Bloat

[therainbowfishy]

I have a (barely) 2 week old baby with bloat! I have had for for approximately 5 days now. The first 2 days I was feeding her HGMF, then switched to Exotic Nutrition formula. I have since ordered Fox Valley 20/50. Problem is, since about the second day of me having her she has been bloated. It has been slowly getting worse. I have been hydrating her in between feedings and feeding her less. I have also been giving her gas x drops every 24 hours or so for the last 2 days. I’ve also been doing warm water soaks and massaging her abdomen. She is urinating and pooping, and pooping a TON! But her abdomen is still very bloated. Any ideas on anything else I can do? Thanks!

[Spanky]

Let's start here to try to solve the bloat riddle: What is the baby's weight, how much are you feeding each feeding and how frequently are you feeding her?

Best not to feed a baby when it is bloated...

[therainbowfishy]

Let's start here to try to solve the bloat riddle: What is the baby's weight, how much are you feeding each feeding and how frequently are you feeding her?

Best not to feed a baby when it is bloated...

She weighs 21 grams, I’m feeding her 1-1.5 ml per feeding, and I was feeding her every 3 hours but yesterday and today I’ve reduced to to every 4 hours to try and help the bloat. I and just worried if I don’t feed her at all over a day she will have hypoglycemia or not have the nutrients she needs even though I’m hydrating with sugar water.

[Spanky]

She weighs 21 grams, I’m feeding her 1-1.5 ml per feeding, and I was feeding her every 3 hours but yesterday and today I’ve reduced to to every 4 hours to try and help the bloat. I and just worried if I don’t feed her at all over a day she will have hypoglycemia or not have the nutrients she needs even though I’m hydrating with sugar water.

Yes, extend the time between feedings for now. One of the potential causes of bloat is feeding too frequently... putting new formula into the stomach on top of old formula and eventually this can trap enough old / spoiled formula to result in bloat.

You can give the infant's simethicone (AKA Gas-X) 2 - 3 times a day, just a small drop.

At this age her milk line should be visible in her translucent tummy. Check that out before and after the next feeding... after she is fed formula you should be able to see her full tummy. Wait for the milk line to go away, or almost go away, before starting the nest feeding.

I'd also suggest going back to the temporary HGMF (no egg yolk!) until the Fox Valley 20/50 arrives or try to find Esbilac POWDER at a local store. I am not a fan... actually that is an understatement... of the EN formula (and anything EN for that matter).

Is the opened powdered formula stored in the fridge or freezer?

No microwaving to warm up formula, no re-using formula that has been heated but not fed (toss it out).

[therainbowfishy]

Yes, extend the time between feedings for now. One of the potential causes of bloat is feeding too frequently... putting new formula into the stomach on top of old formula and eventually this can trap enough old / spoiled formula to result in bloat.

You can give the infant's simethicone (AKA Gas-X) 2 - 3 times a day, just a small drop.

At this age her milk line should be visible in her translucent tummy. Check that out before and after the next feeding... after she is fed formula you should be able to see her full tummy. Wait for the milk line to go away, or almost go away, before starting the nest feeding.

I'd also suggest going back to the temporary HGMF (no egg yolk!) until the Fox Valley 20/50 arrives or try to find Esbilac POWDER at a local store. I am not a fan... actually that is an understatement... of the EN formula (and anything EN for that matter).

Is the opened powdered formula stored in the fridge or freezer?

No microwaving to warm up formula, no re-using formula that has been heated but not fed (toss it out).

Ok, I’ll be sure to wait for the milk line to go away before feeding her again. I have been giving her the gas x so I will continue that. The formula is stored in the freezer, and if I have extra reconstituted I store that in the fridge. To warm up her formula I put it in a syringe and soak the syringe in warm water, no microwaving. I have also been using the HGMF with egg yolk, so I’ll make up a new batch without!

[therainbowfishy]

Alright, so I made up some HGMF without egg yolk and I fed her 0.5 cc a few hours ago because she was very weak even with sugar water. Her milk like was gone when I fed her. However, now her bloat is worse than before! I’ve also given her more gas x about an hour ago and that in combination with a warm water soak + massage doesn’t seem to be working. Any ideas how to solve this?