4 week old is always straining and uncomfortable?

Question

My 4 week old is always straining and crying. I am not sure what to do when he is doing this. He still is having stools.yellow and seedy. He is breastfed. I don't know if he is getting too much foremilk. How do I know what is going on with him when he does this? He is already eating 4 oz of breastmilk. Is he getting too much food?

Answer 1

How do you know how much breastmilk he's eating?

Is his p**p green?

http://www.umc-cares.org/health_info/art...

. It is important to know, however, that almost all infants grunt, groan and turn red at this moment. Remember, they have to p**p while lying down, without the assistance of gravity. Therefore, if they seem to have a hard time passing, but what comes out is soft, it is most likely to be normal

Answer 2

No. he's not having too much food. It sounds like he has wind which can be painful to babies tummy. At 4 weeks old try wind drops. They work like a charm and help baby to pass wind and deal with it easily.

Answer 3

No, he's not eating too much.  It sounds like he's got colic.  And there's not much anyone can do to ease it.