~*Mamas of Reflux Babies*~

[sezzolou]

Hi all. Hope you are having a good weekend. This last couple of days I've cut back lo's 2 night feeds from 7oz bottles to 5 oz bottles and he's so much more settled throughout the night. I'm also trying to give his first night feed later each night in the hope he will drop a bottle. Last night he went to bed at 6.30, woke at 10.30 but I didn't go into him, he resettled in 4 minutes until 12.30 then had another small feed at 4.45am. He's much less squirmy, I might keep reducing it bit by bit if he will let me.

Reflux question: do your lo'a sound like they are straining in their sleep? It's a really hard noise to describe, guess he sounds abit like a horse 'naying'. Does that make sense to anyone? He stopped doing it for a while but has restarted, only ever when he's asleep. Just wondered if it was a normal baby thing or reflux related. Actually I can tell you exactly what he sounds like....has anyone seen the new zombie film 'world war z'? He sounds exactly like the zombies in that movie...really creeped me out for a few nights doing the night feeds lol

Ps. Handy UK tip...I went to pharmacy to buy some calpol after lo had injections and they said they could do a minor ailment consultation and the pharmacist did a prescription so I got it for free. Not sure if this is something all pharmacys do but she said they can do it for all sorts of things while I have the maternity prescription exemption rather than buy stuff or see a GP if it's something minor.

 

[ladybrock]

Your lo has same sort of times as my boy

Last night for the first time he drank 5oz in his noghtime bottle i picked him up he burped real loud then i put him back and he fell asleep!
Why cant it be like that all the time!

Day 6 of omneprazol im defo seeing an improvement
Those night feeds are usualy a batlle

As for the noise... He makes all sorts of noises in his sleep when its playing up, i always go to him thinking hes waking but now i know its just reflux

 

[vegazbaby]

So tomorrow I shall be probably tearing my hair out but right now my baby is playing in his bouncer attacking the rattle my mum asked me if I had noticed a change and I said not really however today I've had my hair cut and coloured have prepped and cooked a roast dinner have done laundry mid feed last night , dishwasher, cleaned bottles, and made a dent on the tiles in the utility room without the sling. His cries seem to be normal baby I'm tired I'm hungry and his wind is popping out please dear god let this be the manageable state they talk about ......tomorrow as always with reflux is another day

 

[ladybrock]

So tomorrow I shall be probably tearing my hair out but right now my baby is playing in his bouncer attacking the rattle my mum asked me if I had noticed a change and I said not really however today I've had my hair cut and coloured have prepped and cooked a roast dinner have done laundry mid feed last night , dishwasher, cleaned bottles, and made a dent on the tiles in the utility room without the sling. His cries seem to be normal baby I'm tired I'm hungry and his wind is popping out please dear god let this be the manageable state they talk about ......tomorrow as always with reflux is another day

Finhers xd sounds promising x

 

[sezzolou]

I've booked yet another Dr app for this afternoon. The last 2 or 3 days Aiden has become really congested again and is constantly coughing. A couple of weeks back when he got like this I ended up putting it down to a cold but I'm convinced they are reflux flare ups. This is the 4th time he's been like this in 2 months...they surely can't be all colds? This is the worst he has been, he's struggling drinking his bottles and ends up choking and crying as he can't breath through his nose properly. I've never heard him scream like he did for an hour last night when he had his bottle, managed to catch abit of it on video. Think I'm going to ask for a referral this time. Might see if we can get omeprazole. What kind is everyone's lo on? Dissolved or liquid? X

 

[sezzolou]

Ugghh..refused a referral. Can't believe it after I showed her the videos from yesterday and explained how concerned I was that he is constantly refluxing into his mouth and nasal passage. She said it won't be doing any damage...I disagreed! Surely acid in his throat and nose is going to cause damage. And he was noticeably congested at the app but she said as he's gaining weight there's no reason to refer him just yet. I asked for omeprazole but she has put him on the maximum dose of ranitidine which is 1.5mls 3 times a day. She will consider referring if he's no better in 3 weeks. Sorry for the rant, I was convinced she would refer now it's effecting his breathing and drinking...grrr! She also told me to start weaning him but I'm not sure his digestive system is ready for that.

 

[Nela]

So sorry the appointment didn't go so well. Here's hoping the Ranitidine does the trick and helps his reflux more.

