Comments on: Gil is a month old!

By: jenny the big sis

jenny the big sis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:08:17 +0000

kim i’d skip giving him infant probiotics and just take them yourself. the flora passes from your breastmilk to him - at least thats what our MW told us but it’s up to you! i remember giving liam infant probiotics and they did help a lot

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:28:52 +0000

I agree with you Kim - I have heard that around 3-4 weeks is when the baby’s gut is adjusting to the flora it’s taking in and getting used to and can make them a bit fussy. Fennel tea and probiotics are great suggestions…I hope his nights get better soon.

He is SO adorable! Way to go on the weight gain! I think he’s in competition with Anderson when he was a wee one! Watch out!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:52:01 +0000

OO fennel tea is a great suggestion and easy to do! Hope it keeps working!

By: Christina Scovel

Christina Scovel — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:52:47 +0000

I can’t believe it is a month already. CRAZY how time flies.

By: kim

kim — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:46:46 +0000

Brandy - good point! I’m not sure if the one we have is dairy-free … I’ll have to check!

I’ve tried limiting my dairy - it didn’t seem to make a difference to his fussiness - I’m not (at this point) willing to cut out all dairy for the 10 days - 2 weeks required to see if it’s a milk protein issue. Because he’s only gassy overnight, I suspect it’s just a gut thing. My midwife suggested drinking fennel tea in the evening and this has seemed to help the last two nights!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:38:09 +0000

Probiotics in your milk and then on your nipple for him directly could be VERY beneficial

BUT BUT BUT

find a DAIRY FREE one. Absolutely no point in introducing an allergen concern at his age but the benefit of the probiotic in his gut could be a nice change for him/you guys.

Are you at all limiting your own dairy? Just in case? Is it worth thinking about yet?

By: Mummy

Mummy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:05:19 +0000

Thanks for sending your link, Kim. I often forget about blogs. I can’t believe how chubby baby Gil is! What the heck have you got in those jugs, pure cream? *Grinns* Your pictures are beautiful, and I can see a big change in both Gil and Gwen. Gill looks every bit his 10 lbs.8 oz. and Gwen looks like such a little girl in that picture. I’m glad Jenny mentioned about the probiotics. I hope it helps!

By: kim

kim — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:33:36 +0000

Chelsea, I think I’ve seen some similar stuff - about how our guts don’t have the proper microbial life and that leads to all the food sensitivities? I was thinking about giving him some probiotics, too. Thanks for reminding me!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:02:41 +0000

He’s super sweet Kim!!!

It might be worth google-ing probiotics for infants, I read some really interesting studies when Luke was a newborn. Thankfully he didn’t have any issues but I wish now I would have tried them with Mary!

By: kim

kim — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:52:40 +0000

Interesting! I haven’t been taking them - perhaps I’ll start! Thanks!

He is awfully cute, eh???