tummy troubles-Gas/gripey pains ?due to weaning????

[jay&danny'smummy]

Hi there

Hoping you ladies can give some advice as feeling a bit lost at the mo

I will give you a bit of history about him first as it might help.....Danny has been a very sicky baby since birth, we thought it was was severe reflux at first as he was projectile vomiting, lost weight and became very unwell but at 3 1/2weeks he was diagnosed with a (moderate) Pyloric Stenosis. He had surgery to correct this, everything went well but he was still quite a sicky baby after and at 7 1/2 weeks after a hospital stay the Paed said he had relux so we started him on Infant Gaviscon in his bottles. It has helped and made things managable for the most part, he does not seem to get pain just more fussy at times.....poor little man!!

We started weaning Danny 4/5 weeks ago (he is just over 5 months now), we started very slowly with a few teaspoons of baby rice for a week, then pear, apple, carrot. 3 weeks into weaning he had episodes of sceaming his little heart out sobbing......obviously in pain seem to be his tummy as he would not bend his legs and cried when pressed. We massaged his belly, cylcled his legs and eventually something must of moved ?gas bubble and he was ok and he had a poo. He poos daily no problem, well very rarely will he miss a day its always been soft/mushy yellow being on Aptamil milk. Its a darker yellow since solids which I think is normal. He has had a couple of days of these episodes over the last 2 weeks not always pooing as a end result something seems to move and he is settled again. I decided to go back to baby rice and pear last week and things were ok tried sweet potato but the last 3 days he has had these episodes again......its heartbreaking to watch

I rang the HV today and she said to go back to just baby rice and pretty much start again.....if he is still having these episodes on just baby rice to take him to the docs as it could be something else.

I was wondering if reflux can cause or add to these sorts of problems? Also do you think I should not give apple, carrot at all as Im assuming they could of caused these problems?!?

I suppose Im feeling totally lost..... my first son had no problems weaning and everything seemed to fall into place.

I would be grateful for any thoughts or advice or if anyone has been thru anything similar reading your storys

TIA

Emi
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[Freya'sMum]

Hello! Sorry your lo is in so much discomfort

Introducing solid foods to a baby's diet is always a gamble 'coz they are all so individual that anything could happen!

Introducing solid foods is just the same as with all baby-whispering, you have to 'listen' to your lo and respond to what is being 'said' - it sounds like ds's immature digestive system is 'saying no' to something, and you just have to work out what - it might be a reaction to a certain food, but equally it could just be food in general that he's not ready for yet, or the quantity offered - you'll have to watch for patterns

I would just add that there really is no rush to introduce solid foods, the international guidance right now is to delay until post 6 months if possible, so even if your lo stops having solid foods altogether for a while, that would be fine check out the FAQ http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=118497.0 for more on this.

Hope he feels better soon?

Ax

[jay&danny'smummy]

Thank you for your reply Alison

I think your right my little man has a sensitive tummy. He is a big boy must be around 20lbs and although the signs were there and we  started really slowly with small amounts, his milk intake was not even affected.......but something was/is not right and his tummy does not agree.

I have decided to take a complete break and give his tummy a rest, its day 2 just on milk and he is fine ......YEY!!
Which just confirms to me Ive done the right thing.

Im thinking that when I decide to try again pureed food might not be the best route. I think we may be restricted with just fruit and veg because he has a sensitive tummy. I was thinking BLW may be the way to go? Would be grateful for your opinion and any other advice you can give!!

Thanks again

Emi
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[lilmonkey]

Hi Emi,

So sorry to hear about your lo.  If your lo has reflux, you may have to look at making sure that he has the correct dosage.  Often the dosage is weight sensitive.  Also, I would wait in re-introducing the solids.  DD had reflux and was never very good with solids.  She just wasn't interested in purees even witht he dr's insistence.  What we end up doing was BLW.  As bm/formula is still best for babies, we let her decide what she wanted to eat and how much. 

Check out the BLW thread.  There are lots of moms practicing it. 

[jay&danny'smummy]

Hi Mimi.....thank you for the reply

Reflux seems to complicate everything doesn't it

I will definitely check out the BLW I've got lots of questions

xx

[lilmonkey]

Gotta love reflux!   

FWIW, both of mine weren't much into carbs (rice, wheat, oatmeal, etc.) till they were closer to 12 mos.  They love fruits and veggies and meats.  Nothing wrong with that.  Now they will sometimes go on a pasta-only strike for days.     The dinner table is the last place you  want to get into a fight with them, kwim?