Strange phenomenon happened at the Ruggiero household yesterday...Kailey had zero freak out/colic sessions...hmmmm. Atmospheric anomaly?? Maybe was fussy for 20 min at 8pm.
She was awesome for Jack and he was able to go to bed at his usual time of 11:30pm. She woke up at 3am for food and this is when I assumed her 'session' would take place. She was sleeping in bed by 3:30!! What? She woke again for 6am happy and smiling. I went on a colic support website and they said that colicky babies benefit from somewhat of a scheduled feeding system. For three days she has pretty well followed these times: 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, 6pm, 10-11pm, up to her (either 3am or sleeps through). She is happy with this and I do let her decide if she needs to be fed sooner or later but the big thing is that I catch her before she totally goes bananas looking for the bottle. I am sure some folks are not in agreement with this system but I am getting used to 'advice unsolicited or otherwise. :-) hahaha.
I am trying her on a milk protein formula as some of the research out there (most actually, including my Dr.) feel SOY is not to be used unless there is absolutely no choice and other options have been tried. I am trying and crossing my fingers that Nestle Good Start works for her. This is the first powder that actually mixes really nice and it totally has the consistency of breast milk instead of cake batter. Whey protein is the first ingredient and unlike most formulas it is broken down so they claim it is easier to digest. It contains Omega 3 and 6 and all sorts of other stuff that are not present in her current stuff. I know breast is best but if I can find a formula that I am confident and comfortable feeding and she tolerates it I will be much happier. The other thing is her gas smells up the entire upper level...smells like soy. Her skin even smells of it. I must have checked her diaper 10 times yesterday looking for poop...nope...just repulsive gas. How can something so pretty stink sooooo bad. She was also constipated so I am sure that didn't help her case. At least I have enough formula stocked up that if she reacts I can easily go back. I am not doing this cold turkey though. She got 2 bottles of GS yesterday and there was no immediate reaction and she will get 3 bottles today.
Cross your fingers.
Shari
