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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004baby gas and Bowel Movement trouble...HELP!!???
I was wondering if anyone could answer my question.... My son is 4 months hold, i breast fed him until he was 3 months and supplemented him with formula so that his body would get use to it, as i could not keep up my supply becasue he ate so much. When taken off of the breast milk completely i was giving him Enfamil Lipil with Iron. He stopped having BM like he was before. I understand that breast milk has a natural laxative it in it and that is why i was not concerned. I figured that his body needed to get use to the change. WHen he went 2-3 days without going i became concerned. He also started to have painful gas, and noticed that when he did have a Bowel Movement it was painful as well. He seems uncomfortable most of the time. I called my doctor to ask if i could switch his formula and he insisted that he stay on it for the Iron. SInce then its seems to have gotten worse, His BM's are pasty and dark, and he crys often because of the gas pains. I called the doctors office today and spoke to one of the nurses and told her and she recommended switching formulas, so i am going to try him on The Enfamil Prosobee with fortified iron, soy based. Just don't know if its the iron or the dairy causing this...does anyone have any recommendations or information on this??? thank you, Nikki :) > I was wondering if anyone could answer my question.... > My son is 4 months hold, i breast fed him until he was 3 months and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thank you, > Nikki :) Probably the iron in the formula is the culprit. Perhaps you could alternate the iron formula with regular formula. Say, perhaps every 4th bottle or so. ~Peggy > I was wondering if anyone could answer my question.... > My son is 4 months hold, i breast fed him until he was 3 months and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thank you, > Nikki :) Another option....use regular formula and give him baby vitamins. They come in a liquid formula with a dropper. ~Peggy > I was wondering if anyone could answer my question.... > My son is 4 months hold, i breast fed him until he was 3 months and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thank you, > Nikki :) I wouldn't bother with Prosobee. My first was on it and it really didn't do anything good (we listened to the ped and gave it to her though). Just try a regular formula that's not "with iron". Sophie - mom of 4 Hi - Your baby's problems could certainly be caused by the iron in the formula. But they could also be caused by the increased amount of cow's milk protein he's taking in now that you've stopped nursing. My first suggestion, if you are able, would be to start nursing again. Supplement the formula with breastmilk and see if that helps. If nursing isn't an option then I'd try a soy formula or (2nd choice) a hypoallergenic formula. (The hypoallergenic ones contain the cow's milk protein casein, but it's been modified to make it easier to digest. Not good for a baby with a true mil allergy, but a good bet for a baby for whom the protein only causes gastric distress.) By the way, if you decide that the milk protein WAS, indeed, the trouble, be aware that an excess of milk products may produce similar symptoms for years. My younger son can only tolerate a bit of milk in his dietor else he gets serious gastric problems. And it's NOT lactose intolerance, which causes the runs rather than constipation! I hope this helps, --Beth Kevles bethkevles@aol.com http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. >Hi - > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >good for a baby with a true mil allergy, but a good bet for a baby for >whom the protein only causes gastric distress.) I hate to disagree with Beth because I know she is very knowledgable about milk allergy, and an excellent information resource. However, I did have an infant with a non-IgE-mediated allergy to milk protein, which caused gastro-intestinal symptoms (GE reflux and bloody stool). His doctor told us that most infants with *this type* of milk protein sensitivity do better on the hypoallergenic formula (with the hydrolized casein) than on a soy formula, because the casein in the hypoallergenic formula is broken down far enough not to trigger the reaction, but some large percentage (I forget the numbers now, this was 8 years ago) of children with this type of milk protein sensitivity also have a soy protein sensitivity. Indeed we were able to later confirm that my son was also allergic to soy. We used the hypoallergenic formula part-time while I adjusted my diet to remove his allergens, at which point I was able to successfully resume breastfeeding full-time. I am missing the OP, so I'm not sure how relevant my experience/information is, but I thought it was worth putting out there. --Robyn (btw, he outgrew all his allergies by 15mos -- this was also as predicted by his doctors based on his symptoms) > I was wondering if anyone could answer my question.... > My son is 4 months hold, i breast fed him until he was 3 months and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thank you, > Nikki :) It could be the ARA/DHA in the "Lipil" formula. Try finding a can of regular Enfamil. I know that my DS had a lot of problems with gas while he was on the brands with ARA/DHA. Jennifer in AZ |
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