Newborn is 4 weeks old and tends to grunt and squirm when feeding sometimes (formula fed). As if he is trying to poop and it hurts but he has just had a yellow watery stool so it’s not constipation.
Is this just him trying to digest the milk (along with trapped wind/gas) and is normal or should I consider changing the milk he is on? Currently he’s on cow and gate.
Thanks!!
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My little one is similar. Goes red, arches back, squirms around and generally uncomfortable and spitting up after a feed. We also use cow and gate. Considering changing or trying the anti reflux milk instead.
Doctor prescribed gaviscon after hearing all the things she does but not sure I want to use it.
Have you contacted gp?

we avoided gaviscon as it can give them constipation. We also were in cow & gate and eventually been prescribed different milk by the gp. Speak with your health visitor too x

@Joo can I ask what type of milk they prescribed?
She was fine for the first few weeks but once she started having 4oz its a different story.
I'll give health visitor a try.. thank you x

Do they unlatch a bit while grunting and squirming? We found that when our LO was doing this was because he had outgrown the 0+ teat

Aptamil Pepti 1. But before that health visitor advised us to try the cow & gate anti reflux but that didn’t seem to help much x

my little girl is exactly the same since I’ve given her 4oz. Did you get any help at all and any advice?