Hi all
I am sooo tired these days that I can barely function. My 3month old boy has had tummy cramps for the last few months and I have had no help from the GP or Pediatrician. The GP gave me Mylanta and that did nothing. The Pediatrician told me that he will grow out of it - when?
My partner and I have him in our bed with us as this way I can pat his back if he wakes himself up with his cramps - and I can also feed him easily. He still feeds 3 times a night and also wakes in between in pain. And now that he is getting bigger he keeps waking me up with his wriggling and kicking.
I have tried putting him in his cot (next to our bed) and he seems quite content when he is not in pain but as soon as he gets a cramp he wakes himself up and cries in pain. I then have to rock him back to sleep upright. During the day I carry him in a sling (this is a lifesaver - Baby Bjorn Carrier) so that I can get work done while he sleeps.
When he is in pain all he wants to do is suck - since he will not take a dummy (I have tried endless amount of times and he spits it out) - I end up feeding him almost every 2 hrs.
I understand that this makes his pain then worse and is turning into a vicious cycle - but I do not like letting him cry in pain? Help!
Being Canadian, I don't have allot of support in Brisbane so I am feeling that I do need some. I am getting no sleep myself and I am starting to feel like a zombie.
I have an appointment with Child Health Clinic on Friday so I will let you know how it goes...
I am sooo tired these days that I can barely function. My 3month old boy has had tummy cramps for the last few months and I have had no help from the GP or Pediatrician. The GP gave me Mylanta and that did nothing. The Pediatrician told me that he will grow out of it - when?
My partner and I have him in our bed with us as this way I can pat his back if he wakes himself up with his cramps - and I can also feed him easily. He still feeds 3 times a night and also wakes in between in pain. And now that he is getting bigger he keeps waking me up with his wriggling and kicking.
I have tried putting him in his cot (next to our bed) and he seems quite content when he is not in pain but as soon as he gets a cramp he wakes himself up and cries in pain. I then have to rock him back to sleep upright. During the day I carry him in a sling (this is a lifesaver - Baby Bjorn Carrier) so that I can get work done while he sleeps.
When he is in pain all he wants to do is suck - since he will not take a dummy (I have tried endless amount of times and he spits it out) - I end up feeding him almost every 2 hrs.
I understand that this makes his pain then worse and is turning into a vicious cycle - but I do not like letting him cry in pain? Help!
Being Canadian, I don't have allot of support in Brisbane so I am feeling that I do need some. I am getting no sleep myself and I am starting to feel like a zombie.
I have an appointment with Child Health Clinic on Friday so I will let you know how it goes...