Bastard reflux

[ladymalfoy]

I hate you. I hate the way you course my baby pain even when she's on meds.
I hate the way you make her teeny hands scrunch up and pummel my boob when she's hungry but in pain.
I hate the way you've made me try two types of formula because I don't want her to hurt any more.
I hate the tears you bring and that I'm constantly telling her it will be over soon when she's a bit older.
We will beat you though. We've got through a traumatic birth so fuck you up the bum.
We are seeing a cranial osteopath as well so neh neh!
If I have to hang a witchy type bundle above her rocker I will do but you will not beat us you wanker.
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.

Sorry ladies. Bad few weeks. Thought if I anthropaporphised the bastard that is reflux it would help me.

The tosser.

Well put ladymalfoy. I won't list all the hints and tips as I'm certain you'll have read them all before. Your poor dd. We suffered with this too. I know it's a shitty cliché but it will get better with time.

Thanks. We've resorted to a pink hat because she was peaceful today whilst wearing it. She's been on meds for a week and no real change.
So it's the lucky pink hat now.
Anyone know a spell that would help?

Well put and your post made me

How old is yours? Have heard reflux sometimes gets better at 12 weeks as their system matures.

I gave up dairy to see if that would help our reflux and/or wind issues and she's had some really good days lately so now I don't know whether to keep going with the no dairy or whether it's just pink hat style coincidence! And I miss cake!

indiansinthelobby that's great it got better at that stage. I'm hoping to get by without meds as not sure our situation is severe enough for meds. What stage were you able to come off the meds? Just trying to work out if it will get better without meds at 16/20 weeks if that makes sense.

Hey, my dd had vomiting reflux. Is that yours or silent? I won't post more til know. But ours was a lot longer than 12wks. If can help/support happy too....

A lot lot longer than any of these this far posting too. It did very slowly improve month to month but it was an inch at a time. We had ranitidine and domperidone. Recommended by here. Blooming GP referred to it as a laundry issue. I won't describe what I nearly did with that days laundry 'issue' or where I nearly shoved it.

Hindsight shows the improvement but life didn't feel so rosy every day. It's hard. Hope your ok. Xxx

DD is on R&D at the moment. She's 6 wks tomorrow and been suffering for 4.
She was two weeks early and this has been given as a reason for the reflux.
She had a USS whilst on the Paedi ward which showed no problems which was a relief but it doesn't make it any better.
The ward have said we can go back anytime if we are worried or she gets worse but will have to see if HV reckons she's put any weight on.
She's just had a massive feed and glooped half of it up .
I'll be hairless if she's like this for twenty weeks.
Thanks for the support ,good to know it does get better.

My dd is only a little bit sick sometimes, and it's either white/curdled/milky or clear, but as she isn't that sick, I thought we had silent reflux. However how bad do the other symptoms have to be for it to be severe reflux that needs treatment?

Alexandra, our GP relied on weight. Dd had trouble putting on at the start. What he failed to acknowledge was the additional stuff. I was bf. I was a milk machine because every feed resulted in vomit. In the first 8wks she could spray up to 8ft. Remarkable really. I'd never seen anything like it. I have another dd who at the time was just two. It was impossible to leave the house at one time as every change in angle resulted in sickness which meant a change of clothes.

I vented here and some nice people recommended these meds. I had to argue to get them because as she had a bit of baby chub he thought it hysterical of me. They helped a lot but didn't cease it. It gradually improved. She was 11mths before we removed the meds. It was the first point we could as food stayed mostly but liquid just flooded back still frequently. Now, at 12mths the only thing that's a bit dicey is yogurt. Even milk now remains down.

Some days were so hard I cried. Reflux is more than just the vomit. It's the stress, inconvenience, practicalities, stupid comments from professionals, bad sleep, hope and physical pain (for dd). I was lucky but I'm sure pnd would be very likely because of it. (Colic is a shit too btw. Dd 1 had that and they are both hideous)

Laundry issue my arse.

Hope - by that I mean that every feed every day you hope that's it. And it isn't. Sometimes the thought of one more syringe would make me so down.

All vastly better now. Anyone pm me if wish. :)

Minnie re ' more than just vomit' yes yes to that.
And what makes me rage? 'It's just a lot more possit than some babies. '
Really? You don't say!?
Because it's not!
Que DD vomiting on Doctor.
No you can't have a muslin to wipe your shirt you shit Doctor!

There's the rub. Doubting Thomas syndrome or mums a fool itis; til they see it, it's just possit.

Grrrr

My ds had severe reflux from 2 weeks of age - had to show gp a video of him feeding as I was always fobbed over as a panicky ftm - needless to say he nearly fell off his chair when I showed him the video and referred us immediately to paediatrician - ds is now 6mths and has greatly improved I would say at about 4.5-5mths there was a marked improvement especially when we weaned him at that age too
I do feel for you though and I remember it well - make sure your getting your dosage checked against your lo's weight

My DNephew has reflux. Amazingly no-one medical thought to link it to DBro's diagnosed and well-known dairy intolerance, despite DSIL asking if it was a possibility at every appointment.

Yup, DNephew has CMPI and it was making his reflux much worse, especially when DSIL gave up bfing him at about 6 months. He's on some vile concoction called Nutrimigen and is a different child now.

Reflux sucks, for baby and parents. Poor DSIL had a horrific time of it and I'm amazed she didn't have a breakdown. You have my utmost sympathy

BTW DBro has CMPI since childhood and is now lactose-intolerant as well. It can happen although is apparently unusual.

Flick did you try other AR formulas before? Got C&G but can't use it because DD is on the meds.

And does severe reflux mean the end of bf ? If an anti reflux formula works and stops most of the pain do I just switch?

That can only be your call, I'm afraid. If the AR formula works you may find your decision is made for you.

The only thing I would suggest is to consider allergy issues. I have friends whose babies had reflux and in the case of those who had it severely, dietary intolerances and allergies were diagnosed too. In the case of my DD1, she 'only' had silent reflux and her problems resolved naturally within 5 months, presumably when her digestive system had matured.

If allergies are playing a part you will be able to keep bfing as long as you exclude the allergens from your diet too.

And we are back in hospital.
No weight gain again.
Puked over HV this morning after she watched me feed.got sent to docs.
Straight to the docs who she puked over.
Sent to Paedi ward.
Wouldn't take to breast whilst waiting in Paedi triage.
Fed formula.
Puked all over lovely nursing assistant.
Fuck it all.