Hello doctor, My baby is only 43 days old. He is on breastfeeding only. I think he is having severe acid reflux as he is gassy and fussy almost all the time. He spits up and swallows it too. In the night, his nose gets congested. While feeding him he gags and chokes too. Whenever he does not fart he arches his body and cries a lot. His hiccups are lengthy too. He does not sleep in a deep sleep. Currently, I am giving him Colicaid (SOS) and Yamoo but it does not seem to work. I am burping him after each feed too. Kindly help me. Can I give him Bonnisan?
Hello. I understand your concern. I think, you just have to make sure proper time duration and frequency of feeding. Make sure, the baby is breastfed on one breast completely and then attached to another breast (frequently changing one breast to another breast or inadequate feeding to one breast can lead to loose motion as well as gas). Keep a gap of two to three hours in between the feed (frequent feeding can lead to indigestion, overfeeding as well as a lot of gas). Increase burping duration to 10 to 15 minutes or more. A decrease in burping duration can lead to nose block, which can lead to breathing difficulty as well as noisy breathing. For nose block, you can put Nasoclear drops in each nostril, one to two drops. Whenever nose block is there, especially in the night. Never breastfeed or feed in sleep or lying down position. If the baby cries excessively in the night, (evening colic) you can give Colicaid drop 0.5 ml one or two times, especially in the night. Make sure, the feeding position is proper, so that baby should not take in a lot of air during breastfeeding. Take help of online video resources on breastfeeding position. If you follow above-mentioned options, I am sure baby will be alright. No, Bonnisan is not advisable. Yamoo is given for lactose intolerance. If it is not helping stop it. Review after two days. For further queries consult a paediatrician online -->