irica
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Post by irica on Jul 12, 2011 9:25:51 GMT -5
Yes, I thought so too, but apparently not all nursing moms have it -- or at least the kind called L. reuteri, which is found in BioGaia. Am pasting a snippet from a study below. By the way, I am a BioGaia believer. At the peak of my baby's colic, it really relieved symptoms -- not totally, but very visibly. And thank goodness it did, because it is EXPENSIVE!
This study investigated the presence of total lactobacilli and Lactobacillus reuteri in milk from 220 lactating mothers, 6-32 days after delivery. The women were living in urban or rural areas in Sweden, Denmark, Israel, South Africa, South Korea, Japan and Peru. In all, 50% of mothers from rural areas in Japan and Sweden were L. reuteri positive, whereas mothers from urban areas in South Africa, Israel and Denmark had very low or non-detectable levels. Overall, 15% of mothers had detectable L. reuteri in their milk. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of total Lactobacillus or L. reuteri in women from rural and urban habitats in the participating countries. Conclusion: This study suggests that L. reuteri is a natural component of human milk. It was found in about one in seven of nursing mothers living in countries geographically widely apart.
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Post by KSh on Oct 19, 2011 9:51:15 GMT -5
Our pediatrician actually recommended we try probiotics, the lactobacili rotarei (the spelling is off, sorry). I bought the capsules at WF and put some powder on my nipple once a day when BFing. Not sure if it works, he is still colicky, but sometimes it is better than others.
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Post by MahaloMama on Oct 27, 2011 20:35:53 GMT -5
I breastfed and had problems regardless. Thankfully I have experience of something that worked immediately for my daughter: BIOGAIA probiotic drops.
With 11 years between my first born and my baby girl, I was surprised that she was experiencing colic. Why didn't my first born experience this? Am I doing something wrong?? I would characterize her colic as "middle of the road" (not as bad as my pediatrician's personal experience with her own son, which she described as hour upon hour of actual screaming each day) ...yet it was consistent and disconcerting enough not to be considered "mild" either. My daughter had daily afternoon/evenings of inconsolable crying spells. It was so SAD not to be able to help her and so frustrating that I didn't know how to help her. I just wanted someone to tell me how to fix it.
It was so confusing...what the heck was causing this?? I am a conscientious vegan, so I made sure not to eat or drink anything that might affect her health (no sugar, caffeine, alcohol and I cut out all gaseous foods from my diet once the colic hit). My pediatrician gave me the disappointing answer that it just "happens" to some kids, that they probably get "overstimulated" and need to release stress. (Supporting this theory is the "Happiest Baby on the Block" DVD from our library system which I really believe works...I just couldn't get it to work for me. Seeing this method work...in action...right on the DVD, is amazing! I would highly recommend mothers google this method to read about it. It may work for you. But reading about it and actually seeing it done are 2 different things. You should really try to see the DVD because it turned out I was doing it wrong in the beginning. For example, He really “shushes” loudly. )
Anyway...I didn't know if that was really what was going on with my daughter; getting "overstimulated". We were pretty sure it was PAIN that she was experiencing...kicking her legs and crying. So, in desperation my husband and I decided to try BIOGAIA probiotic drops to “help establish intestinal flora”. They are expensive ($29 a bottle + shipping...yikes!!) It really was an act of desperation to try them and I feel sorry for mothers who likely will not be able to afford such an expense. We live in Hawaii and the drops are supposed to be refrigerated, but we ordered 2 bottles anyway knowing that they would be un-refrigerated for a few days on their way here.
Within 2 days we saw changes in her stools and her temperament and within 1 week she was a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BABY. She was HAPPY!!!!!! Finally we were able to get to know our baby girl. She was so sweet and inquisitive but we didn’t get to know her until her pain was gone. It was absolutely worth the money we spent. I have a hard time remembering how long we kept up the drops, but I think we bought 2 bottles and used them until they ran out.
These drops saved us and I actually carry the info sheet that comes in the box in my purse to share with other mothers if I see a colicky baby in public. (No...I am not a spokesperson or salesman for the drops and I have absolutely no connection with the makers....I am just SO thankful to have found something that worked that I feel actually feel responsible to share what worked.) That was actually 2 years ago and I promised myself I would go back to the forums, like this one, I initially searched in desperation to find answers to post my experience (and success!) so I could possibly help other mothers.
In conclusion, from my experience, I would guess that some babies don't have the intestinal flora to properly digest milk (and I nursed exclusively). These drops establish healthy flora right away until your baby's own system does the job itself. Since I look at things holistically, I can't help but wonder why this happens. For ex. my first pregnancy I omitted ALL simple sugars, honey, and dried fruit and my baby had no colic...but this pregnancy I was lax and had sugar while pregnant. Could this have possibly messed up her flora??? I don't know. But I do know that if I get pregnant again I will do everything I can, including omitting sugar completely from my body while my baby is forming and growing inside me just so I know that I am doing everything I can.
I sure hope my experience is helpful to someone out there. Good luck.
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Post by rebeccaclaire on Feb 19, 2014 14:03:23 GMT -5
Tried this with my 10 week old, i do not see much of a difference. She is calming down (not too much though)but i dont know if its bc she is getting to the 3 month mark next week or the probiotics.
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Post by emianne5 on Mar 6, 2014 8:34:51 GMT -5
My son is almost seven weeks old. He was very colicky starting at about two weeks. Every time he finished a bottle he would scream for an hour, fall asleep and then it would be time to eat again. We changed his formula several times before we tried similac with isomil. It made quite a big difference in how much pain he seemed to be in after eating, but he still had his colicky times when he would cry uncontrollably and there was nothing to pacify him except constant bouncing. My mothers coworker told her about gerber soothe drops and I was willing to try anything. We started giving him the drops in his bottle once a day at 5 weeks. Within a week we could see a huge difference! We can lay him down in his swing or his bouncy seat and he will lay there content. We have gotten so many wonderful smiles from him. He now enjoys talking and singing with us. He is a different baby! Although it has been a wonderful thing for our family it hasn't completely diminished the colicky spells. He still has them about two times throughout the day but they are much shorter and more manageable because it is not constant all day long. I would definitely recommend giving probiotics a try
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Post by jenlester on Apr 2, 2014 13:51:38 GMT -5
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