Hi,
DD is just over 2 weeks old. She had a bumpy start. Basically I attempted to breastfeed (against my better judgement given the nightmare I had with DS). Due to a breast reduction op many years ago and other issues I never got the milk with DS, despite trying for over 3 weeks. Anyway, I desperately wanted to try with DD, just to see if things could be different..... DS was prem so I thought maybe that could have contributed to no milk.
ANYWAY, I tried to bf DD and on the 4th day she was still passing meconium (sp?) had totally dry nappies and basically sucked herself into exhaustion as I had nothing. She ended up in hospital due to such low energy and with a heavy heart I abandaoned it and we decided to ff.
FF has been a total nightmare. She started off getting her energy levels up and taking maybe 1 or 1.5oz in a feed....... however, it doesn't seem to have got any better. The only way I can describe it is she will get to an ounce, start pushing the teat out, show signs of needing winding (which we do, sometimes she burps, a lot of the time she doesn't) and then just gives up or starts screaming in agony, but is still obviously hungry. She is going around 3 hours between feeds (sometimes I have to wake her or I am practically dreamfeeding her). Without fail after each feed she is so distressed, screaming, arching her back etc. She has only vomited twice though.
The health visitor's pearls of wisdom was: "Oh, she isn't having as much formula as she needs." Apparently for a baby this size she needs around 17/18oz in 24 hours, DD has between 11-13oz.
She was 7lb 15oz born, dropped to 7lb 6oz initially and at the last weigh in (Friday) was limping her way back to birthweight, but again HV was concerned because she only put 3oz on in a week.
We went back to hospital last week because we were concerned that she wasn't feeding well and the Consultant said that it didn't really sound like Reflux, but could be and prescribed Gaviscon and Ranitadine. She is on Tommee Tippee vari-flow teat (this worked a tiny bit better than the slow flow) and she has Cow and Gate (normal stage 1) formula.
I am at a loss as to what is wrong with her.
Am not sure it's colic because her distress and issues are with the actual feeds.
Am thinking trapped wind, she is on Infacol, but again am not sure????
Am not convinced it's Reflux, she doesn't seem to really match the symptoms.
I dread every single feed and I feel that we haven't had chance to enjoy our daughter yet because of this.
Thanks for reading, sorry for the epic post!
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backintraining · 26/09/2011 22:12
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