crying while eating, suggestions please.

Posted by momof1 on December 31, 2002 at 11:39:43:

Hi! my 14 week old son cries while eating. Actually, I give him the bottle and he drinks peacefully, then when it is time to burp him (every two onces), he screams and arches his back. This continues on until a burp comes. Then I feed again, and the crying starts all over again. This happens everytime I feed him and has gotten worse rather than better since birth.
i have tried everything I can think of...give smaller amounts between burps, give larger amounts between burps, sit up to burp, across my and/or on my shoulder. We have purchased every ne fangled style bottle available to cut down on air, but nothingf seems to work. He is on Similac low iron formula and drinks about 25 onces a day.
My dr. doesn't have any answers and says that some babies due this.

I am most concerned for when I start to feed him solids, is he goint to scream through every meal?

Any ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Follow Ups:

• Re: crying while eating, suggestions please. Megan 09:17:45 1/05/03 (0)
• Re: crying while eating, suggestions please. margo 15:38:20 1/02/03 (2)
  • Thank you Momof1 21:33:23 1/02/03 (1)
    • Re: Thank you Lori K 21:56:22 1/02/03 (0)
• Re: crying while eating, suggestions please. Lori K 17:19:01 12/31/02 (0)
• Re: crying while eating, suggestions please. Debbie 14:56:06 12/31/02 (0)

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