Reflux or something else?

[Newmummee]

My DD is 7 weeks + 4days, she is mix fed and the last week or so the bottle feeds have increased and breast feeding has decreased.
On Sunday she vomited about 4 or 5 times during the morning so I took her to see out of hours gp who said it was prob somethin I ate pass through Breast milk and that baby was ok. Next day she vomited again 4 times so I took her to see our own gp who thought it was either a little bug or irritation to her tummy but she was ok and not dehydrated or anything. Since then she has been possetting more than usual and sick maybe once or twice a day, mostly during day and while taking the bottle she can sometimes cry and pull away and she is quite windy too. Why do you think she is all of sudden vomiting and possetting more?

It could be reflux, but I think reflux appears sooner...it is probably worth contacting your GP for some additional advice.

She might just be reacting to the increase in formula, it's tougher on their systems than breastmilk. Maybe try a different brand?

What brand might help with reflux would anyone suggest? Currently using aptamil 1

It sounds very similar to my son, who started doing it at 5 weeks. I am convinced it is reflux and the health visitor agrees but I have seen a GP who says it isn't. My son screams when taking his bottle and afterwards when you try and burp him. This can go on for an hour or so. The rest of the time he is fine.

We have tried several things, the first thing the health visitor suggested was anti-reflux milk or stay down milk, which is thicker and helps it to stay in their tummies. It made a difference to the vomiting but did not stop the screaming for us. We've tried infacol, comfort milk, lactose free milk, all of which were useless. Now were on infant gaviscon, which helped at first then gradually started to wear off. And we have just been prescribed pepti 1 formula, so have a couple of days to try that before the health visitor comes back to see him.

I would say maybe try the anti-reflux milk over the weekend, but definitely ring your health visitor or go to your GP on Monday as it's horrible and after a few weeks it really takes its toll on you as a parent. Another thing that seems to help my son is keeping him upright when feeding and for around 30 mins afterwards. And try not to lay them completely flat, give them a bit of an incline if you can.

And most importantly, good luck!

Forgot to mention if you do get the anti reflux or stay down milk, it can make them constipated, so you can give them some cooled boiled water to help with that. :-)

Could you try a day only bf that may tell you if it is the formula