Need Help!!!!
Hey Ladies,my baby is almost 3 months old and formula-fed. He cries A LOT š After a feed I usually burp him and put him down for sleep, but he often wakes up after a short nap. Sometimes he goes back to sleep, but other times he just cries until his next feed.
He especially cries a lot in the evenings and during the night. He usually doesnāt settle properly until around 2-3am.
Is this normal for a baby whoās nearly 3 months? Iād really appreciate some advice on what I should be doing,how I can help him settle better in the evenings. Also, if your babies went through something similar, what helped you?
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Hi nanny here, It could be a sensitivity to the formula. Thats what some of my babies who had the wrong formula would do.
Could it be silent reflux? X
Solid chance he isnāt a fan of the type of formula, it took a while to find one that worked for my daughter when I started introducing formula before we started weaning. But even when she was getting just breastmilk in the first 6 months, she would get uncomfortable so I would give her simethicone gas drops (our NICU and dr both recommended this) and I ended up having to hold her upright during some of her naps.
But also, thereās a small chance heās still hungry, so you could try to give him some more food to see if that helps.
But definitely just talk to your pediatrician
Have you tried upping feeds by 30ml and see if it helps?
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Need Help!!!!
Hey Ladies,my baby is almost 3 months old and formula-fed. He cries A LOT š After a feed I usually burp him and put him down for sleep, but he often wakes up after a short nap. Sometimes he goes back to sleep, but other times he just cries until his next feed.
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