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12 week old still feeding every 2 hours day and night.

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user1490854461 · 05/04/2017 15:58

My 12 week old has terrible reflux so I guess this is probably why but he only takes about 2.5/3 ounces of his bottle and he'll feed every 1.5/ 2 hours, 3 sometimes if I'm lucky. I've tried drawing out the time in between in hopes he'll take more and then have a longer gap in between but he still can't take more tha 2 ounces and will just scream the house down in hunger.
I always make up a 4 ounce bottle and a lot of the time he seems to want more than 2 ounces but can't take it because of being in pain with what I think is reflux.
I am absolutely exhausted because for 12 weeks ive been feeding throughout the night and there is no sleeping when he sleeps because the reflux means he doesnt sleep well.
saw a paediatrician about his reflux and all he said was "don't go with the baby, he doesn't know what he's doing, you need to set him a routine and feed him only 6 times a day one of those times being at night"

How am I meant to do this??

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loveandviolence · 13/04/2017 00:14

We had the same situation with dd - doc refused to prescribe hypoallergenic milk but after a paediatrician I had a chance conversation with suggested we buy online first and if it works then go back to docs with evidence, they can't refuse.

That's exactly what we did - we bought three tins of Nutramigen lipil 1 - it worked a treat and I went back to the doc. Thankfully she agreed to prescribe it after that.

Good luck

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