My almost 3 week old baby has a lot of gas/spit up and seems to cry excessively…HELP!?
I am breastfeeding my 3 week old son and he has A LOT of gas…
I am a little concerned, because it seems that he is in a lot of pain as well. Not sure what to do, and when I told the pediatrician she did not seem surprised or concerned at all. I just am not too sure that it is normal- he cries so much and I really think that he is in pain.
what foods should I avoid eating? (In case it is allergy related)
My son also has not pooped in 3 days…not sure if there is something wrong. (I am a first time mom, so I am not too sure what is normal)
Thanks for any help or tips!
it sounds like he might be constipated. try some mycilon (sp?) drops and move his legs like he is riding a bike. it helped my daughter to put her on her tummy and pat her back.
its unlikely that it is anything you are eating, though if it is, its probably cows milk, so cut that out for at least 2 weeks, then slowly start again.
until 6 weeks, he should be pooping after every feed, or at least once a day. after that, its normal for breastfed babies to go up to 15 days without a bowel movement
Is there a list of foods that I should avoid while breastfeeding?
There are NO foods that a mother should avoid simply because she is breastfeeding. It is generally recommended that you eat whatever you like, whenever you like, in the amounts that you like and continue to do this unless you notice an obvious reaction in your baby to a particular food. There is no such thing as a “LIST OF FOODS THAT BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS SHOULD NOT EAT” because most nursing moms can eat anything they want, and because the babies who are sensitive to certain foods are each unique – what bothers one may not bother another. If you have a family history of allergies, you might want to avoid certain foods (for example, peanuts or dairy), but again, this would be different for every child.
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mom/mom-foods.html
Does a mom need to watch everything she eats to avoid having a gassy baby?
The idea that certain foods in any mom’s diet will cause gas in her baby is incredibly persistent but is not founded in research. If certain foods in moms’ diets were an overall problem for most babies, we would expect that cultures that emphasize those foods would have more gassy and fussy babies, but this does not occur at all.
This is not to say that certain foods would not bother a particular baby – this does happen occasionally (and it’s more likely with very young babies). However, there is no list of foods that every mom should avoid while breastfeeding. In fact, most babies are fine with any food that mom eats, so there is no reason to avoid a food unless you notice an obvious reaction in your baby every time you eat a particular food.
Most babies are gassy from time to time, some more than others. Gassiness is often worse at night. This is due, on the most part, to baby’s immature digestive system and has nothing to do with what mom does or eats. Because so many people promote the idea that food in mom’s diet causes gas, many a breastfeeding mom will immediately assume it is due to something she has eaten if her baby is gassy.
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html