 

[ladybrock]

Id get a second opinion and go to another doctors!
Ive been refered and on omneprazol from docs!
Omneprazol is really helping

Mind you your increased ranatidine dose may just work for him

Good luck xx

 

[vegazbaby]

Give it three days on new dose and if no signs pop down to a and e on a quiet afternoon say your worried about his breathing or something that's what I did and now he has regular follow ups I have a different baby

 

[klcuk3]

I took my dd to the GP again today as despite being better since using colief in her milk she's still not right and still displays lots of signs of silent reflux.
My GP also told me that he thought there was nothing wrong with her seeing as she's gaining weight and not throwing up grr! I pressed the issues and said the HV had suggested trying ranitidine - the GP said he wasn't happy prescribing it without a specialist opinion so has agreed to refer us to the paediatricians. Just hope the wait isn't too long.
One positive is I asked for the colief to be on prescription and he agreed so got it on repeat!

 

[Nela]

Holy mother of wonder weeks Put away the coffee and bring out the booze!

 

[klcuk3]

Holy mother of wonder weeks Put away the coffee and bring out the booze!

Oh no - something to look forward to then?!

Is the wrap still helping? My friends lending me her moby wrap - can't wait to try it x

Had an awful night with Caileigh really unsettled and writhing round in pain

 

[Nela]

Holy mother of wonder weeks Put away the coffee and bring out the booze!

Oh no - something to look forward to then?!

Is the wrap still helping? My friends lending me her moby wrap - can't wait to try it x

Had an awful night with Caileigh really unsettled and writhing round in pain

Haha, yeah This is his 12ish weeks one. He's 11 weeks but was a week overbaked He was GREAT last week but suddenly stopped sleeping through the night, being a lil more fussy (especially fake crying! LOL) and clingy, getting overstimulated more easily again... He has been having odd eating patterns but, luckily, I just went with the flow since I trust his reflux enough now to mostly know what's up. He's been guzzling like a tanker! He outgrew a lot of clothes but mainly his diapers overnight! At first, I thought I had put it on wrong After a few times of being soaked in pee, I grabbed a size 3 sample I had and sure enough, it fit him perfectly.

The wrap is great. Especially now! I just need to be sure not to make it too tight but it's really really good. I decided to take him out shopping in it actually - something I had said I didn't plan on doing. It's just so comfy! I really hope you'll both like it.

Sorry to hear your LO is not well though. That really sucks. I hope the rest of the week will be better!

 

[sezzolou]

Holy mother of wonder weeks Put away the coffee and bring out the booze!

Lol!!

 

[vegazbaby]

Mines 12 weeks on Friday and yesterday decided to be ultra clingy wingey you name it eating like crazy we ended up having a duvet day and I gave up ! See what today brings.

Ladybrock how is your lo doing on omperazole mine seems sniffly all the time I wonder if the milk is too thin ? Have you noticed anything

 

[Nela]

Duvet week here, mummy is too tired to do anything else!

 

[Sbmack]

Stella has been super fussy these last few nights. She woke up every hour and a half last night she was was insatiable! It took almost three hours to put her down the first time...she was eating every 20 mins or so. Maybe it's just a growth spurt. She's a month today.

I need a duvet day! Love that term btw...haven't heard it before.

 

[ladybrock]

Mines 12 weeks on Friday and yesterday decided to be ultra clingy wingey you name it eating like crazy we ended up having a duvet day and I gave up ! See what today brings.

Ladybrock how is your lo doing on omperazole mine seems sniffly all the time I wonder if the milk is too thin ? Have you noticed anything

He was doing great and noticed a big improvement we even had three consecutive days if sleeping 7.30-6 with one feed.

Tonight is a different story. Reflux is back and he keeps waiting i dont think he even wants food tried to gove him some he took 2oz n just made him worse hes now snoozing on my shoulder.

I think he needs his dose increased, im so looking forward to seeing paediatrician next week!

Are you on nuetramagin milk too?
Im wandering if theyll suggest a thicker milk for him, im currently putting a sachet of gaviscon in each feed

Did any one notice the imunisations causing a flare up? We had them last friday and i hear that can be the case...?

 

[vegazbaby]

Mines had an off day but when we saw paed and we said things were great he said he didn't expect an Improvement so fast. I have some carobel in the cupboard but been scared to use it. I'm on neocate for a month
I'm sure it's not allergy it his scaly scalp is flaking off and he's not crying when he poos jabs tomorrow set number two not looking forward to it

 

[ladybrock]

Ive upped his dose and will tell paed when i see him

Fingers crossed this works
What dose your lo on?

Good lick with jabs