https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 18:14:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557310 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:11:49 +0000 Lindsay05 557310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: She wasn't gaining any weight was our first indication. When we first offered her formula she drank 6 ozs like it was going out of style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557291 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:51:31 +0000 hilsy85 557291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: how did you know you needed to supplement? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557276 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:37:23 +0000 Kemma 557276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @Tidybee: sounds like our babies are all up to the same trick, Miss A hit sixteen weeks last Tuesday and has turned into a total fusspot this week.</p> <p>We seem to be having a partial nursing strike going on and some days she'll only feed lying down and on Wednesday Miss A had a terrible day with teething and was just miserable!</p> <p>FWIW I have read that babies do tend to go through a fussy stage with feeding at around four months so here's hoping it passes soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557258 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:18:24 +0000 Lindsay05 557258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It does sound like gas. We went through BF issues at around this age. LO would nurse for about 5 minutes and then just scream and fuss and flail (sp?). We battled that for the longest time. Finally I realized LO wasn't getting enough from me and at that point we started supplementing with formula and it was a complete 180. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557255 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:17:15 +0000 Tidybee 557255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>they are definitely soulmates! I do the gas drops maybe twice a day when she's definitely in pain. I do see a huge difference though. We've been dealing with gas issues since she was born and I gave up dairy.<br /> C is also grunting and groaning on the boob. My mom said I got my first tooth at 4 months, so I don't think it is out of the question... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557251 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:12:38 +0000 hilsy85 557251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tidybee: haha our little twinsies! How often do you do the gas drops? I did them twice today and I really can't see that they helped much... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557250 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:11:22 +0000 Tidybee 557250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Shocking news - C is doing something similar. I think it's gas. Sometimes she farts, sometimes she doesn't. According to my wonder week app, they have a succession of wonder weeks from 14-19, and it seems like her fussiness started right along with that. I've been doing gripe water and gas drops. I've found the gripe water makes her poop a ton, so I don't like to do it more than once a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-557242 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:07:32 +0000 hilsy85 557242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: we tried gripe water before putting him down for a nap...let's see if it works!</p> <p>I've been trying bicycle legs and sometimes he passes some gas, but it doesn't seem to relieve his discomfort :( It's making me so sad and upset that I can't help him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556702 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:23:44 +0000 cascademom 556702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I have that same fear of him not getting enough at an older age. It used to take forever for my baby to eat and be full. Now, it's so fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556695 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:21:46 +0000 cascademom 556695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I love when mine flirts. I get big cheesy, gummy grins when he does it. Hilarious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556586 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:28:59 +0000 littlek 556586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I only give drops when he was in pain, and it kicks in pretty quick. It happened infrequently, so I didn't see the need to give him stuff he didn't need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556541 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:19:21 +0000 regberadaisy 556541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: ooh good point on teething.</p> <p>@hilsy85: yea, she did, thankfully! I just kept offering the boob and tried not to force it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556515 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:09:35 +0000 hilsy85 556515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: it really is!! Thanks :) </p> <p>@keiki_mama: Aw, I hope things get better for you guys too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556511 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:07:55 +0000 MsLipGloss 556511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: ((Hugs)) I know exactly how you feel . . . I only feel like I am getting it right when my baby girl is smiling and happy (or peacefully sleeping). Mommy guilt is soooo stinkin powerful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556510 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:07:39 +0000 keiki_mama 556510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I feel ya! My LO is also going through a wonder week and cutting a new tooth. I gave him a teething pill last night before bed and he didn't make a peep last night. Let's hope these babies get back to their smiley selves soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556505 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:05:35 +0000 hilsy85 556505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keiki_mama: thanks so much! So it looks like things should be peaking over the next week or two...joy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556504 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:04:51 +0000 hilsy85 556504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I would be ok with it if he were smiling/cooing/interacting with me...but he's whining and looks so uncomfortable :( I thought that there was some distracted nursing starting a few weeks ago, so I started nursing him mainly in his nursery where it's quiet. I do hope that he's efficient enough to get enough to eat in the short time he's on the boob! </p> <p>@plantains: yay! That is good to hear...I feel like LO was so smiley and happy just a week and a half ago, and now he's a fussbucket :( it makes me feel unreasonably guilty, like I'm doing something wrong to make him act this way! Ahh mommy guilt... