Re Rob's case of the fussy baby, this has several characteristics of
a baby with gastro-oesophageal reflux - possibly mostly silent reflux
(which feels like heartburn): hates to be lying down, particularly to
feed; squirms and screams at the breast; wants to feed frequently,
etc. It sounds also like the whole situation has over-stimulated the
mum's supply (from all that frequent 'comfort' feeding) so there is a
superimposed problem of oversupply and overactive let-down (which can
lead to colicky symptoms).

>Mom is driving herself crazy trying to eliminate multiple foods from her
>diet.
I wonder if she is doing this well enough, and for each food, long
enough, etc to give any good clues. If baby is only 3 weeks, then
there hasn't really been time to determine, for example, whether
dairy products are a problem. This is further complicated by her
feeding cow's milk formula to the baby. In fact cow's milk would be
my first bet here as there have been studies that found a
relationship between cow's milk protein sensitivity and reflux in a
high proportion of babies with reflux.

However, as a first step, I would recommend a chiropractic check.
Neck vertebrae out of alignment can be a major cause of reflux
symptoms. And then perhaps pursue the possible food sensitivities,
and attempt to control the oversupply. This may need more than one
side per feed, especially if the feeds are frequent - rather try
using a set time period per side, eg 3 or 4 hours.
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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