have been to GP today as DS2 has had severe acid reflux with wheezing and rattling in his throat since 8 weeks old. Irritability, fussiness, mucous in nappies, and more recently really smelly wind with tummy ache it seems. He has had ranitidine and domperidone and was taken off rantidine and then prescribed omeprozole. At the same time I decided to cut out dairy. Within 48 hours he had improved. I waited 2 weeks but had seen some further symptoms and the wind never went. However he was much happier. Sleep was still bad, waking hourly through the night but all coincided with a cold and tooth coming through.
Anyway I started back on dairy and have had soya too and his reflux and wheezing have got worse again, wind still bad and he has started reacting to each breastfeeding to varying degrees (he is ebf).last night was so bad I was beside myself.he was screaming in pain, high pitched and wouldn't settle. He was trying to feed but coming off screaming. Wheezing and reflux again. I went to my dr and he has told us to try hydrolysed formula and wean without delay, saying if I hold off ds could end up with more allergies. I explained I was ebfeeding and he said to continue with exclusion diet but to try this formula and start weaning. He said my baby was at an age where milk wasn't so important and he needed solids.
To be honest Im now confusing myself but was just wondering people's thoughts? My gut is telling me to keep breastfeeding with dairy and soya cut out and to wait until 6 months before weaning and then use this formula if he will take it just food maybe? I really don't trust my drs and that's really bad. I am so worried I'm considering taking ds to private allergy clinic but not sure that would help anyway.
I have stopped all meds also and GP agreed this was probably best.
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Ds age 5 months, suspected CMPA, not sure about GP's advice...
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GruffaloSoldier · 21/09/2011 15:20
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