A infacol question

Bernie · Jan 19th, 2009, 16:17 PM

My 4 week old baby girl has been on infacol for 3 days now as she has been having trouble bringing up wind.Does it matter how long she stays on it for?We think its her dummie that causes the bad wind as im breast feeding im giving her 2 pipettes full every 4 hours as she feeds on demand.Iwas giving her 1 pipette but it didnt seem to be improving so increased it up to 2.

princess_bump · Jan 19th, 2009, 16:23 PM

infacol actually builds up over time so it will take a about 5days for it to start working, maddi actually stayed on it until she was 4months, we found it really good

x

Bernie · Jan 19th, 2009, 16:31 PM

I didnt know it takes 5 days to work

What about Gripe water if shes been on Infacol can she take that if i stop the infacol?It says on the box babies can start taking that from 1 month onwards.Or do i need the infacol to wear off before she can take Gripe water?

PeanutBean · Jan 19th, 2009, 16:33 PM

I've been giving it since 2 or 3 weeks. Byron hardly ever gets colic now. Seems ir can be used until it's not needed anymore.

Whisper · Jan 19th, 2009, 16:52 PM

Stick to infacol before every feed, it can take maybe up to a week before you notice anything significantly (sp?).

Probably not a good idea to use both gripe and infacol.

ryder · Jan 19th, 2009, 17:22 PM

You can use both, infacol is medical and gripe water is herbal. Although I used infacol for about 2 weeks and found she got constipated, but she was bringing up burps much better after that... so mabey you dont need it that long?

princess_bump · Jan 19th, 2009, 17:55 PM

i used both

infacol before each feed, and then gripe water if she appeared to have colic, though that wasn't very often thankfully. i'm sure i started infacol when maddi was a few weeks old, found it amazing as she never had colic during use and stopped around 4months as they can begin to get rid of their own wind, i was say def. continue with the infacol and if she seems windy/colic in pain use a dose of gripe water, thats what i did with maddi, don't no if it has anything to do with it but from 6weeks she slept through the night - 8 till 8 and still does

hope that helps x

Bernie · Jan 19th, 2009, 18:05 PM

Thanks or your advice.She has been really screaming and i dont know coz ive been giving her a dummie if its confused her coz when she feeds at the breast she seems to swollow air in when she first latches on then she cries so im going to try and ditch the dummie.Coz she feeds on demand most of the time i didnt know weather to give her infacol every 4 hours or give it to her every time she needs feeding?I kow infacol is quite safe but don know what to do for the best.

Bernie · Jan 19th, 2009, 18:07 PM

I forgot to say that i hone nhs direct for advice and hopefully should be getting a home visit from the doctor tonight just to get her checked over just to be sure s im waiting for a phone call as we speak.

ryder · Jan 19th, 2009, 18:15 PM

here you arnt supposed to use infacol that much... I will look on my box and see what the dosage is... because it has medical ingriedients it can be overused.

Jan 19th, 2009, 16:17 PM	#1
Bernie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beccles,Suffolk Posts: 1,358	A infacol question My 4 week old baby girl has been on infacol for 3 days now as she has been having trouble bringing up wind.Does it matter how long she stays on it for?We think its her dummie that causes the bad wind as im breast feeding im giving her 2 pipettes full every 4 hours as she feeds on demand.Iwas giving her 1 pipette but it didnt seem to be improving so increased it up to 2.

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Jan 19th, 2009, 16:23 PM	#2
princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,450	infacol actually builds up over time so it will take a about 5days for it to start working, maddi actually stayed on it until she was 4months, we found it really good x

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Jan 19th, 2009, 16:31 PM	#3
Bernie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beccles,Suffolk Posts: 1,358	I didnt know it takes 5 days to workWhat about Gripe water if shes been on Infacol can she take that if i stop the infacol?It says on the box babies can start taking that from 1 month onwards.Or do i need the infacol to wear off before she can take Gripe water?

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Jan 19th, 2009, 16:33 PM	#4
PeanutBean Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greater Manchester Posts: 18,226	I've been giving it since 2 or 3 weeks. Byron hardly ever gets colic now. Seems ir can be used until it's not needed anymore.

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Jan 19th, 2009, 16:52 PM	#5
Whisper Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 3,047	Stick to infacol before every feed, it can take maybe up to a week before you notice anything significantly (sp?). Probably not a good idea to use both gripe and infacol.

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Jan 19th, 2009, 17:22 PM	#6
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	You can use both, infacol is medical and gripe water is herbal. Although I used infacol for about 2 weeks and found she got constipated, but she was bringing up burps much better after that... so mabey you dont need it that long?

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Jan 19th, 2009, 17:55 PM	#7
princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,450	i used both infacol before each feed, and then gripe water if she appeared to have colic, though that wasn't very often thankfully. i'm sure i started infacol when maddi was a few weeks old, found it amazing as she never had colic during use and stopped around 4months as they can begin to get rid of their own wind, i was say def. continue with the infacol and if she seems windy/colic in pain use a dose of gripe water, thats what i did with maddi, don't no if it has anything to do with it but from 6weeks she slept through the night - 8 till 8 and still does hope that helps x

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Jan 19th, 2009, 18:05 PM	#8
Bernie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beccles,Suffolk Posts: 1,358	Thanks or your advice.She has been really screaming and i dont know coz ive been giving her a dummie if its confused her coz when she feeds at the breast she seems to swollow air in when she first latches on then she cries so im going to try and ditch the dummie.Coz she feeds on demand most of the time i didnt know weather to give her infacol every 4 hours or give it to her every time she needs feeding?I kow infacol is quite safe but don know what to do for the best.

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Jan 19th, 2009, 18:07 PM	#9
Bernie Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beccles,Suffolk Posts: 1,358	I forgot to say that i hone nhs direct for advice and hopefully should be getting a home visit from the doctor tonight just to get her checked over just to be sure s im waiting for a phone call as we speak.

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Jan 19th, 2009, 18:15 PM	#10
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	here you arnt supposed to use infacol that much... I will look on my box and see what the dosage is... because it has medical ingriedients it can be overused.

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