To take my baby to A&E tonight?

[MrsSeanBean1]

I have a 3 week old DS. He was breastfed for about 10 days but lost a massive amount of weight despite me having gallons of milk. I saw many lactation consultants and breastfeeding specialists who could not really explain it. He latched on well, appeared to be drinking but never seemed satisfied. A few suggested it was too much foremilk. He even lost weight drinking huge bottles of expressed milk every 2 hours. I tried everything but had to put him on formula to stop him being admitted to hospital due to the weightloss. Since starting formula he has gaine weight and seemed more satisfied. However, he has had explosive poos, very mucusy poos, stomach pains and rumbles, snuffling/phlemy after bottle and has been spitting up quite a lot. However today he has added projectile vomiting to the list. It seems as if every bottle has come straight back. I am so worried he will get dehydrated.

I am suspecting a milk allergy or intolerance. I have something along those lines (although never been diagnosed) as full fat milk gives me cramps, sickness, upset tum, phlem although I can eat dairy and skimmed milk.

My 2 year old DD had similar. Very poor weight gain, similar symptoms etc. but noone would take me seriously and dismissed me as a neurotic first time mum. I struggled on for a year with about 10 clothes changes a day, sitting her up for hours after feeds etc. Now, if she has full fat milk she is uncomfortable and has a rattle in her chest. She is fine on semi skimmed and dairy.

I am at the end of my tether tonight. I can't take another feed with him being so violently sick he chokes. I am seriously considering taking him to A&E and crying for someone to please help me as I can't go through all this worry again.

[JennyBendy]

We bought Purflo mattresses. They're effectively a frame with a mesh over, and you can put a few books etc under one end to tilt it, without having to tilt the whole cot. They also just allow any liquid to flow straight through so baby just gets a bit damp rather than lying in a pool of sick.

[MrsSeanBean1]

I will keep trying him in a tilted cot and hopefully he'll be able to tolerate it. He has a snuza breathing monitor attached to his nappy that he wears all the time and he has an angelcare breathing monitor under his mattress- this one is no help though if he's not in his cot. Will look at those mattresses suggested- Thank you

[Doingakatereddy]

Fisher price newborn to toddler rockers (try eBay) are great for inclined sleep as you can adjust angle and covers wash. Also bit more robust as baby gets older.

Glad it worked out with hospital, fwiw we've always found hospital staff great if you need to pop in - they become like a second family & majority go the extra mile for kids. Good luck with baby & ofsted x

[ICanSeeTheSun]

www.amazon.co.uk/tag/cot%2520wedge/products?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Would this help at all.

[Waltonswatcher1]

Three plastic blocks under the cot end was the cheapest option for us - found them on a reflux site .
I used books for a while but got sick of looking at them .
Good luck with it all .
And with ghastly ofsted !

[WaitingAndSpinning]

How are you all?