Colic?

I'm not sure if LO has this or not but, I'm beginning to wonder. He is FF and we use Similac Advance. I upped him to 4 ounces today because 3 and a half had not been satisfying him. He's gotten to where I'll feed him, he'll go to sleep then wake up two and a half hours later screaming his head off. This only happens at night for some reason. I burp him A LOT. At least 5 times per feeding with multiple burps each time. Normally when he wakes up, if I can't get him to calm down after while, I normally just give him a bottle, thinking he is hungry...but tonight was a bit different. He woke up about 3 hours after a feeding, I fed him again, he went back to sleep, 2 and a half hours later he wakes screaming again, I try to get him to calm down, nothing works, so I feed him...this time, he didn't fall back asleep after...he kept crying. I finally got him to calm down after about 15 minutes and I went to lay him down in his bassinet and he started crying again   I ended up having to put him in his bouncy seat to get him to fall asleep.

IDK what to do. I feel so bad. I'm not frustrated, I'm just upset that I don't know what's wrong with my baby boy. I hate hearing him cry  

what should I do? Am I wrong for feeding him when I can't get him to calm down? that just seems like the logical thing to do, IMO, when I can't get him to calm down after trying EVERYTHING :/

confused  

Is his tummy hard?
And does he act interested in the bottle?

Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:" Is his tummy hard? And does he act interested in the bottle?"

His tummy only feels hard before I burp him.
and yes, he's interested in the bottle.

Quoting Kristin B. +down.40+:" His tummy only feels hard before I burp him. and yes, he's interested in the bottle."

With colic, even after burping, their tummy stays hard. ANd if he's interested in the bottle, you're fine.

Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:" With colic, even after burping, their tummy stays hard. ANd if he's interested in the bottle, you're fine."

ok thank you  
Similac sent me a sample of their Similac Sensitive. It says it's for fussy and gassy babies. Do you think I should try that and see if it helps him with the gas???

Quoting Kristin B. +down.40+:" ok thank you   Similac sent me a sample of their Similac Sensitive. It says it's for fussy and gassy babies. Do you think I should try that and see if it helps him with the gas???"

It couldn't hurt.

I wouldn't worry about colic just after one day of him crying, I'm worry more about constipation or gas. Has he been making normal bowel movements? My son had colic and never slept for more than 15 minutes at a time at night and I was lucky to get that. Not that everyone has the same experience with it, but it makes me think it isn't colic if he went back to sleep.

Quoting Mama to William + 1:" I wouldn't worry about colic just after one day of him crying, I'm worry more about constipation or gas. ... [snip!] ... to get that. Not that everyone has the same experience with it, but it makes me think it isn't colic if he went back to sleep."

It's been happening for 3 days straight now :/
He poops once a day.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Kristin B. +down.40+:</b>" ok thank you   Similac sent me a sample of their Similac Sensitive. It says it's for fussy and gassy babies. Do you think I should try that and see if it helps him with the gas???"</blockquote>




Let me know. If you like the similac sensitive. I have 2 cans that ill never use

Colic is a weak valve between the large and small intestine. Since this valve is weak it allows gas to travel backwards through the digestive system. With that said colic is not an overly fussy baby. Colic is a word to describe a terrible stomach ache.
I had a daughter with colic, when she was 2.5 weeks old we found out about Doc Scharenberg he is a local chiropractor who amazingly turns out to live in Wichita, KS (so do we) and has been treating colicky babies for over 30 years.
When our daughter was about 5 weeks old she was completely colic free. I know Wichita is a little far to travel, but he is working on creating educational information for people out of the area so he can train mom's to do the treatment he created. Give him a call and see if he can help you 316-945-0075.
Until you can get in contact with him here is some helpful advice he game my husband and I.
1. NO gas drops. Colic is an underdeveloped valve between the small and large intestine. It allows gas to travel backwards through the digestive system causing tremendous pain for the baby.
2. Use body language to determine if your baby is hungry or in pain. Kicking legs, pulling legs up to chest, pulling hair scratching face are all signs of pain. Flailing arms are hunger. If your baby is throwing up chances are it is over fed.
3. Diet. If you are breastfeeding Doc has a diet that needs to be followed, if contains only non gassy foods. This will help prevent your baby from being in more pain. You can find the diet at docscharenberg.com/coliccure.html
4. No swaddling. I know it is against everything you read, but if you do choose to swaddle do it loose. Imagine if you were in pain, would you want someone to wrap you up and prevent you from moving? Chances are no.
5. Use a bouncy seat in place of a bed. Babies with colic will not sleep laying flat on their backs. Make sure you strap them in. If you have enough money there is a Nap Nanny that would work as well.
6. Bounce. Bouncing your baby will help relieve some of the gas pain in their belly.
7. CALL DOC save your baby from the pain.
If you are hesitant at all about the truth behind this Doc has a colic support group on facebook and all the moms can testify to his treatment. www.facebook.com/ColicSupport.