussy AT my breast... she just constantly, always wants to suck on me. And when she sucks for comfort, it's usually just small, soft sucks. The only time she finds comfort is when she is at my breast. But, for the last week or so, she is doing this thing where she comes on and off my breast.... not so much in distress but just because this is what she wants to do- not sure what this means.
Also, one more thing- she is the most in distress when her stomach is churning. In the evenings, around bedtime, and in the middle of the night- her stomach makes a lot of noise. I can't tell if it's gas bubbles or something else going on.
Mamas, please help me! I am trying everything, and I don't know what's going on!
I am writing in a place of desperation and stress. I am the type of person that likes to figure things out and pretend like I have a sense of control in my life. But, I don't know what's going on with my daughter, and it's driving me crazy.
Here is our story: My daughter was born Nov 17, 2009. For the first couple weeks of her life, she had absolutely no problems at all. Her poops were yellow, seedy, and perfect. At around 3 weeks, one night, I noticed she wanted to nurse constantly. She was extremely fussy at my breast and just could not seem to soothe herself (I tried giving her a pacifier at 2 weeks since we had absolutely NO breastfeeding issues, but she just refused and would rather suck on me). Finally, after hours of discomfort, she vomited everywhere and felt better afterward. I'm not talking spitting up- I mean vomit everyyywhere. It was not really projectile, but the amount was so large and the way it came out was just distressing.
At around 5-6 weeks, her bowel movements started becoming green- sometimes runny and sometimes mucusy. And, her vomiting began to get worse. She would sometimes vomit twice in one day, and she was in constant distress, particularly in the evenings. Her pediatrician at the time put her on Zantac, and she started to feel a little better. But, I wasn't comfortable with Zantac, so I went to a holistic doctor. She said that she was sure that it was something in my diet since my daughter has some congestion sometimes (breathing issues as well... difficulty inhaling at times) and she also had cradle cap (which apparently is food related, according to her doctor). I eliminated dairy, and it did very little. I then eliminated soy and eggs- still nothing. Then, I eliminated wheat, nuts, and corn.... and she was still vomiting and in distress- screaming in pain, and pushing and grunting. The one time, right before she vomited, she turned bright red from pushing so hard and then it all came out. I was in major distress. Now, her pediatrician put me on an Elimination Diet. Since Friday, I have only been eating lamb, rice, pears, and squash, and a little bit of olive oil. She began to get a little better and her poops were getting more yellow, but then on Sunday, she had another episode and now we are back to green, explosive poops and a vomiting baby, though the vomits got a little less. The only thing we did differently on Sunday was give her a bath, and I wonder if she has some sort of allergy to the shampoo we are using (she has congestion when I use baby oil as well... figured that one out when I tried to give her massages). Yesterday, she had 3 milder poops (whereas she normally has one explosive one) but they were mostly green mixed with some yellow.
And now I'm wondering if I missed the mark altogether and this is really a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. I do have an oversupply issue- I never really completely feel empty. At night, I still get engorged and my breasts are really full and hard. Also, my DD has had NO problems gaining weight. She gains weight like a champ- I would say she is close to 16 pounds and she will be 3 months on Feb 17 (she was born 8 lbs 9 oz). Additionally, I haven't seen the seedy poops since she was about 2 weeks. However, I am doing block feeding (for 3-4 hours at a time), and it has helped very little. Also, she is not really fussy AT my breast... she just constantly, always wants to suck on me. And when she sucks for comfort, it's usually just small, soft sucks. The only time she finds comfort is when she is at my breast. But, for the last week or so, she is doing this thing where she comes on and off my breast.... not so much in distress but just because this is what she wants to do- not sure what this means.
Also, one more thing- she is the most in distress when her stomach is churning. In the evenings, around bedtime, and in the middle of the night- her stomach makes a lot of noise. I can't tell if it's gas bubbles or something else going on.
Mamas, please help me! I am trying everything, and I don't know what's going on!
: that it's better soon.
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Maybe gut maturation just differs from baby to baby... I don't know.
Or longer block feeding could work. It looks like the mamas who've tried that didn't have problems, so 
