DD seems to have colic... She's very gassy all of the time. You can hear the bubbles rumble in her tummy, and she burps and farts frequently. I BF and burp her in 3 different positions after she finishes each side. She's miserable, especially at night- she tends to arch her back and kick her legs on her own. We've tried gas drops, gripe water, bicycle kicks, warm compress, movement, sleeping on an incline, rubbing her belly in little circles, a paci, the 5 S's (yes, I've watched Happiest Baby on the Block)...
Is anyone else dealing with this? I just want a happy baby, but from what I read, this could go on for months still. She's in obvious discomfort and is inconsolable at night. I haven't talked to the pedi about this yet because I can't think of anything they'd be able to do to help either... is it worth calling about colic? Thanks for reading!
(Copied from Sept 12 board)
Re: Colic
L started her colic around 3 weeks. We tried everything you have. We would take turns walking her because that seemed to help a bit. I would hold her on my hip facing outward. We would also do the colic massage after each nap, watch it on YouTube. L was also very gassy and ended up with silent reflux. She was also intolerant to cows milk and soy. Poor thing! Around 8 weeks is when it kind of just ended. We used colic calm gripe water, helped some night.
Since you bf have you thought of changing your diet? Check out mspi diets. That seemed to help some of the ladies on my BMB.
Baths helped L too, especially towards the end of crying. I never did this but someone told me to get in the tub with baby and do skin to skin.
I know it's tough. It will end! And you know what, when my baby is fussy now it's nothing compared to colic! And my baby seems like a breeze now, you will see! Hang in there and make sure DH helps. Take a shower while LO is crying if you need to get away.