Just want to say how useful this thread has been for us - thank you so much.
My son has been uncomfortable for the whole of his six-month life and we've never got to the bottom of it. I've dragged him to the GP on so many occasions and spoken to health visitors desperate for help because he was screaming in pain, wouldn't sleep, had constant diarrhoea, green stools, mucus in his stools or frothy stools. He'd vomit up to an hour after his feeds and had the most terrible wind and griping pains. He was also very aggressive and breastfeeding was often like having a wrestling match. The constant screaming and generally difficult behaviour took a pretty bad toll on the family - my husband and I were arguing the whole time and I was not spending enough time with my two-year-old daughter. I was told by my GP and the health visitors that I simply had a "difficult" baby and had to put up with it.
Anyway, suspecting it might be something in my diet that was upsetting him, I put him on one formula feed a day when he was five months. Disaster. He got so much worse. I tried a couple of normal formulas (SMA and Hipp Organic) and it was terrible. Eventually, a health visitor suggested Cow & Gate Comfort, which helped a little, but he was still very uncomfortable. Anyway, last Saturday, I cut dairy and soya from my diet. By yesterday evening (Monday), he was a different baby. He was giggling and smiling (things I didn't even know he could do!) and he had a proper poo for the first time - and no screaming to accompany it! It's amazing.
We may not be out of the woods yet, but I think we may finally have found the culprit for my poor son's pain and discomfort - no thanks to the medical profession.
Given that this is relatively common in babies, surely someone I spoke to should have picked this up. One of the many reasons why this site is so invaluable. Thank you again!
