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bad tempered baby

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littlepiggie · 02/09/2006 12:06

Ds is 19 weeks old and has from day one had a temper like you would not believe. He squeeles as loud as he can, pretends to cey untill he gets your attention, throws himself back when you have hold of him, throws himself out of bouncy chair. He can scream full pelt for over an hour for what sees like no reason.
It is like this none stop from morning till night, hv are out of ideas and say ignore him even been out to witness it as he is good as gold when he is out.

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upandaway · 09/09/2006 22:42

well I think you can equate it to when you have heartburn and you take an indigestion tablet. I think it should be pretty much instant.
But if it doesnt seem to be working too well and you are doing all that you can to keep him upright more than lying flat etc then I would go back and ask for a referral to a paediatrician. There are stronger meds but you need to be sure thats what it is obviously.

upandaway · 09/09/2006 22:43

When my DD didnt have her meds you really noticed a difference- v.unhappy

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littlepiggie · 09/09/2006 22:54

he has been a lot calmer today than i have seen him in a long time, but gp said his food pipe would be burnt from all the acid and that would take a while to go down.

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beegee · 10/09/2006 10:22

Oh i sooo know what you're going through. Yes, my dd was the same at night - fed well as she was half asleep. I used gaviscon too and it helped A BIT for a while but then seemed to not make a difference. I don't know how you feel about giving the homeopathy a try but it helped us no end. Are you breast or bottle feeding? I was bf and tried to continue for as long as poss but she HATED lying down to feed. I finally toak her off me and got her into bottle feeding - she fed much better sitting up. I also put her on goats milk formula as that is supposed to be easier for the little mites to digest.

My dd is nearly 6 mths and she only gets a reflux 'moment' from time to time...i can tell if she having a moment as she starts to squeel really loudly...etc.

My dd started to improve after about 4 1/2 months.

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littlepiggie · 10/09/2006 19:40

He is still bf. HE is coming up to 21 weeks so he is at that age now.
I was feeling like i was going mad, everyone telling me he was just moody, if it was not for mn i would not have gone back to gp. Everyone in RL said theres nothing wrong with him dont be silly. I wonder how often thinks like this happen with lo never getting treatment, just growing out of it.

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upandaway · 10/09/2006 21:54

littlepiggie, so glad he has been calmer today. I think your gp is right about it taking a while.
Also, he will grow out of this hopefully as the more he is sitting up the less he will reflux.
Beegee, hard work isnt it?

beegee · 11/09/2006 11:30

Hi Littlepiggie - hope you're having an ok day?? It's great if you're still bf as bm is easier to digest. I know what you mean with feeling like you're going mad. In my experience little is known about reflux and the symptoms. It was my hv who 1st suggested it to me as my dd was angry alot of the time and hated feeding. I went to the gp - i told her that she'd also developed this dry cough - the gp said that wasn't related to reflux and she was just doing it for attention. When i did my own research a dry cough was one of the most common symptoms!! You can imagine how annoyed i felt...i mean, i don't think gps need to KNOW EVERYTHING but why don't they just admit they are not sure.

Re: the 4 1/2 mths of dd getting better - yes, i'm afraid it can take up to a year...I'm sure the homeopathy helped her digestion system mature quicker as she started getting better a few days after the first dose. She still has her moments though...she's having one of those days today. aaahhhh!

Hi up&away - yes, it's bloody hard. Some of my hardest parenting moments have been with this reflux...nightmare. I didn't get it with my ds (now 3yrs old) so it was a complete shock. How old is your dd now? Is she fully recovered?

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littlepiggie · 11/09/2006 19:25

had one of those days, ds screaming over the smallest things, could only get him to sleep when feeding him, then woke up screaming if i put him down. Wish i had just put him in the pram and gone for a walk as my head is spinning.

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littlepiggie · 11/09/2006 19:26

Oh and feel like crying!

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beegee · 11/09/2006 19:29

Poor you. It sucks as times, doesn't it?

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littlepiggie · 11/09/2006 19:36

Tell me about it! But we have had 2 good days, then today. When he wasnt crying he was giggling and blowing rasberrys, then would suddenly go moody. The more tired he got, the worse he was, but i could not get him to stay asleep.

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beegee · 11/09/2006 20:02

Yes, i know what you're going through. Just hang on to the thought that you've had two gd days - it will get better and everyday (hopefully) won't be bad. My dd is the most gorgeous and happy girl when she's not in pain...and i know what you mean about the tiredness. That's q common with all babies but the waking up too early from naps is such a pain. You never get a break yourself and they just get over tired.

nappyaddict · 03/11/2006 03:55

how to calm your baby

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