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@erwoo: thank you! It was a rough few months until we got it all sorted, but things seem much, much better. She is so much happier now! Thanks for chiming in. It is really good to hear success stories of people who have come through this.
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@LovelyPlum: That's so good to hear! So tough to see them unhappy. I thought the first three months after having my first was the most miserable I've been in a long time. But once we got it under control we were all much happier. And then I had to do it again with my second when he was 3 months who has a peanut allergy and then I had my oldest re-tested a second time at 3 and he now is allergic to trees, grass, and both boys are allergic to dog which we have one. Yay to allergies! I guess once you're in it and have been in it for so long it's almost become your daily life. Just getting there isn't easy.
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@Apples4Teacher: It's probably a stork bite!! An allergy (not always, but often) will look more spotty, like a little rash.
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You've gotten great advice - not much I can add! I just wanted to say I feel for you because we dealt with the same. I was also worried it was a dietary sensitivity but ultimately she outgrew both the spitting up and the gas. It is so hard when you are going through it!
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@daniellemybelle: thank you for your kind words! We had a really good two days followed by two really fussy days so I guess it might just be normal newborn fussiness? The spitting up seems to have decreased however, now that I have been making a conscious effort to keep him upright after feedings. At what age did your LO grow out of the spitting up and gassiness?
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@erwoo: thank you for your advice and I'm sorry you had a rough go of it in the beginning. So glad your LO grew out of some of his allergies. I've been diligently checking his diapers for signs of green/mucous/blood! So far nothing, but I'm still checking every time! Ps, how green are we talking though? Sometimes there will be a small bit that is dark yellow/maybe tinged with darkish green. Are we talking bright green? The whole diaper is filled with green?
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@Apples4Teacher: my guy had bright, all green diapers with streaks of blood. Kinda slimy and smelled extra foul. There was no guessing needed. Yellow-ish green is normal, per my kid's GI doc.
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@Apples4Teacher: My baby was just generally colicky/high needs so that improved at about 3.5 months but it was about 5-6 months when the tummy problems pretty much disappeared because she could sit up unassisted for long periods. I know that feels like forever away when you have a sad newborn!
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Feed on demand. In my experience, unfortunately a lot of pediatricians are not breastfeeding experts. Check out Kellymom for tons of great breastfeeding info. The only way you'll know about intolerance at this age is eliminating from your diet for for at least two weeks and see if there's improvement. Babies are often gassy at that age and poops sound normal but follow your instincts! No harm in eliminating to see.
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@Apples4Teacher: My son's diaper was full on dark green and goopy (mucus-y) and he had persistent blood in his stool even if it wasn't visible in his diaper. His ped had his diaper tested almost daily for two weeks b/c that's how it takes to see results from food elimination. His ped had me immediately take out both dairy and soy.
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@Apples4Teacher: My daughter spit up all the time! We had burp cloths stashed all over the house. She improved by 2 months and I want to say it was pretty much over by 3 months. It's funny, it seems never ending when you're in the middle of it, but my daughter is only 11 months old and I'm having trouble remembering when that phase ended.
As far as gassiness, I never noticed a correlation between foods I ate and my daughter's gassiness. It seemed like that issue got better by 2 or 3 months too. I made sure to always burp her after eating, even if it meant I had to wake her up to do it. Otherwise she would inevitably wake up 20 minutes after she ate and would be screaming. My husband was the best at helping her with gassiness. He would football hold her along his forearm belly down with her head sideways in his hand, and rock or bounce her around. The pressure on her belly and the rocking seemed to get things going.
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