r/Colic

Baby is 5 months. We’ve done it all. reflux meds - chiropractic- dairy free breast milk - exclusively pumping as he wouldn’t latch - switched to hypoallergenic formula - speech language therapist - ruled out tongue and lip tie - gas drops - weighted feed with an IBCLC - nutramigen to alimentum rtf- sideline feeding - changed bottles - wear baby carrier etc. Even switched pediatricians offices and ended up at the er one night. nothing. just a colic diagnosis.

He’s just so miserable. All wake windows are whiny. Isn’t visibly in any pain or anything. No vomiting or diarrhea. He had mucusy stools and constipation so went to HA formula. Now I’m pumping and losing my supply for there to pretty much be no difference and now I’m driving all around to pickup formula each week..

Naps are 40 mins tops and most are 20 minutes. Chronically overtired. False starts for bedtime. Im just so exhausted and I feel like this is supposed to be somewhat of a happy time in our life and my family of four are sad. I feel robbed of the baby experience. I’m not saying I’m comparing or it should be amazing. I’m just saying I shouldn’t be so bummed out with how much crying is happening. I wear earplugs everyday. My oldest son and I don’t even talk, because I’m always trying to get a baby to nap. Which takes hours sometimes…for a 20 min nap.

We have a G.I. specialist appointment in 2.5 weeks. Im trying not to hold onto too much hope because I know everything so far has been a dead end.

Im trying so hard. Im on the phone with the pediatrician nearly weekly. I have another child to tend to who gets no attention. I can’t think with all the crying. I just want this nightmare to end

My daughter has been having issues ever since she was 2 weeks old. She is never comfortable. Have been on 4 different formulas now. First enfamil infant, then gentle ease, then nutramagin and now neocate. She gets worse and worse each day. She won’t lay on my chest, she won’t go over my shoulder. The only way she lets me hold her is standing up in a sitting position. After awhile she gets sick of that and because inconsolable and I can’t get her comfortable at all. She has a referral to a GI tomorrow and I don’t know what’s wrong with to expect. Pediatrician thinks it’s silent reflux but this has gotten bad and i hate seeing my baby in pain. I need to know what’s wrong with her. I need to be able to bond with my baby. She’s on day 3 on pepsid and still no results. Lord help me.

We put breastfeeding on hold and are giving our baby Enfamil Gentlease. A NEW HAPPY BABY!!!!! It’s a game changer!

Stop there or I’m pumping for 10 days to keep my supply up and going to an allergen free/anything that would give baby gas diet. Ask ChatGPT to make you a meal plan. Then I’ll try switching one bottle a day back to breast milk and see how it goes. Godspeed