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January 17, 2007, 1:06 pm PST
Mother of 5 Here!
Quote From: gwarrior6I've been thinking about your problem and have you tried goat's milk? Sometimes the baby has a Lactose intolerance and can't digest cow's milk. Maybe she needs another couple of months of breastfeeding/goat's milk before you introduce solid foods. Many pediatricians want you to wait until 6 months before you introduce solid foods. I'd probably get nutrition advice from another pediatrician. A lot of times it's the food they eat that causes problems. I didn't think there were different forms of colic? Thats a new one to me! Try giving her some apple or prune juice diluted , half water , half juice. You can also try getting her to sleep in her own bed by putting one of your previously worn t-shirt in the bed with her for comfort. It's a security thing. Or you can try letting her cry it out.It's not easy and I've had to do that a couple of times with my own children.It's hard to do especially with your first baby but Mom needs rest too. Also I would seek the advice of another pediatrician. And someone also made a comment about not putting her on solid foods yet until she's six months old.Thats what pediatricians say to do now but when my oldest kid was a baby it was four months old to try on solid foods. I guess it's ultimatley up to the parents on what you think your baby needs. My son had a partial cleft palate when he was born. I knew something was wrong because the formula would constantly come out of his mouth , he had no suction on the bottle and he constantly had ear infections. I changed peds within the same practice and they found it the first time he had a check up with them. He had surgery to correct it about 6 months later. Some pediatricians aren't worth a hoot.If I were you I'd get a second opinion. Your baby may have an underlying problem that hasn't been found yet. You could switch the formula to lactose free in the mean time. I hope I've helped?
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