for laptop probs rwll
hope you and luke are well otherwise
How are you and Jack Bernie?
We never got to the Drs in the end because we got a consultant appointment for this morning so didnt think there was any point
HERES AN UPDATE FROM OUR CONSULTANT APPOINTMENT
So we got there for 9am our appointment time and just like baby clinic Charlie was weighed and his height was taken before we saw the consultant
We were both
to find Charlie is now 11lb 4oz and has gained 6oz in only 6 days
he is now exactly 1lb above his birthweight
We were then called into see the Consultant ..... I started at the beginning and told the consultant the whole complete story detailing everything we have tried and changed since Charlie was born ..... I also went through how he behaves when feeding and all the odd behaviour he displays
I told her what both myself and DH felt was wrong (LI or possibly CMPI!) also explaining that since Charlie was weighed last wednesday we started colief drops (which breaks down lactose in milk making it easier to digest and absorb) on Thursday and in only 6 days he has gained 6oz which is his biggest weight gain so far and that we felt it was down to the colief drops breaking down the lactose making it easier for him to feed more
I also mentioned Charlies `not breathing` episode the other night ..... after she examined Charlie, asked us a million questions and wrote her notes she went to speak to her colleague for advice
She came back to say her colleague was coming in to talk to us
In came her colleague who started to throw figures at us and waffle on about how babies have to adjust in the outside world and then basically said Charlie has colic
and that he was happy to review the situation in 4wks but right now he didnt think it was neccesary to make any changes
He told me Charlies `not breathing` episode the other night is completely normal in new born babies
and that his weight gain is perfectly normal and not to worry because `hes a big baby` and basically he wont always eat like a `big baby` ..... At this point I began to get a little annoyed and told the consultant up front there was no way I was leaving and sitting tight for 4wks with the way things were
thats Charlie weight gain is not perfectly normal
ok so yes he `might` just be a slow gainer but that doesnt explain why he only feeds 2-3oz per feed when by now he should be heading for double that
I explained that Oliver was at birth only 1oz bigger than Charlie and at 6wks old he weighed 11lb 4oz (the same as Charlie is today!) and I was told then that Oliver was not gaining enough weight so to be told now my 2nd son whos two weeks older than Oliver was then is at a perfectly fine weight is complete crap
I also told him that I am aware colic disappears around the three month mark and that his theory of sending us away for 4 weeks until Charlie is three months in the hope that it is colic wouldnt wash either because I felt sure we would be back in a worse state than we are now and I was not willing to let that happen
He still tried to argue with me that babies get unsettled sometimes blah blah blah .... I argued back that yes they do am an experienced Mummy but when your holding your baby and hes screaming the house down day after day there is something wrong when hes not even happy in his Mummys arms
I told them I believe my baby cried through hunger and when offered the bottle he was desparate to take but wouldnt because for some reason he was in pain/scared to feed whatever and I then played a recording I took on my phone of Charlie screaming yesterday
cruel as it sounds I made them listen and I made it clear I would no longer be allowing my baby to get into this state every day for the next 4 weeks and as parents we have tried everything in our power to solve this alone but now we need professional help and by god they were going to give us it
He then went to speak to his colleague whilst the consultant we first saw continued to question us
I was so upset and
by this point but I made my feelings perfectly clear .... still she spouted crap and I got up to leave resigning myself to the fact that these people werent going to help and I was better pushing for our GP to do a stool sample to test Charlie for allergies ect
We were told stool results would be back in 48hrs max and DH asked for a follow up appointment next week but they wouldnt give us one initially saying `its too early to see you after this appointment!`
what we didnt understand was that a follow up appointment would give us results and quite possibly treatment for Charlie so was totally appropriate considering the circumstances but they didnt see it this way
I commented to DH that we should just go out and buy lactose free milk and trial it (sma do it!) but the consultant said we could cause serious damage if he wasnt LI and we were giving him lactose free milk
her colleague the other consultant then came back after speaking to his colleague to say they had spoken at great lengths (we were waiting about 30mins!) and they were happy to trial a lactose free milk for 2 weeks (we questioned what the other consultant said and this is perfectly safe btw) and then we are to return to see a dietician to discuss further
we also have to send off a stool sample
..... So after way more fuss than was required because we were speaking to two total tools who in my eyes arent fit to do their jobs properly we are trialing Charlie on Nutramigen
He will have his first bottle in the next few hours so wish us luck
how are you and Jack?
at whipping boobs out everywhere rwll 
We have been referred back to paediatrics at the LGI to see a consultant called Dr Campbell (I think!) who specialises in babies who dont gained weight well 
xx
