Should I switch formula?

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I’m a first time mom and I have no idea when or if I should switch my daughters formula to a sensitivity one? Last night she was literally screaming her head off from 2 in the morning to about 7 in the morning and just started up again about half and hour ago. She takes the bottle just fine and seems like after half an hour to an hour she wants more. But she’s been so fussy that I can’t tell if it’s from her formula, gas, etc. Should I try switching her formula? I really need so tips or advice I’m going a little crazy here 🥴

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Dont switch formula without talking to the pediatrician. Take these concerns to them. The baby could also just need more at a time and is still hungry.

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Sounds like maybe you arent feeding enough

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I would switch it to a sensitive one and also make sure to feed her more when she’s hungry.

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Could be any number of things, reflux, gas, allergy, hunger (not saying you aren't feeding enough but some babies are just hungrier than others. My son is a hungry baby, he is 4 weeks and is on 5oz every 3 hours but last few days by 2 hours he's crying for it so he's been having 5oz every 2-3 hours). 
Both my children have had reflux, we ended up putting thickener in their bottles to stop the vomiting. They also were given medication to help the pain. They would cry a lot but mostly it presented itself as vomiting and a lot of grunting in discomfort. Sometimes you also find babies with reflux want more food to help the pain, kind of like how when we have heartburn we want milk or something soothing to help. 
My eldest also had a cow's milk protein allergy, she used to cry and cry non stop until we switched to an allergy formula. It also caused trouble pooping, gas and a rash. 
What had the doctor said? Have they given any advice?

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Well did you feed her from 2-7? She was probably still hungry

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I had to put my little one on goats formula as she wasn't able for all the lactose in cows. Goats causes less irritation of the gastro system and has less hormones. 
She may be gassy or In pain because of the lactose as I think most humans are affected by lactose in some way.

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My daughter was like that and turned out she had acid reflux but never spit up so it took me a while to catch on. I felt so bad for my baby girl but once we figured it out she was better! Definitely talk to your pediatrician

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Could be reflux, gas, intolerance, colic. Maybe try infacol or gripe water if she's old enough, to help ease gas or stomach pains. Talk to your paediatrician and see what they say, it's normally best not to switch formula unless advised and is causing problems.

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Is she pooping daily? My girl was fussy due to constipation and gas. Per our pediatrician we started adding karo syrup and gas drops to a few of her bottles a day and she seems much happier now!

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I switched my daughters formula and it worked for me. She had really bad reflux and we changed to nutrimagen and it was a life saver.