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Hello Doc My Son Is 17 Days Old. His Birth
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My son is 17 days old. His birth weight was 3.5 kg and had jaundice for which we gave him photo therapy and now it’s settled. From past 1 week he is crying continuously and not sleeping during day time nor in the night time continuously he is awake and he cries. We have started giving him colicaid drops have completed 2 doses of 2 drops each. He is super drowsy after that And he will not wake up atleast for 6 to 7 hrs.
Please advice what can be done to understand the cause for his stomach pain and which drops are more suitable some of my friends suggested neopeptine drops but need your advice and what should be given and in what frequency and dosage.
My son is 17 days old. His birth weight was 3.5 kg and had jaundice for which we gave him photo therapy and now it’s settled. From past 1 week he is crying continuously and not sleeping during day time nor in the night time continuously he is awake and he cries. We have started giving him colicaid drops have completed 2 doses of 2 drops each. He is super drowsy after that And he will not wake up atleast for 6 to 7 hrs.
Please advice what can be done to understand the cause for his stomach pain and which drops are more suitable some of my friends suggested neopeptine drops but need your advice and what should be given and in what frequency and dosage.
Brief Answer:
Clinical assessment needed
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me first ask whether the baby is exclusively breast fed or whether formula feeds are being given. Babies often get colics especially when on formula feeds. In such a case switching back to breast milk should provide relief. You should burp the baby for at least 15-20 mins after each feed. All you need to do is to hold the baby head end elevated for this duration. The extra air taken causes distention and hence colics. Proper burping will ensure its escape and the milk will not regurgitate back from the stomach to the food pipe, thus providing relief. You can otherwise give Coliaid Drops when needed. You need not give it on regular basis. I would not insist on giving Neopeptine Drops.
Your child needs to be clinically evaluated and I would insist you to take him to your treating physician for the same. I would also insist on going for a metabolic panel (inborn errors of metabolism panel) from blood and urine.
Regards
Clinical assessment needed
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me first ask whether the baby is exclusively breast fed or whether formula feeds are being given. Babies often get colics especially when on formula feeds. In such a case switching back to breast milk should provide relief. You should burp the baby for at least 15-20 mins after each feed. All you need to do is to hold the baby head end elevated for this duration. The extra air taken causes distention and hence colics. Proper burping will ensure its escape and the milk will not regurgitate back from the stomach to the food pipe, thus providing relief. You can otherwise give Coliaid Drops when needed. You need not give it on regular basis. I would not insist on giving Neopeptine Drops.
Your child needs to be clinically evaluated and I would insist you to take him to your treating physician for the same. I would also insist on going for a metabolic panel (inborn errors of metabolism panel) from blood and urine.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
He is on formula milk also and we are giving aptamil formula. Should we switch to any other formula like similar total comfort?
Are you talking about gatri test and all
Are you talking about gatri test and all
Brief Answer:
Breast milk is the best
Detailed Answer:
Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Any other formula milk will not help.
No, the test I am talking about is different. Mention about it to your doctor and he will do the needful.
Regards
Breast milk is the best
Detailed Answer:
Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Any other formula milk will not help.
No, the test I am talking about is different. Mention about it to your doctor and he will do the needful.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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