Is this CMPA OR SILENT REFLUX.. sorry it’s a long one.
5 weeks old and started from the get go
So start of with the symptoms I took to the doctor
drinking first half of the bottle great. Burping then after returning to the bottle- choking gagging, gasping crying but still continuing to root snatch lips crying for milk, so I pop the bottle back in and again choking etc this went on for ages,
after the bottle arching the back hysterically crying stiff as a bored. Nothing settles him,
funny looking poo, (only pooed twice a day but usually a blow out) and green
face went red and spotty after a feed, usually settled down before next feed then back again.
was hating life, even in his sleep could hear his belly constant squirming. When awake he just cry’s.
congested, coughing and very nasely (snoring)
so doctor said possible CMPA but definitely silent reflux,
sent us away with gaviscon and aptimel pepti 1
my god the milk is so thin, and it seems to have made him 10x worse like I diddnt even think that was possible but it was. Tried carabol thicker and he point blanks refuses to drink that! (We did a straight swap to the new formula)
we now mix the old and new formula to see if that helps but he’s now only drinking 1oz on each bottle and then basically crying him self to sleep cause he hungry but won’t/can’t eat anymore he already dropped a centile before we went the doctors now I fear he probably dropped another. As before the new milk he was drinking anything between 2-3 oz now we’re thankful if we can get 1oz in him some times he’ll drink a 1/4 of a oz and then go 3hours
please one stressed out sleep deprived mom