my baby is about 12 days old and he is very gassy and has stomach cramps what do i do?

[betty12]

ok so he was first on enfamil with iron the yellow can the kind they give at the hospital and i continued it when i came home from hospital well about 2 days later he got constipated couldnt go treid so hard and nothing when he did it was hard balls...so i was upset and switched to enfamil prosobee lipil blue can it worked with the pooping he went back to smuchie (tmi) sorry but then he always seems like he is still trying so hard to go after he finishes as if he has gas and he gets very fussy and starts to cry his face gets all red and stuff and i feel horrible so i want to switch to enfamil gentlease i here it works fabulous has anyone tried this before im going to the dr at 2pm but i just dont want to continue to give him the soy stuff cuz its hurting his tummy....;(  and also how many oz should he be eating and every how often im afraid im feeding him to much and to close togather i feed him every 2.5hrs or every 3hrs???

[martikadragoon]

Go ahead. they want my son on the formula he is on however I began giving him gas drops (generic kind but same as name brand!) we're gonna see how it works! he cried ALL day today!!
I felt so bad. :)

[babyprayers]

ok did you talk to the pedi about switching formulas, my girls were having a lot of trouble with reflux, they intially were in similac, doc switched them to enfamil prosobee, they soy made them so cranky, gassy, it was awful, not only that they could have a Bowel movement, it was little hard balls, the doc told me every time you switch formula, or even if you stay with the same formula but switch from powder to ready to eat, its like introducing a whole new diet, and the "gut" of an infant is so small etc.. they have a hard time tolerating. I wold not give the baby any JUICE or WATER without checking with the docter first.   he is only 12 days old, he should be taking about 2 ounces every 2-3 hours, some will not agree with this but... you should not try to start a schedule with a young infant. feed on demand.  

[pinkbelle]

Give your baby an ounce of baby prune juice or apple juice my daughter was the same way ... so the doctor told me to give her an ounce of prune juice mixed with an ounce of water .. 1 bottle of that a day and ill tell ya it works wonders!!!

[BTS1022]

Sounds like Colic to me....I would think about trying Enfamil Prosobee with Lipil. It is a soy formula and is much easier for baby to tolerate. I know Prosobee has saved my butt and many sleepless nights with my other children. It works miracles!