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Aww I'm so sorry. Have you tried gas drops? That helped DD. She also has a major intolerance to dairy so I have to cut it out of my diet entirely. If I sneak cheese, she gets so bloated and fussy.

Check for tongue and lip ties. It's what caused our baby's "colic" and "reflux." She literally cried nonstop for the first 4 months of her life and wouldn't sleep unless I held her. She's a completely different baby since we had her TT and LT clipped. I wrote about the whole thing in another one of my posts. This is so super common and when babies are diagnosed with reflux, it's often a sign.

@zippylef: this is true, I worry about the soy based formulas may still cause a problem in over 70% of infants with milk problems. Though some infants with milk problems have responded favorably to the neutrogimin style formulas.

We did formula (regular) occasionally very early on and it was worse than breastmilk because it took longer to digest. We did very good with the neocate formula but that's expensive for 2 days trial.

In our case, my ped was unable to help at all with our MSPI problems. The only reason he is doing well is because we did the diet changes. Our pediatrician wanted him on more meds. We finally found a great gastro after my son was Failure To Thrive and we demanded a referral.

If they gave LO a prescription for Zantac, that takes a full two weeks to kick in. For severe gas and bloating, our pediatrician recommended this stuff called Colic Calm. We tried all these different gas drops and gripe water and that was the only stuff that helped us. There is a store locator function on their website. As a warning, though, the liquid is black because it contains carbon so put LO in a bib before administering.

So sorry you're going through this. Is he nursing for a long time or short amounts? Does he want to nurse often? DS went through a week-long growth spurt and I was miserable. It might not be that, but it did eventually get better. DS was just diagnosed with acid reflux, so that's another battle. We were told to keep him upright for an hour after he eats. He usually tolerates me sitting in the rocker and rocking during that hour, although occasionally I have to walk around bouncing him.

As for the formula, the LC I talked to said that formula would not make anything better regarding the reflux. I personally would hate to pump and dump since it takes time away from DS (or when I could be sleeping) and goes to waste.

Switching to formula is not going to help you. There may be a different issue all together and if you're worried about your breast milk you should see a lactation consultant. 1 bottle of formula can change the makeup of a babies gut and therefore not worth it, unless medically needed. At 15 days old, it's normal still for a baby to want to be up all night long. You're still in the early days.

Most babies don't develop colic until 4 weeks, so it may be a gas issue. What do babies poops look like? Are you having a forceful let down or an over supply? Is baby gaining weight properly?

You need sleep to make a good decision. Can anyone take LO and let you sleep 8 hours???

I never actually read the book, I just ended up using the swaddle, shush, and bouncing A Lot!

Have you thought about taking your LO to see an Osteopath?

Sometimes babies can have alignment issues or a tight gut / abdomen and a session with an Osteopath can help work out any mis-alignments or wind / gut issues.

We actually took our LO to an Ostepath this morning and she's seriously been farting, pooing and burping up a storm since we got home! An Osteo might also be able to give you some different burping techniques to help too.

Good luck and hope you both feel better soon!

I am so sorry, this part is hell. Is there any way your husband can take more time off? Or a parent or sibling of yours? Anything at all to let you get a little more sleep. Even someone you could hire to come rock the baby for a few hours just to regain your sanity a little bit.

Are you baby wearing? That can be a good way to soothe an angry baby, and walking with a baby in a carrier can really help. I have a friend who's baby was either eating or crying for months, and she would just put him in the moby wrap and walk for hours. It helped him, and it helped her mood when she was just miserable.

@TurtleDoves: I'm SO sorry. And yeah, it's not like it's normal to be all happy and rested at this time, but screaming all night isn't the usual either. If it were me, I'd push the baby wearing. Different kind, different hold, different weight fabric?

Or how about long walks in a nice stroller? Is your neighborhood safe enough to walk in at night? I'd be tempted to leash up my big dog and just blearily walk around. Have you tried earplugs? If you're doing literally everything you can do and it isn't working, I might resort to that. At least you can spare your eardrums while you're rocking and shushing and swaddling and so on.