I'm sure this hs been DTD, but can't find any recent threads…
My 12wo DS was 5 wks prem. He had jaundice & therefore phototherapy for 1/52 after delivery. We had to top up & therefore although he now is BF he still gets offered 1 bottle in the evenings. Sometimes he'll guzzle 5oz, sometimes 1oz. He's always been 'sicky', but this is getting worse. The milk sometimes just pours back when I bring him upright after a feed. Generally watery milk. No burp with this. When he burps he possets either a little or a lot most of the time. He also possets a lot in his sleep & very often cries with this. Changing his nappy makes him bring lots back. He's become increasingly squirmy & jumpy before during & after feeds; like he's being given small electric shocks. In the car, again milk just pours from his mouth, especially up our bumpy lane. He's unhappy in his car seat unless the car is moving. BUT; happily lies flat e.g. in his bath.
He's very mucousy & congested & has been from birth. Sometimes has a runny noise. His chest was particularly noisy & rattly last night but he's not unwell. You know the sort of rattle that a good cough would clear? Well, that.
He's small, but gaining very well & has done steadily since birth. He's generally quite a happy little boy. I guess lots of these symptoms do point to reflux, but could they be explained by fast let-down? Don't think he's any different after the bottle really…..Also; why are these symptoms really only becoming problematic now at 12wks? If it was reflux surely they'd always have been an issue? Is it anything to do with his prematurity? I really don't like the idea of medication & possible s/e & I feel that reflux is diagnosed too often by HCP to 'keep mummy happy'. (I am a HCP).
Sorry for essay; trying to bring some clarity to my own sleep deprived thoughts too.