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Suggest Treatment For Cold Sweats And Gas While Passing Stools In An Infant

My 11 week old daughter is eating about 10-20 minutes, 3 times a day and about 2 during the night. She s really fussy. Drooling. Puts her hands in her mouth. And now she is laying on top of my chest but seems like she is having a cold sweat. She does not have a temperature and has been like this the past 4 days. She has not had a bowel movement the past 5 days either. I ve heard some breastfed babies don t have a bowel movement for up to 10 days. I do give her about 2 oz of apple juice mixed with water throughout the day through a dropper. She is very gassy and cries out before she poots. I m a new mommy and could use some advice or input, please?
Tue, 9 Dec 2014
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Hi...This is called evening colic and is quite common in this age group. This happens when the baby sucks at the breast very fast and in eagerness to drink milk will gulp in air too. Unless the air comes out like burping or flatus this discomfort will be there and next time check if she is sucking too fast and gulping in air too. You will be more convinced. Usually I don't advice any medicines for this as they give only temporary relief.
The two best ways to relieve this distress is -
1. Do not put her in lying position after feeding till she burps out the swallowed air.
2. If she is still crying - put her in prone position and keep patting her back gently so that she passes off the flatus and gets relieved.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Treatment For Cold Sweats And Gas While Passing Stools In An Infant

Hi...This is called evening colic and is quite common in this age group. This happens when the baby sucks at the breast very fast and in eagerness to drink milk will gulp in air too. Unless the air comes out like burping or flatus this discomfort will be there and next time check if she is sucking too fast and gulping in air too. You will be more convinced. Usually I don t advice any medicines for this as they give only temporary relief. The two best ways to relieve this distress is - 1. Do not put her in lying position after feeding till she burps out the swallowed air. 2. If she is still crying - put her in prone position and keep patting her back gently so that she passes off the flatus and gets relieved. Regards - Dr. Sumanth