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Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« on: April 14, 2011, 01:25:48 am »
My 3 month old baby gulps so much air when he nurses.  I have to stop every 3 minutes to burp him as gets uncomfortable and can't fit anymore milk in.  I have to use a paci to calm him down while I try to bounce him a little and put pressure on his tummy until a big burp or 2 come out.  I never had this problem with my other 2 sons so I don't understand why it's happening to him.  I have tried holding him more upright hen he nurses but it doesn't help.  Would it be better for me to express and bottle feed him?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 20:00:18 pm »
Not really, actually the non-stop flow of the bottle can cause your LO to actually take more air in.
Have you checked your latch? Does your LO makes noises whilst feeding?
Could it be that you have a fast letdown?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2011, 02:35:12 am »
Thanks for your input.  I will stay away from the bottle then :-)  I do have a fast let down, but he usually isn't willing to wait for it to slow down.  He does make noises whilst feeding.  I will try to focus on latch.  I had issues in the beginning because I got so engorged for a while so I found that his latch had to change a lot according to what my breasts were doing.
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 05:36:01 am »
Both of my windy babies took in much more air on a bottle. I still have to wind my 10 mth old (stopped BFing at 9 mths)  ::) ::) ::).

Reflex can also cause this - chaotic feeding and fast feeding to reduce acid pain. Worth considering as the cause  :(.
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 20:05:20 pm »
How did you know yours had reflux?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2011, 20:13:07 pm »
Lots of symptoms - pulling off, coughing, choking, not taking full feeds, frequent wet burps and crying, excess wind, gulping and crying, unable to sleep lay flat.

Have a look here
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=654.0
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 02:42:13 am »
It seems like you've had a really tough time.  I checked out the info and sites you gave me.  My ds mostly just gulps in lots of air and has to be burped every 3 minutes when bfing.  He is not crying in pain all the time, just upset until he gets burped.  He spits up mostly within the hour of being fed.  He really likes lying down.  He loves being wrapped up in his swaddle and put to bed.  Do you still think it could be reflux?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2011, 05:09:08 am »
I may be mild reflux, it is SO common, but very mild reflux is not worrying and needs no further treatment. Only pain or failure to feed needs treatment.

So if he is taking full feeds (albeit with extra wind), no excessive crying and sleeping well I wouldn't worry at this stage.

For now I think I would just keep working on the latch etc and see if things improve as he gets that bit older.
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2011, 20:56:00 pm »
Well define sleeping well :-)  He is up every 3-3.5 hrs at night at almost 4 months.  He is still feeds every 3-3.5 hrs.  I haven't transitioned him to the 4 hr EASY as I heard that I should keep feeds closer together to help reflux.  What do you think?  I am also nervous about weaning him from his paci for sleep as it may be helping him.  I am delaying PU/PD.  Am I right or just worrying too much?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2011, 05:21:21 am »
Some LOs do better with a 4 hrly EASY regardless so I would try that first.

At 4 mths those NWings are pretty normal - how are naps?
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 21:06:53 pm »
Naps are great!  He has 3 - 1 1/2 hr naps or the equivalent (short-long-short), but I noticed if he has shorter naps he actually sleeps better at night.  Less wakings.
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Re: Would switching to bottle help gulp less air?
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2011, 21:27:14 pm »
Thanks for all your input so far, Liz.  I brought DS to the pediatrician and he said it sounds like classic reflux and he put him on Ranitidine.  I will try it out and see if it helps. 
I have another question for you:  The pacifier.  I use it to help him relax to burp (so often during the day).  I also have been using it fo sleeps and it has become a prop.  He can sleep without it if he spits it out, but when he wakes before at least 3 hrs since last feed, I have used it to successfully get him back to sleep for a while.  He also goes to sleep with it.  Sometimes I hardly have to replace it, but I find if he gets overtired at all, he wakes very frequently and I get exhausted constantly replacing it.  What can I do in terms of sleep training if he has mild reflux?

Thanks!
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