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sounds to me like colic - my first born had it too. You can buy colic syrup at the chemist to relieve the symptomes. My baby boy would usually poo or pass a lot of wind within half an hour of taking the syrup!  Good luck! Babies usually grow out of this by 6 months. It is caused by immature digestive systems. Breastfeeding babies can suffer too.

It sounds like reflux. My twins suffered from reflux as well. I only noticed it one night when I woke up in the middle of the night because I heard one of the gagging. I jumped out of bed to see one of my girls with spit up coming out of her nose. I looked it up online the next day and found some symptoms of reflux. It never dawned on me, but as soon as I read the symptoms everything clicked together.  My twins were cranky about 30 minutes after breastfeeding. For me, I noticed this more in the middle of the night. And they also would extend their legs straight and scream. I took them to the pediatrician and we were given reflux medicine.

My girls outgrew the reflux pretty fast, thank goodness. I think I only had to give them medicine for about 3 months or so. They are now almost 12 months and have no problem at all.

Watch what you eat. Stay away from spicy foods, and any other foods that you notice causes such pain.

Good luck to you!

I'd say go to the dr...  If he was a newborn i would say reflux or even intolerance or food allergies (have you eaten anything like nuts or egg lately?), but if this has just started, that doesn't sound right.  I found when my periods started and still when I have them my little girl refuses the breast - just for about 24 hours, so it obviously does taste different.  Otherwise I don't really know what to suggest. Sorry!

He might have colic or reflux? My bub was the same for a while. Til my chemist put me onto a medicine called donnalix. It's for infant colic. It took about 24 hours and he was fine.

If you think it may be colic, you could try posture (sp) feeding. Have him lie on top of you to feed. That way the milk isnt going straight down his throat, and he has to work for it a little bit. Or another position that really worked for me is to have him sitting facing you, one leg on either side of your leg and have him sitting up drinking. Sort of like he is riding a horse. I hope that makes sense...

Hope he is feeling better soon.

Cass xoxox

Could it be colic? I know that babies who are breastfeed tend not to suffer from colic but the symptoms sound very much like colic.