Is there something wrong with my baby?

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Is anyone else going thru this? My baby is 7.5weeks old and he is honestly never happy. He was born at 34weeks. No issues. He has GERD and I feel like it's just a vicious cycle of feeding him and then trying to settle him for hours. He sticks his tongue out, arches his back, tenses up everywhere, pulls on his face, screams and squawks. Ive tried to feed him when he does this but he just pushes me away and pulls at my nipple. He is gaining weight and when he's interested in feeding (every 2.5-3hrs) he feeds well. I've googled everything from "newborn who hates his life" to more serious conditions. I'm worried there is something wrong with him. He's on Prevacid twice a day, ovol, Vit D and we did a course of Bio Gaia. I feel guilt wishing this time away but I don't know how much more I can take. Sometimes I have to put him down and walk away so I can eat, drink and pee.  I'm ready to give up breastfeeding and try formula because doing this every 2.5 hrs seems like a hamster wheel of hell. 😢

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I feed my 8 week old every 2 hours, when he gets like you described It is usually because of gas. I use gripe water and it is a life saver! He hates the taste of it but it really settles his stomach and usually makes him burp or fart.

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Sounds like gas or reflux. Have you tried gripe water or laying on his tummy to burp?

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My daughter was born at 32 weeks and was like this for a while after coming home from being in the hospital for a month. It ended up mainly being gas. Like someone else said, Milecon works wonders. She also has GERD and awful reflux. She's on Zantac twice per day. I hope the gas meds work. I was almost at my wit's end for about two months. She's 4 months old now, and things have gotten better. Just remember when you're getting frustrated that it's ok to set the baby down for a while even if they're crying and take a break. I just always put my daughter on her stomach so she doesn't aspirate since she does spit up from the reflux. Hope things get better soon!

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Sounds like gas. Try mylicon,works wonders for our son.

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My little girl was just diagnosed with being allergic to milk protein. So I cannot eat anything with dairy in it since I am breastfeeding. I would research that If I were you and talk to the pediatrician. Sounds like your baby is in pain and uncomfortable. There may be an allergy or intolerance there that you aren't aware of. She had a lot of symptoms that I wasn't aware of until now. It all makes sense now. Good luck! Hang in there mama.

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Burp constantly, bicycle his legs and then gently push his knees to chest. This expells so much gas for them. Colic calm, probiotics and we're using Axid for silent reflux.

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Pump his legs up against his belly, helps eleviate gas problems if that's what's wrong.

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My dd is 7 weeks and she is like that in the evenings. You might download the app wonder weeks. Ot talks about  milestones and is pretty right on.

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It could be gaz or reflux or even colic. Talk to your doctor. And in the mean time try to change your diet. Less dairy, less gazzy foods. Etc. If it's gaz, gripe water or Ovol can help. As well as giving his belly tummy massages.

My little one is partially on formula and was the sameway as  yours at that age. So don't give up on breastfeeding just yet. But if you need a break try pumping and have someone else bottle feed him.

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Mine was born at 35 weeks and had a lot of the same issues you described. Arching back. Constantly hungry. Always throwing up. On top of that he couldn't latch properly so I ended up pumping and still am. He's 6 months old now and it's gotten a lot better. The first 2-3 months it's the worst. He should out grow it. Has your dr given any reflux medicine? It seemed to help mine.

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