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556503 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:04:29 +0000 keiki_mama 556503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Here's a list of the wonder weeks <a href="http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2012/01/when-are-wonder-weeks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mybabysleepguide.com/2012/01/when-are-wonder-weeks.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556502 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:03:54 +0000 MsLipGloss 556502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CascadeMom: Mine loves to flirt, too! And pop off to blow a few bubbles or squeal like a pterodactyl, and then pop right back on . . . it's so hard not to laugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556494 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:01:40 +0000 plantains 556494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: @MsLipGloss: totally agree with everything MsLipGloss said about weeks 16-19. It was just an odd time for L. She was a bit fussy, sleep got a bit funky and just generally a bit tiring. But around week 21 or so my easy going extremely mellow baby reappeared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556488 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:00:01 +0000 cascademom 556488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like there's some early teething in there, sleep regression, etc. I remember 4 months being a tough period. With the latching and unlatching, he's probably more aware of his surroundings and you. My LO loves to flirt with me on the boob. At the rate he's going, he's going to be a little ladies man. By this time, babies are more efficient eaters even with the playing around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556486 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:59:41 +0000 hilsy85 556486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Ok thanks! Maybe I"ll try it a few times a day when he wakes up from his naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556485 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:59:17 +0000 hilsy85 556485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: YES! I swear I jinxed myself by believing that we had just gotten nursing and everything down pat after such a rough start. And now things are all screwy again. Darn these babies and their growing/developing brains :) I just hope he gets into a better mood soon...this increased fussiness makes me so sad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556482 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:58:07 +0000 MsLipGloss 556482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: Yes. We used the gas drops multiple times a day. :) I don't know if it helped with buildup, but I thought it seemed to give her more relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556479 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:57:13 +0000 MsLipGloss 556479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: It's like a growth spurt for the brain . . . and I think weeks 16-19 are a window for wonder weeks. You may find your little guy fussier, more distracted, disrupted sleep, etc. during this time.</p> <p>I don't know about you, but right before 16 weeks, I felt like I had just gotten a handle on things with my LO (she is 5 months now). And then it went to hell in a handbasket at 16 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556461 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:54:00 +0000 hilsy85 556461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: ok thanks! </p> <p>Do you guys suggest using gas drops/gripe water a few times through out the day? Would that help prevent gas buildup? Or should I only use it when he already seems to be uncomfortable? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556454 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:52:30 +0000 littlek 556454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like gas. I'd recommend either bicycles or gripe water. When LO was teething, he would latch on and then unlatch and scream bloody murder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556449 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:50:31 +0000 hilsy85 556449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: ooh tell me more about this wonder week! I keep seeing the name and know the general concept, but do you know what it actually means for wk 16? And we have the little tummies drops and I used them for the first time yesterday. They didn't really seem to help, but maybe I should start using them multiple times a day? And eek, I hope it's not thrush...I don't see any white patches in his mouth! </p> <p>@plantains: I was initially worried about his intake, esp that it would cause my supply to drop...he seems to be having enough wet diapers though? Will try the bicycle legs after his bath tonight, thanks! :) </p> <p>@regberadaisy: thanks! Will try that method...I hope it's not boob refusal! Did she just grow out of it/eventually go back to the boob? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556423 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:43:07 +0000 regberadaisy 556423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: your diet may not have changed but you could have eaten one new item that can cause him gassiness. The list of things is ridiculously long! The other thing to try is putting him over your leg and try rubbing his back. This seemed to help too wiht M's gassiness when she was younger when bicycle did not.<br /> OR he can simply be going through a boob refusal phase! M did that twice for a week each. it was so frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/teething-constipation-general-fussiness#post-556417 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:41:24 +0000 MsLipGloss 556417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hilsy85: Our LO has had problems with gas, and we have used this a lot . . . it seems to help. </p> [attach=2207/13/mhwrl1.347x600.little.tummys.jpg]