Grunting, straining, red faced… HELP

Heya lovely- 4 weeks old over here but got a 4 year old and remember this very well so didnt panic as much this time.
So obviously we need to burp babies otherwise they get trapped wind super easy and its because their digestive system is still immature. But over the next 3 weeks or so is when it starts maturing more, which causes cluster feeding and alot more gas in the meantime- newborns are active sleepers anyway so they grunt and strain and all sorts at this stage even with no trapped wind, but it increases over the next few weeks- temporarily i may add. I leave my little man to it in the moses overnight if hes making these noises, if they get excessive ill pick him up and burp him a little extra then plop him back down - so as frustrating as it is when a dr tells you 'its normal' it actually is on this occasion! Its just not something that's spoken about. People say about a newborn keeping you up all night but they dont specify that's not just from having to give a bottle or wipe their bum lol!

Hey, i am kinda going through this right now with my 3 week old minus the pooping part! He will grunt, strain and make these weird high pitched noises throughout the night like he is struggling to poop and its really worrying and stressing me out to the point where i am constantly googling everything. Im convinced he is constipated, has colic and silent reflux!! After the last couple of feeds last night/this morning he will be so grouchy and ill burp him and he will only settle on my tummy. When i out him down in his crib he will then start crying uncontrollably. I think he is struggling to poop as he didn't poop for 48 hours then did a massive blowout. The docs said its normal but I completely understand how you feel. I feel helpless as this doesn't seem 'normal' to me 😞

This is normal. My little one is now 6 weeks old and while it's starting to improve, he's done it also since 3 weeks old. I think their digestive system matures by like 3 months old when it should resolve (although from what I've read it can resolve sooner)🤞🤞

Totally normal, both my babies have done it. We're at 6 weeks now and it's definitely calmed down a lot!

My son was the same. He's 5 weeks 3 days now and it's stopped. I pop whatever top I've had on that day I'm his bed before he goes down. And when he wakes at 3 for milk I pace him. Burp him a little in-between each Oz. Then when he's done I change him and streach his lower half out and run his tummy in clockwise motions. But 4 he's asleep again enough to transfer xx

Reading the comments is so reassuring!!!
We’re currently going through the same with our 3 week old. We went to the GP and they prescribed lactulose but we’ve been hesitant to give it her just yet. She is breastfed and hasn’t pooped in 4 days now, however I heard this can be normal for a breastfed baby x