2 Week Old Baby Switched to Formula

Neither of my kids ever responded at all to Mylicon. What did the trick for us was a different gripe water called Colic Calm (you can get it at CVS or online). Worked wonders on both kids and helped them sleep quickly.

You may also want to switch to a sensitive or fussy formula. Neither of my kids did well with Similac for some reason. My son did better on regular old Enfamil, and my daughter needed the Gentlease (fussy and gassy) from Enfamil.
I would say just keep trying different formulas, and keep an eye out for reflux symptoms.

I had the same problem with my first. He ended up having a dairy allergy. His pediatrician just checked one of his dirty diapers in the lab (with whatever test they can run) and that is how we found out. We tried nutramigen but that was still too much for him, and now he is on nutramigen AA (it has no milk proteins). The change was immediate-within the first 24-48 hrs. Maybe you should just try a different formula. Give each formula a few days though before you try another one. Also, you can get probiotics in powder form and put a small amount in her bottle. It will not hurt anything and it promotes good bacteria in the gut so it should help.

Ditto on the gas drops. Also, before feeding soy formula, talk to your doctor. Soy has phyto estrogens (sp?) which can effect the baby.
My daughter also had a very strong personality right from the start also. She wanted to be held, in a certain way, in a certain light, with the right sounds in the background. It was a challenge but we've learned a lot together. Being fussy isn't always hunger, look for hunger cues too, esp if she's just eaten. Using a sling/wrap/carrier saved me those first few months. She slept her longest stretches in them.
Good Luck and Congratulations!

My 8 week old is the same way. Try reviewing symptoms of colic and reflux to see if your little girls seems to have any of them. She may need a special formula to help with some of those symptoms. If you do go to the ped & colic is the diagnosis, do not accept a response of "wait it out" or "it clears up by 3 months of age". There is help for colic!

Hiccups can be a symptom of GER (as well as spit up). Our ped and a couple of the hospital peds told us that most babies are born with a touch of GER as not all of their parts know how to work yet. This might be the case with your DD and her body may not yet be comfortable with larger amounts of formula. Does it help with spit-up or hiccups if you hold her upright for 10-15 minutes after feedings?

Gas drops did absolutely nothing to help us and after reading clinical reviews of simethicone, I'm not sure they help in general. That is something you can decide for yourself though as every body reacts differently.

Anyway, hope this helps you to some extent. :-)

When my daughter got fussy in the first three months we used the 5 methods from the DVD (or book) Happiest Baby on the Block. Swaddle, Side, Suck, Shush, and Swing. Try swaddling-- if that doesn't calm her, put her on her side while you hold her (like a backwards breastfeeding), if that doesn't work add a pacifier, if that doesn't work say "SHHHH" next to her head (but not directly in her ear) for as long as she is crying, and if that doesn't work you can gently jiggle her on your knees. Sometimes we did all 5 at the same time to get her to calm down. I recommend watching the DVD. I was able to check it out from our public library.

She may have reflux or a lactose allergy. Both my girls were diagnosed at around 2 weeks through a Reflux Study done at Childrens Hospital. They were both lactose intolerant too. The hiccups and fussiness sound very familiar. Funny thing though... my first tolerated all the problems with a smile on her face and my second daughter was mad at the world. Sometimes she still is even at two. :) Never thought I could get two totally polar opposite girls... but I sure did. If they didn't look so much alike I would swear they weren't related. hahaha. Get the reflux study done and talk to your doctor about Similac Sensitive. It did wonders for my girls.

can you still pump breast milk at all? that might be more calming to her digestive system

start giving her malicylon drops and she may have to go to soy formula. my oldest one was that way. my youngest was always fussy cause he was starving he was an extremely heavy eater. very heavy eater. but I would try malicylon drops before feeding more. also warm pepper mint water works on gas or colic.

I have 6 months old twins who had similar symptoms: spit ups, hiccups, were very fussy. They were put on Zantac and it didn't make a difference. I thought I ha overactive letdown. None of the mitigations worked until we discovered they were sensitive to cow's milk and nuts proteins. I am breastfeeding, so I eliminated both from my diet. Sounds like your baby may have similar sensitivity to cow's milk formula. I do want to encourage you to keep expressing milk if possible, as it will be the easiest to digest and tolerate.

she could have colic(pray not),be allergic to dairy, have gas, reflux. colic drops helped me a lot, same with switching formulas(both kids), oldest was put on prevacid, our swings for both boys saved me from going crazy several times as did driving around. my oldest loved to sit in the bathroom on the dryer and he slept sooooooooooooo good in his car seat even if we were not driving. good luck and i hope it gets better soon.

I hate to tell you, but some babies are just fussy. You can try all the things people suggest below (trust me - I did all of it), but in the end.... none of it worked. My baby girl was just a fuss pants and still is very strong willed. But she slowly got better and she is a joy to be around now as a pre-schooler. Trust me....it will get better. My daughter liked to sleep in her bouncy seat and then later her swing. (I know...some people are against that...but you have to do what works, otherwise the crying will drive you crazy!). Background noise helps them sleep as well...we even resorted to putting her in the bathroom with the fan on --- it was the ONLY thing that would make her sleep! Good luck! And just know that it's nothing you're doing wrong. Every baby just has their own personality! Hopefully this means she'll grow up to be a strong, independent woman someday! :-)

your child is going to be different from her sibling; she is a different person after all!

i would just go with the flow. follow your instincts on this one. it could be that she is just more determined than her sister, and wont accept any substitutes. this is fine; and this trait will serve her well in life, so dont squash it! just keep doing what you need to do. its going to be hard work. :)

I agree to put mylicon in every bottle. It's safe to give them gas drops every hour so don't worry about that, it's not even absorbed it just helps to pop the bubbles. Plus it's great with formula b/c you can shake it up and then add the mylicon and it helps get rid of those bubbles too, from the shaking.

Does she have any other symptoms like a rash or bad mucus? It's possible she might have a lactose intolerance, my son had it that young and by 1 year he grew out of it, so keep your eyes out for other symptoms like the rash and mucus.

She could just be adjusting to the world...I'd keep doing what you're doing and hopefully she will adjust or you'll figure out the cause of the fussiness.

Take her to the doctor and have her checked for acid reflux and gas. Mylicon gas drops were absolutely useless for us. Reflux will make them burp and spit up a lot, and it's painful for them. There are a few different kinds of reflux medicines for babies- keep trying til you find the right medication and the right dosage, if that is the case. For both my girls only dissolvable Prevacid worked - Zantac did not. Gas will hurt them also, and if need be, the doctor can do a quick x-ray to check for a gas build up. In that case the culprit may be the formula. DON'T switch to soy unless a doctor determines it is absolutely necessary. There's is Similac Sensitive formula and Similac alimetum that has no cow's milk protein in it. My youngest was so formula intolerant that we had to go as far as prescription formula to find something that took her pain away. Keep in mind that it can take up to a week to see any improvement with a formula switch. Good luck!