Q&A: His winds wake him every hour

Tammy answers:

I would advise that you consider stop adding the Telament drops to Kyle’s feeds as they do not appear to be working, and rather change his milk formula, which may be the cause of the wind that he experiences.

Kyle might have a lactose intolerance or a possible milk allergy, since he experiences diarrhoea on a dairy-based formula. If an infant has a dairy allergy, it is possible that he/she could have a soy allergy as well. For this reason, you may want to consider a hypoallergenic feed.

Hypoallergenic feeds might not taste so great, but your baby will get hungry enough to drink it and he will get used to it, without the gastrointestinal discomforting wind he experiences.

A probiotic with the specific bacteria strain of Bifidobacterium Infantis may help to improve Kyle’s gut flora, which will aid with digestion and may help to reduce wind and cramps.

Although Kyle’s current weight is on the 50th percentile for his age, I do not know his birth weight so I cannot assess his growth. Ensure that you visit your clinic each month to check that your baby is growing according to the same percentile where his weight was plotted at birth.