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Im a new mom dealing with a little one that has horrible tummy aches, constipation, and teething. All at 2 months old. Ive tried everything for the tommy and BM; kayro, juices, extra water, change formula.. Any tips?!
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Permalink Reply by Vpalumbo on -
My little man is now 7-1/2 months and we went thru same issues , first switched to enfimil gentle ease formula, really helped , second I am a huge believer in probiotics. I found an probiotic powder for newborns and put it in a bottle every day. Did help a lot. We have been very regular since but we live by "did he poop today., how much?, hard? Soft?.....lol. Got to love the conversations now ha ha ha. If hes pooping. He is happy. :). Good luck
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Permalink Reply by Vpalumbo on
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Probiotics have organisms which help keep your intestines healthy, gerber even makes rice and oatmeal baby cereal w probiotics in it. They basically help keep things moving , probiotics are believed to help keep you healthier, getting rid of bad bacteria that is in your intestines. It's not something everyone does. I talked to my pediatrician about it before I tried it and she said it can't hurt to try, and he was to little to give juice. I went to my local natural health food store and they told me what to get and how to use it. I also took a probiotic myself when I got pregnant and I never once had even a cold my entire pregnancy, I never got constipated from iron in my prenatal. It also helps adults maintain a healthy weight during pregnancy and after. If u are breastfeeding u can take it yourself and it will probably help your baby. Good luck. I can give u the name of the brand I used for my son if your interested, it's a very well known brand old even in grocery stores in natural departments.
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Permalink Reply by lauralearles on
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Try prune juice with water. Nothing banana.
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Permalink Reply by Mandy on -
I've tried every juice out there. 6 ounces twice a day. And it didn't work
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http://www.livestrong.com/article/102930-infant-stomach-ache-remedies/
theres a link with a lil info about tummy aches in babies.
and also try reading up a lil on colic
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Permalink Reply by Mandy on
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I've read everything on colic. He don't have colic, but now he is 2 months and teething while deali
G with the tummy aches and irregular BM. ): my little man can't catch a break. And the doctor keeps trying to tell me he is at too early of an age to be teething, and that it's normal for him to go a week with out a BM. Which I think is all BS. ):
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As far as the IBM, it is common for babies; my son was that way at about that age. As weird as it sounds, I was told to use a glove and vaseline and apply slight pressure to help get the movement started, BUT to not do it often because then the babies start relying on that. Also when the baby does start pooping, if it comes out like pebbles, thats when you need to take him in. I can't remember what it meant, but I remember that's what you wanna make sure to get checked out.
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Permalink Reply by samanths hines on -
breastfeeding takes care of all these problems
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Permalink Reply by JourneySarah on
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http://community.mom365.com/forum/topics/new-mom#
Actually, I breastfed all my babies (four!) and the youngest (13 mos & still nursing pt) had these very same problems from 2 mos. - even the early teething! The doctor said the same thing - some babies go up to a week - which doesn't make any sense. Besides, I couldn't watch him hurt like that for a week w/o doing everything under the sun to try to help him! We even tried warm water enema, which didn't help, either.
No luck with prune juice - HOWEVER, giving him baby food prunes daily (we used the Gerber organic ones) did the trick, although he'll still go for more than a day, sometimes, with no BM. Because your baby is so little, you might thin the prunes by putting it into his formula, rather than trying to spoon feed a 2 m.o.My baby stopped needing daily prunes @ about 9 mos.
We also used a lot of massage, counter-clockwise slowly over the entire belly/gut section and over his buttocks and down his thighs.
He used to throw up baby cereal, too, which we tried at 4 mos. (rice, single grain, then tried oatmeal, single grain, but he threw them both up, w/in an hour of feeding).
He has always had a good appetite and likes to try new foods, but I think his guts will always be an issue. I'm going to try the probiotic idea - that seems very sensible.
And, lol - we have the craziest conversations here, too - even took a picture of one, once b/c we wanted to ask the doc was it normal. (We chickened out of asking, and had found the prunes by then.)
Ditto on the stay away from bananas, even mixed with things (whenever you feed him solids) - they are the kiss-of-misery for babies w/ constipation. Stay away from green beans and especially peas, too, if my baby's reaction was typical. The legumes gave him terrible gas, and he'd wake up, with that shrill cry of pain, and be writhing and kicking his tiny legs. So upsetting, poor baby.Incidentally, at two months old, babies guts start getting more efficient at absorbing more nutrients & liquid out of their diet (breastmilk, formula), which is why, I think, that some babies have a problem at this age.
HTH!
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Permalink Reply by Mandy on
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Brestfeeding wasn't an option. I tried. Bit couldn't supply enough. And I do the cereal and he spits a good little bit of it back up when I burp him almost every time. If he goes more than 3 days of having a BM he has bad gas and strains hard and throws up. Ive tried EVERYTHING like the juices, the massage, the water, warm water, gas med. I want to find something that won't only help him go but make it soft. Thanks everyone for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by Crimsen616 on
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Have you tried Gripe water? That was the only thing that worked on my daughter, its all natural and safe for small infants. You can find it in the baby aisle at the store. I would give it to her when she would get a belly ache and constipated, it also helps with hiccups and colic. I breastfed her for four months and even formula after and until she was big enough to eat baby food she would get that way. Then baby food prunes is a great laxative.
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