Gassy baby can't sleep without help

[gdalton]

I'm assuming this is an eating problem that's affecting sleep, so I'll ask it here:

I've been bf'ing my 12-day-old daughter, and she seems to be gulping lots of air while eating.  She will eat steadily for 15-20 minutes, but then won't burp well.  She'll get a diaper change, activity, and look tired, but as soon as I lay her down, she looks to be having gas pains & will immediately wet her diaper.  (I've been through an entire case of diapers (92) in 9 days because of the inconsistent times that dirty diapers will hit.)  This disturbs her enough that I have to change it right then.  Any suggestions to help ease her pain?  PU/PD just makes her furious when she's in pain.  She will only fall asleep laying on my chest and then I roll her off onto the bed beside me or put her in her crib.  I seem to be a prop already...

[~Emma~]

Aw honey, these early days are hard and its a learning process for the both of you. ((((hugs)))

 Do you think you might have oversupply? Are you single side feeding or offering both? Have you tried infacol?


 I also wouldn't be using pu/pd at this very young agr. Tracey only recommends ot for bubs that are over 4 months as it can be too overstimulating.

 At this point I owuld just work on getting supply issues under control and enjoying thouse snuggles whilst you get to knw one another!

[gdalton]

I haven't heard of oversupply, but we had some issues when my milk first came in and later engorgement with her not being able to latch.  I pumped and it's been fine since.

I've never been able to get her interested in the 2nd side, so I assumed she was satisfied with the 20 minutes on one side.  I tried burping this last feeding for a little bit longer (and using several different positions), but I only got a small burp from her.

[~Emma~]

 Have a wee look a these links and see if anything is helpful. I would also think about the gas drops at this point too.

http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63604.0

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/fast-letdown.html

 What are her poops like? Green? Explosive? Seedy?

 

[gdalton]

Poop color varies from mustard (which she will literally squirt out in 3 waves when I open her diaper) or olive greenish (I think she has these when gassiest and there's usually not much of it).  Oversupply may be an issue.  Should I try bottle feeding expressed milk to control how much she's taking in?

[Vicku]

You could try block feeding (doing two or three feeds from the same side before switching sides) to try to stabilise the supply, and ensure she gets more hind milk. Too much fore milk often causes excess gassiness and green poos. Perhaps try this for a couple of days to see if it helps. Don't worry about being a prop just yet. She is still so tiny and is adjusting to being in the world. Enjoy the snuggles, there will be plenty of time for her to learn independent sleep