Please help - Don't know what to do. :'(
JJ is three months old today. He has always been quite a fussy eater - at least that's all I thought that it was. However over the past few weeks feeding has become a nightmare. I literally DREAD each feed. He takes maybe an oz, two at a push and then arches his back and starts screaming, like he's being murdered. I try and wind him, which is nearly impossible as he is so hard to wind. I then try again but the same thing happens. He is taking about 3oz in a feed and then vomiting most of it back up again within about an hour. He sleeps from around 8pm to 5am so he tends to cluster feed in the morning. I'm at the end of my tether and I am worried that he's not getting enough food, however his weight gain is quite good. The worst times of the day are between 3pm and 7pm. Does anyone have any suggestions?
A really fed up, G.x (
A really fed up, G.x (
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My little boy Theo got like this at about 4 months and really hated feeding. I tried everything, winding him, infacol, different bottles and teats and nothing worked. He eventually just grew out of it when I weaned him. It sounds like your lo is suffering from reflux so see your GP, he may be able to give you something to help.
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Riley is quite similar where he'll only take a few oz then will refuse to take more. The only way I can get him to take more is by feeding him to sleep. I think he's teething as well which doesn't help. In fact he only had an oz at his last bottle 2hrs ago!
His weight was beginning to drop a little so because of this I started to wean him a couple weeks ago.
Like carleybarleyx says go see your gp x
Just wondered has he got any spots or dry skin?? as it so could possibly be a milk allergy, my lo used to scream as if he was being murdred. i used to dread feeds as it was so upsetting, got to the point that i went to the doctors and refused to eav until he did something!! was refered to hospital and lo was diagnosed with a milk allergy, first feed on prescribed milk and he was a changed boy.
if he has no signs of allergy i would def say reflux
I would def speak to your HV about it though hun.
Nx
A trip to the GP and a prescription of Gaviscon did the trick beautifully!
Hope you get it sorted hun..
C xx
Acid comes back up from their stomach because the valve at the top of the tummy isn't mature enough to close properly yet, therefore milk comes back up along with stomach acid, and it burns their throat : (
Def go see your GP, normally the HV's are very poor at this sort of thing, in my experience anyway! They may prescribe Infant Gaviscon to start with if they think it is reflux.
If it is reflux it can be difficult to settle, it took us a couple of months and 4 different meds to get SKye's under control. I hope you can get to the bottom of the problem sooner x
G.x