Our LO is 13 days old and for the past 2 nights she has been incredibly unsettled from around 10pm through to 2-3am. During the day she is completely fine and settles well, but come nighttime it’s a different story.
What we think it is:
Trapped gas. She farts constantly but it doesn’t seem to bring her any relief. She scrunches her legs up, kicks, and even when she finally falls asleep from exhaustion she’s still squirming and grunting.
What we’ve tried:
Bicycle legs
Colic hold
Tummy tucks/knee to chest
Simethicone every 6 hours
Gripe water as needed
Burping mid feed
Keeping her upright 20-30 mins after every feed
Dr Brown’s anti-colic bottles
Paced feeding with breaks every 30ml
Her feeding situation:
60ml every feed, 8 times a day — never fails to finish
Wet diaper every single feed
Combination feeding — approximately 4 breast milk to 4 formula feeds while building my supply
Previously on Frisolac Gold (cow’s milk) — switching to kabrita (goats milk)
Poop situation:
Had 4 big poops one day
Then 1 poop
Now 24+ hours without poop but farting constantly
Tummy not hard — just uncomfortable
The pattern:
10pm — unsettled begins
2-3am — finally settles
7am onwards — completely fine all day
Repeat every night 😔
Any advice from parents who’ve been through this would mean the world to us right now. We’re exhausted but doing everything we can for our girl. I’ve text our pediatrician but still awaiting for his replies .
Thank you in advance 😣🙏🏻