Non stop grunting newborn

jawnjade

My 5 week old baby boy grunts CONSTANTLY through the night. It is unbelievable. I have never seen or heard of any baby doing this consistantly. He may do it for an hour straight or 5 hours straight but it occurs every single night for about 3 weeks now. He is not trying to produce a BM and he will grunt so hard he will make himself throw up! Night time is terrifying for me because I am scared he will choke or hurt himself inside by pushing so hard. He sleeps elevated in a rock and play but weve tried laying flat as well to no avail! Could this be from formula (he's on enfamil gentlease)? Any advice would be helpful! 

cataleya82

My daughter is 8 weeks old and does the same thing. She actually has reflux and is on meds which does help a little bit. She also uses the gentlease. Talk to the Dr about possible reflux. I have noticed that she grunts less now and I'm not sure if it's from the meds or maybe she's outgrowing it, but it does make it hard to sleep bc I too worry she's going to choke bc sometimes it sounds like she has gunk in her mouth or something. Like maybe she's either spitting up and swallowing or its phlegm. 

clairemwalker

My LO was doing the grunting and reflux thing, although thankfully the reflux is only occasionally. Im pretty sure that her grunting is becuase of gas, becuase she farts alot, even though i burp her well after every feed. Also when she is grunting she quite often wiggles around. My doc recommended two things.

For baby : make a dill seed tea 
1/2 cup hot water
8 dill seeds
steep and feed baby 3-5mls during (if on bottle) or after a feed (if breastfeed)
alternative to this is gripewater as its made with dill seed oil

for mum:
1/4tsp marjoram
1/4tsp ground cumin
mix in shot glass of water and take between feeds
The herbs are supposed to help through your breastmilk

i have found the last few nights My LO has definitely slept more quietly and more peacefully so maybe it works!  Sorry for long post hopefully it helps

lchampagnebatt

My 5 week old daughter grunted a lot in her sleep as well. I have used gripe water which did end up calming her but I also switched formula.  I was using the Enfamil Gentlease as it worked with our first born. However, I have been using the Gerber Gentle formula for the last 2 days and the grunting has stopped. She has slept sound for 5 hours straight.

GraciesMom189

Could he still be hungry?  Maybe it's time to add another oz?

hope4girl

My daughter is 4 weeks old and she dose same thing. what I learned is when I swaddle her she sleeps really well,also switching to Dr Browns bottle made huge difference with the gas, I also give her early morning sun bath which helps with reflex. Now she makes grunting noise only when she is hungry or stretching. 

4N6s

Gas? Try the windi.