Super Sensitive Baby Tummy

My son is 14 months still breastfeeding. Just introduced solid food about 2 months ago. Give her stomach more time to develop. Breast milk is great for them to have until 1!

My daughter was 9 months old before she would take any solids. Give her body more time to mature. Everyone is different. If she is still having problems at 1 then you can get her checked out more thoroughly. Her system probably just needs more time.

Google open gut and it explains why it's a good idea to delay solids anyway until minimum (and that's just minimum) 6 months.

Also, what are you trying her on that's giving her problems and how much?

Hi K.,
We went through similar thing. This is what our doc recommended:
1. Start slowly with cornflower based baby cereal. it is more delicate than the rice based and does not constipate.

2. or try sweet potatoe or banana or regular mashed potato.

3. even if she just touches the food and does not eat, that is OK.

lastly, dont fret. because she is getting bmilk, even if she takes to solids slowly, she is still getting nutrients. starting solids is just getting her used to different tastes and textures at this point, and not for nutrition.

I hope this helps.

I strictly breastfed our son till he was 9 months old before he received ANY other food items. Just back off for a few months and see if that makes a difference.

In other countries, kids can be strictly bf for years. So I wouldn't worry yet. Good luck!

You've already received some great advice so I will just add to it. You may want to consider adding a probiotic to your and her diet. It's just another way to help ensure that her gut is developing the proper flora to help her digest the food. They do make probiotics specifically for babies. You can just put a little on your nipple before you latch her on. If you DD has or is developing food sensativites (which is NOT your fault at all, sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't!) then continuing to bombard her system with them at this young an age will not help things at all and could make things worse. Just relax and give your DD a little more time. Remember, pediatricians more often then not are just giving cookie cutter advise and don't know your child as well as you do.

I would also just wait. I would offer my daughter solids, once or twice a week, starting when she was 7 mo. She did not actually eat until 9-10 mo. At 12 mo she was still getting two meals from nursing. By 18 mo she would eat anything I gave her with no problems and nursing was down to nap and night. I did not tell my pedi this. She was healthy, happy, growing and meeting her milestones. He did not need to know the details.

I have a 7 week who is super sensitive as well - my diet is ridiculously bland at this point, and she's on Levisen in the evenings - my Pediatrician told me to start taking Alfalfa in the form of capsules, we've been on them for a few days now and she's greatly improved, she hasn't been as gassy as she was and I haven't needed the Levisen - so you might want to try Alfalfa it might help her belly process food a little better... I get mine at Whole Foods, but I'm sure you could find it anywhere....

Yes, we just went through the same thing! She didn't improve until she was 10 1/2 months old, and I had backed off giving her anything extra besides breastmilk or a little oatmeal/breastmilk mixture a couple months before that because she would return to her normal colicky evenings/nights that we had to endure the first 4 1/2 months of her life! She initiated the eating of table foods about a month ago when suddenly she was hungry all the time and was screaming in her highchair while staring at our plates and watching us eat :-) Since then we've had no issues, and she now eats like there's no tomorrow! You might just try the oatmeal thinned way down with breastmilk so she can have the hang of something else besides a bottle or nursing, and then wait for some cues to continue with other foods. I bet you're getting close to getting over the hump, too, so hang in there!

Just breastfeed her for a while. She will be okay. Trust your "mommy" instincts. Let her little tummy grow more. God designed it this way before baby food came along. :)

Hi, K. - I just wanted to share with you something that greatly improved my son's fussiness, gassiness, etc. when he was an infant (and like your daughter, I was breastfeeding him). It's called "Gripe Water." We found it at the hospital store; however, it is available on-line from Amazon.com and drugstore.com. As far as I'm concerned... it may as well be called "Miracle Water." I'm sure you could also find additional information about it if you google it... please give it a try. I think you will be thrilled with the results. Good luck!

My Son just turned a year old, and he had the same symptoms from breast milk exclusively until he was about 7-8 months old. I was worrying that he had reflux and reading everything I could get my hands on.
He just turned a year old he can eat anything he wants and magically one day, his stomach just got better around 8 months old.
If breast milk doesn't bother her, I would just go with that, and try something mild like mashed potatoes every so often, and when she can eat that without the pain and discomfort, expand her foods. My son LOVED sweet potatoes...
Good luck.

My daughter didn't start solids until 8.5 mos, and was just fine! I agree w/ the probiotic - they sell it in powder form that is best for infants. Give her tummy some time : )

Try once babies magic tea. It'll help her with tummy troubles. I used this tea with my child and got positive results.

I have been through the ringer with my little one because simply rice cereal had her throwing up until she was in shock - so certainly we're in the minority as far as food issues- however.... tummy aches, grunting, sleepless nights and a child in pain REALLY sound like food allergy or food intolerance issues to me (milk, soy, protein). Some kids are so sensitive that they react to foods even through breast milk. So... if you can (insurance wise) I'd see a pediatric allergist ASAP.

That being said, you can exclusively BF until a child is one with no issues, but this is something you should be proactive on now so you're ready to feed her once the time gomes.