My 3 week old seems to be very gassy. She scrunches up her face and her body, gutteral sounds come from her mouth, and she appears to be straining. It looks like she's in so much pain that it breaks my heart. The only reason I think I stay sane is because she doesn't get fussy or cry, she just looks very uncomfortable and upset. Sometimes it results in passing gas, and sometimes it doesn't. This does not appear to be poop-related, as I've run to change her diaper many times and learned that it was gas, not a BM.
I was reviewing my daily eating habits today, and the only thing I can think of to try to eliminate from my diet is milk. Could milk really be causing her issues? And if so, is this forever, or just while she's this young?
The rest of my diet consists of cereal, PB&J, ham & swiss sandwiches, various Lean Cuisines, and restaurant takeout a few times per week. Nothing really spicy or garlicy or otherwise strongly flavored. Over the past day, I've been snacking on chocolate hearts from Valentine's Day that I forgot I had. I just read in So That's What They're There For! that chocolate can be problematic, so I stopped eating it this afternoon, but that doesn't explain her discomfort over the past 10 days or so.
Can anyone help?
Cassandra
mom to Jenna, born 02/03/04