Hi Archie

I have 2 questions about my 2 month old baby (born 7 june). Total breast feed.
Birth weight=3.3kg
After 1 month = 4 kg
After 2 mn = 4.7 kg
Urination - atleast 6 times a day

Problem 1)

baby passes stools in small quantities (half to 1 spoonful) very frequently. Color is normal, golden yellow and curdy.
- she has been passing this since sh was a week old
- frequency of stools ranges from 10-25 times in a day
- in 2 months, baby has rarely passed stools in bulk like normally a baby does
- consulted docs, they said it is normal and should go off in 6 weeks or more.
- doc suggested giving Caspa medicine whenever stools increase or baby seems colic
- caspa seems to reduce the frequency of stools
- my diet contains 4 glasses milk in day, daily in breakfast, 3 roti+veg+daal+curd+rice in lunch/dinner, evening snacks include some of these - Real Active juice/marie biscuits/salad/fruits (no mangoes)/Gond laddoo

Question-
Is this normal? Do i need to change my diet? How long shd this go, it is already more than 6 weeks.

Problem 2)
The common problem of crying at night. I am seeking suggestion from you because I have tried out everything. Elders say she is hungry, i want to try out more before offerring bottle.

- she is fine during the day, plays in evening
- feeds after apprx 3 hrs. I hv kept her on demand feeding
- starts crying around 7-8 pm, typically after she has had a feed and played for a while
- when feed is offerred as she is crying, she suckles for a minute or 2, then starts pulling the breast franctically, leaves it and cries, holds it again, sucks for 3-4 seconds and cries loudly again. This goes on.
- Offered another breast but same thing happens
- we rock her in different positions, sing songs, put in swing, tried things thinking she is cold/hot, but she keeps crying
- assuming she is colic, i hv also tried giving her Caspa 3-4 times. I dont recollect what exactly was the response, but i feel it hasnt worked.
- i feel she has problems in falling asleep, because i have seen that onc she falls asleep, she sleeps for 3 hrs (sometimes as long as 5 hrs)
- i have doubts because though she sleeps for 3+ hours, this happens after 3-4 attempts of sleep. Means, we rock has and she sleeps but wakes up again after few minutes. Then same thing happens- crying.
- i hv observed this behavior in the day time also - but rarely
- my breasts are soft in evening and i doubt that milk is insufficient because baby keeps feeding frequently in small qualtities during the crying-session
- tried expressing to check milk supply during evenings, i could see one single spray of milk throwing out after pressing (from both breasts)
- this is my second baby. I have had insifficient milk problem during my first baby
- we tried feeding her formula once with bowl and spoon. She did not take much. Also, she was tired of crying by then. She did cry a for a little while after that and went to sleep.

Question
Is she crying because she is hungry or there is another reason?

Please suggest.
Thanks
anu Neha replied. post your query in any boards with parents of babies.
I am sorry that i will not be of much help.eat healthy diet and take care.

Neha