https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:14:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2799755 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:26:31 +0000 Mrsbells 2799755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starchild: gripe water can cause constipation so thats one thing to keep in mind </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2799716 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:43:27 +0000 starchild 2799716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just an update if anyone searching in the future stumbles upon this (like I did while searching/reading keywords in other forums too!) --</p> <p>Food allergy and reflux. The dairy free / soy free trial went really well and I learned that her poops before had *not* been normal but I had never seen a normal one to compare it too and just thought they were mixed consistency because she was combo fed. The formula normalized her poop and helped with her eating a whole bottle and not pushing it away or starting/stopping. She started sleeping through longer stretches at night rather than the feeding every 1-2 hrs, though she sometimes still has smaller bottles/more often during the day. She didn't grunt or cry in her sleep as much but still had a hard time going, so we added a probiotic which really helped her go more easily. She still seemed to be in pain, though, and basically cried whenever she was awake so we added Zantac and it made a big difference pretty quickly -- less crying, happier baby back, didn't appear to be in pain anymore. We are still figuring things out but moving in the right direction. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2797774 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:21:17 +0000 mrswin 2797774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starchild: My DDwas like this and we eventually figured out it was reflux. She was nursing constantly to sooth herself...I would suggest looking at symptoms of reflux in babies and see if things line up. Our doctor was initially hesitant to prescribe anything because she was gaining weight quickly because she was eating a ton. Once she was medicated things got much better </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2797773 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:17:00 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2797773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starchild: yes I remember it would be afternoons and evenings for an hour or two, sometimes longer. We just had to do all the above, hold him and bounce it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2797753 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:16:11 +0000 starchild 2797753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@muffinsmuffins: We bicycle legs and all that too. Did it go on for hours before a poop with your son? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2797681 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:02:34 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2797681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can’t speak to the dairy stuff but I do know my son seemed literally so uncomfortable at that age til about 3 months old. Apparently it’s fairly common for newborns to bear down but also clench when trying to poop, which is why they are so wriggly and upset. We bicycled his legs, tummy massage, put a blanket we just had in the dryer on his stomach to get the warmth to relax him enough to get it out. It sounds normal to me, but maybe someone else has an idea about the dairy. fwiw our son also had reflux and prescription meds did help a lot and he grew out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/5-week-old-digestion-issues#post-2797674 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:24:00 +0000 starchild 2797674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has always been gassy and ped OK'ed gas drops/gripe water when she was 11 days old. Last week when she had her one month I asked about trouble pooping and he said if she doesn't go for 3 days to give her an ounce of apple/pear/prune juice. The problem isn't that she's not going, it's how uncomfortable she is trying to go. On Sunday she spent hours arching her back and shaking her legs and pulling them up to her chest. That day and since then, she's basically been unhappy whenever she's awake if she isn't eating/have her paci (no fever or anything other than this stuff). Though she cries out so much in her sleep I don't even know if I can say she's not unhappy then anyway. We switched to dairy/soy free formula to test that out. It's only been 48 hours, but it seems like maybe she's a bit less cranky now though I know it's still pretty soon. But she is still spending at least an hour grunting and letting out cries while she works up to a poop. Poop consistency is normal. Separate but possibly related, she is difficult to burp and fussy about eating, too. She had been eating 75% milk (EP) / 25% formula before this dairy trial. (I am building a stash while we do this dairy trial.) I know breastfed babies eat more often, but she was eating 11-15x per day in 1.5-2 hr intervals. Her total for the day was good, but she was averaging 2 oz per feed with coaxing. She'll eat a whole bottle sometimes, but she often stops and starts and stops and starts. She tends to spit up a lot (projectile) when she eats more. She's doing that now with the formula, too. </p> <p>I have friends whose babies have reflux and dairy allergies and I don't want to jump to conclusions, but it seems like lots of small things adding up. Or maybe this is normal and she's just waking up from the newborn haze and is going to be a cranky baby, I don't know. I hate seeing her so miserable. I called the ped but the nurse hasn't called back. </p>