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| 11 Weeks |
Age: 11 Weeks
Weight: 15 lbs 6 oz
Clothing Size: 3-6 month
Diaper Size: Pampers Swaddlers Size 2
Feeding Schedule: 7-10 x's per day
We went to the GI specialist on Tuesday. I told her about Caleb's gas and frequent wakings. She asked a bunch of questions about Caleb and examined him. She also check his dirty diaper for blood (sign of distressed GI tract) and found none. In the end she said "I think he just has a little bit of colic." Ha. She thinks he's just a big, growing boy that eats a lot.
The doctor gave me a few bits of advice to try and help with the gas and his stomach pains. I would typically feed Caleb every 2 - 2.5 hours because he would be fussy and that was really the only way to get him to feel stop. She recommended I stretch his feedings out to around 3 hours and see how he does. She also suggested I stop and burp him more frequently during feedings.
Since Tuesday morning, I have stretched Caleb's feeding's to a minimum of 2:45 and amazingly enough, he started sleeping better that night. He had a 4:40 stretch the first night and last night he went 6:05. The past three nights he's only gotten up ONCE each night, although we still have an early morning start around 6am.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not that Caleb is sleeping better with the extended feedings and extra burping but I'm a much happier momma now. Fingers crossed it only gets better. He's still waking up with gas, but he doesn't seem unhappy like he was before.
Caleb starts daycare on Monday! I'm sure the change in scenery and a little break from me will be good for him. :)
We went to the GI specialist on Tuesday. I told her about Caleb's gas and frequent wakings. She asked a bunch of questions about Caleb and examined him. She also check his dirty diaper for blood (sign of distressed GI tract) and found none. In the end she said "I think he just has a little bit of colic." Ha. She thinks he's just a big, growing boy that eats a lot.
The doctor gave me a few bits of advice to try and help with the gas and his stomach pains. I would typically feed Caleb every 2 - 2.5 hours because he would be fussy and that was really the only way to get him to feel stop. She recommended I stretch his feedings out to around 3 hours and see how he does. She also suggested I stop and burp him more frequently during feedings.
Since Tuesday morning, I have stretched Caleb's feeding's to a minimum of 2:45 and amazingly enough, he started sleeping better that night. He had a 4:40 stretch the first night and last night he went 6:05. The past three nights he's only gotten up ONCE each night, although we still have an early morning start around 6am.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not that Caleb is sleeping better with the extended feedings and extra burping but I'm a much happier momma now. Fingers crossed it only gets better. He's still waking up with gas, but he doesn't seem unhappy like he was before.
Caleb starts daycare on Monday! I'm sure the change in scenery and a little break from me will be good for him. :)
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