The feeding issues continue in our household. In fact, this weekend, I feel like they’ve come to a head. I’m fairly certain Junior is suffering from acid reflux and it specifically gets quite bad from about 5pm to midnight. Not quite sure why on the timing, but that’s when it seems to bother him the most.
Specifically, the reflux will surface after he eats about 2 ounces, then he will get very fussy and it will grow from there. Eventually, he’ll get the “pain” cry, arch his back, and will be impossible to settle down for at least an hour. It’s difficult as parents to see your child go through something that clearly is very painful.
We’re trying a couple of things to make it better… specifically feeding him sitting up and keeping him upright after he gets done eating. We thought maybe the breastmilk might be causing a problem. Lately, we’ve been supplementing with formula at night and breastmilk in the day. Since he gets fussy at night, we thought maybe it was the day of breastmilk causing the problems. Therefore, on Sunday we switched over to all formula. He was still “refluxy” at night (it seemed), but maybe not quite as bad as Saturday night.
The hardest part is seeing him in pain and also seeing that he’s hungry, but when he eats he’ll get 10 to 15 seconds worth of sucking and then go crazy with the pain cry. That’s why I think it’s more acid than gas (more of a reflux than colic problem).
We’re going to the doctor’s today. However, I want to hear other stories from parents that have dealt with either a colicy or refluxy baby. What did you do? Was their relief?
I’m very interested in Enfamil Nutramigen and Simlac Alimentum. Anyone have experience using these?
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Enfamil Nutramagen or however you spell it. It only comes in the 26 oz can. And it's the most expensive of the baby formulas. We had to use that for a couple of our babies.
April 5, 2010 at 8:00 AMAlso, whenever you're laying him down. Elevate the mattress on his head. This way he'll sleep/lay at an angle. The theory is for gravity to prevent the reflux from rising up.
But the main thing is to not give up if you're not satisfied. It could be prevented with medication. You'll hear Reglan and I can't think of the other. It helps some. It also could be something that he eventually outgrows. :\
If you're thinking about going to a pediatric gastro, try Dr Elizondo. 210-614-3100. He's in Medical Center Plaza. The only thing is, he might scare you by quickly suggesting some sort of procedure.
Hope this helps.
So, you said it's at a specific time at night--hate to say but that's an indicator of colic. Melina had it and I'm happy to say our heads didn't explode, but it was close. She was a happy baby once she was 2 months old (and we got to start sleeping too!). No known cause, no solution, but you can make it better.
April 5, 2010 at 11:13 AMMy cousin showed me a hold that helped Melina. Hold him facing out somewhat vertically/somewhat on his side with one hand under his bottom and the other crossing his tummy and meeting between his legs. Do this while bouncing just a bit and see if it calms him down a bit. She would literally scream and shriek for hours unless we took turns with this hold as we walked circles into our carpet.
Lemme know if you want me to email you a picture. I have one of me doing this at her baptism (she screamed through the entire thing and our priest had to get a microphone...) Obviously it didn't work that day, but it did work most of the time. Good luck!
I feel bad for you man. It is very hard to see your baby in pain. I have no experience with this but my cousins baby went through something like that for quite a long time. They tried a lot of different formulas until they found one that worked. Hope you get a solution soon.
April 5, 2010 at 2:19 PMI can't imagine breast milk would ever be a problem. It's my understanding that breast milk is actually supposed to be good for acid reflux. While I know that most kids grow out of acid reflux, it can nevertheless be discouraging to see when it happens you your own kid. Wish I had good advice, I don't. But, wish you well in your searches for answers.
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