Help my baby is almost always fussy!! Gas drops and Gripe water rarely help. He cries like he's hungry but then hardly will eat. He rarely spits up at all. He can't sleep if flat on his back, he will just cry and cry. Will only sleep on back in elavated position (night), and during the day I let him sleep on his belly (in my presence). He burps ALOT and easily during meals. Always is getting hiccups. And he twitches/jumps alot, even if there wasn't a loud noise or an obvious cause for him to have "startle response", it always wakes him, and then fussing starts all over. Rocking helps sometimes, but stops helping when you stop rocking. He takes a paci and it helps, but again not for long. Massages don't help. Baths don't help. His 1 month check up is tomorrow morning, but thought I'd get your advice tonight.
Facts about my baby:
*He's 1 month old (1 day old adjusted)....spent some time on CPAP after birth, otherwise healthy
*He's exclusively formula fed (don't judge me, you don't know my story)
*His formula is milk based (Simalac Advanced, the blue one)
*He's my second child
UPDATE: Doctor says my son is lactose senstive, and has severe silent reflux. He switched formulas and says if that doesn't help, then he will add Zantac
My son was the same went to the doctor and found out he has acid reflu horribly! The best thing is to swtich formulas.. We are on soy and doing great! He was also prescribed Prevacid but with the soy we haven't had any problems nor given him the prevacid... I advixe to change formulas and see your doctor... And keeping him elevated after a feeding at least 30 to and hour is going to help him as well.. Good luck mama!
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Also, you might want to talk to your doctor first but Rice cereal in his bottle.. Just a tablespoon also helped him too
Remember "fussy" is the baby default setting :)
Have you tried co sleeping at night and wearing baby in a sling or wrap during the day?
can I ask what your story is about not breastfeeding? Just curious, not judging. Also its not too late to breastfeed



- Nicholy10
on Sep. 24, 2012 at 10:28 PM