Calling all mom survivors of babies with colic/reflux/puking/gas

My first was very the same.
Lactose-free formula and gripe water before every feed helped a bit.  He didn't get "normal" until after six months when he started getting solids too.
The constant spitting up remained too.
I had heard the Dr.Brown bottles do help and feeding them in a more upright position (like lying his back against your stomach so that he faces out at the room while feeding) even at a few weeks old.  This helped for my cousin.
Best of luck, I feel your pain!!!
Alison
P.S. Unrelated to the gas problems, I found reading funny mommy stuff helped me to stay saner.  Like "Baby Blues" comic strips and stuff.  I didn't laugh nearly enough in the first few months :)

BIG hugs to you, Jo!! Please do know you are not alone. My baby is 11 so its been a long while but i remember the colic like it was yesterday and FULLY understand what you are feeling. The few things that helped with her was a little bit of peppermin****er,a warm bath and her swing. The swing worked wonders for me and i cant forget to mention my best friend,she was AWESOME!!! She could get kirsten to calm down so easily. We used to put her knees up to her little belly and that seemed to help as well.
 Please do know im thinking of you sweets and it will get better!!!



BIG hugs!!!
Sandy

Aw, sweet Jo, I wish Vermont wasn't so far.  I'd run right over and hold that precious crying little miracle and let you get a nap or a shower.  SO sorry.  I haven't experienced this, but I pray you and Everett will get some relief soon.  Please keep me updated.  I'll be thinking about you and keep you in my prayers. 

you could also try a probiotic for the colic.  You can get it over the counter at the pharmacy.  It is very safe, it is like the stuff that is in the activia yogurt.  I give it to Zachary once a day... his tummy has been great since... He still farts like an old man but doesn't curl up and scream in pain anymore. 

Good luck sweetie!

I am so sorry that you are going through this.  My son had colic for 8...yes count them....8 months.  It was constant and it was just me all day long (and I had a 17month old at the same time) Gripe water helped somewhat.  What he loved was warm baths.  I also made him poop daily with the tip of a thermometer or a suppository ****il I did Karo)   He did not sleep in a crib until he was nine months old.  He slept tightly swaddled in a swing that went side to side....not front to back and the pacifier in his mouth.  All of these things made life tolerable with Arthur.  He was an extremely difficult baby and still has horrific temper at times. I always loved him but I did not always LIKE him.  My daughter was a dream.

You could also try Karo Syrup for the bowel/gassy issues.  Arthur was switched to Nutramigin by me...I just did it.  I put the Karo (1tsp)  in the morning bottle and the evening bottle.  He did become somewhat happier after he pooped.

I hope you find something that really works.  Colic SUCKS and I WOULD NOT  WISH IT ON anyone.  Sometimes...they just outgrow it too!

I know how you feel about wishing the time away...it is a horrible feeling and just adds to the PPD.
Sorry!

Faye

Sorry of this is long but maybe something will help…Elijah had acid reflux (not colic) for the first six months.  The main symptoms were profuse vomiting (not just spit up), crying (a pain cry), raspy sounding, coughing, and nursing but constantly popping off and shrieking then latching on again (apparently, he wanted to nurse because it soothed him and he was hungry but the milk brought up the acid which was painful).  He was on Axid twice a day (our pediatrician prefers this over other meds because he said there’s no alcohol in it).  We propped up his bassinet, crib, changing table, and anything else he could lie on (boards under the head end of the bassinet, pillow under his upper body when on the play mat or changing table).  We especially had to keep him elevated for 30 minutes after each feeding.  He nursed more frequently—every 1.5-2 hours and ate less (which is also a sign of acid reflux); luckily he was a fast nurser.  When he was symptom-free for a while, we’d stop the Axid but his symptoms would start up within a day.  Finally outgrew it when he was six months old (there is a light at the end of that tunnel!).

 

As far as gas, Elijah could clear a room and be heard in other counties.  His belly was often hard as a rock and he was in pain.  The lactation consultant and our pediatrician thought he might be lactose intolerant, so I eliminated dairy from my diet and that did the trick.  I would try to add milk products back in (there’s an order to it) but he was unable to handle anything until he was seven months old or so.

 

When he did have a bottle, we used Dr. Brown.  Mylecon sometimes worked to some degree for the gas.  We also bought a Happi Tummi belly wrap, which smelled wonderful but didn’t seem to help (maybe because it’s for colic).  Sawddling helped (he was a flailer and is till not a good sleeper) and so did sleeping upright on me during naps.  We did a lot of leg pumping to work out the toots, too. Good Luck!

Jennifer

Hey girl, My little arissa was on zantac too. she has a bad case of gas, they took her off the zantac and now trying mylicon drops. Im sorry to hear your going thru so much, I wish we lived near each other I would try to help. Im here with this little blessing all day and still not healed from c-section. Im doing the best i can, and im starting to feel some PPD also. No meds yet. I will keep you in my prayers things will get better, take care.