Hi Ladies :wave:
Thank you for all your lovely words of support
Well in short the Dr agrees with referring to paediatrics sooner rather than later
shes doing an urgent faxed referral so I should get an appointment real soon! Basically she agrees my little man has some very odd feeding habits and she finds it really odd theres no pattern to them either
One day hes as happy and larry the next day he screams and refuses to feed
he feeds well when hes been fussy over his previous feed but still is only taking 2oz - 3oz max .... he will root for food and boy does he root hes like a little piglet then he sucks on the teat and starts crying
he will cry a little more inbetween taking a few sips and then he might settle and take a good olde swig (1oz) then he starts crying again and uses the teat as a pacifier
we have tried different milk, teat, bottles and meds and although some do help a tad the feeding habits never really go away
I feel like I have two babies and when I wake up on a morning I dont know which one I will get that day
we as parents have exhausted all avenues now.
The Dr doesnt think its reflux because he just fed before we went into see her and she said she would hear the milk refluxing in his tummy and chest but she couldnt hear a thing (this has been said to us before!) She says he might well have colic on top of whatever else is going on but that wouldnt stop him gaining weight because even the most refluxy/colicky babies gain weight well
She said she wouldnt be so quick to refer if 1) he was unsettled but gaining because then that would point to colic or 2) he was settled but not gaining because this could mean he was just slow to gain and they would wait until hes past the 3mth mark before doing anything further but because Charlie is both unsettled and not gaining it points to something other and her gut feeling is maybe an intolerance she agrees with me and HV there seems to be something else which we just arent seeing
Must admit as so fed up of people saying `he will gain in his own time` `he was a big baby at birth so its allowed`
`Hes alert and well looking` I mean my argument is that Charlie could just be getting enough to make him `well` and how much would it take it tip him over into `unwell`
I swear am not a paranoid mummy I have a gut feeling something isnt quite right I have had this feeling pretty much since day one
he was fine until he was 6days old and I found that bloody lump in his jawline
Despite everything I had a
earlier but I feel better and feel like am dealing with it so well .... am so proud of myself because its not easy spending nearly everyday been unable to do anything to help my baby whilst he screams the house down
I miss breakfast and lunch most days and if I do manage a coffee its usually cold before I drink it
I eat a big tea and give myself an headache from over eating at that one meal but despite all this I wouldnt change a thing I love my boy and I love being his Mummy
and great news about the car boot 
for all the babes with colds 
In fact, the doctor said that they would only really put one in when he starts to complain about not being able to keep up with other children! His ECG was great as well! We're back in a month for just a check-up. It was funny because I asked if there was anything I needed to look for or do and the doctor said basically to treat him like a completely normal baby. 
