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Expert: Mary Pat, R.N. - 11/1/2009
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Hello,
I have a 6 week old born via c-section at 38 weeks. Since leaving the hospital my daughter has had tummy issues. I started out breastfeeding with formula supplementation, however, at about the 3 week mark we sufferred with constipation (enfamil w/ lipil). We suspected probs with breastmilk and my diet so we went straight formula but the gassiness and constipation continued. Went to nestle good start but still fought through constipation and hard to get burps. Soy made constipation worse. Now we are on alimentum which causes lots of liquid poop and extra gassiness. We started adding oatmeal cereal to bottles which seems to be the only thing that settles her, however, when we did it in each bottle she had the worse projectile vomiting episode by night. She is still quite fussy b/c of gas from alimentum. We cannot afford the specialty formulas beyond that.
I can't seem to figure out a means of comfort. She is also on 15mg of prevacid per day for what pedi suspects as reflux. She didn't start spitting up until she got constipated and now with alimentum she always spits up after feeds.
Any advice would be helpful.
Angela
Answer
Dear Angela:
When you mentioned your baby was being breast fed and supplemented with Enfamil Lipil tell me what you meant by her being constipated.
I will respong when I hear back from you after defining her constipation then and now.
Mary Pat
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