Hello I am having a nightmare and If anyone could shed any light or could offer advice I could really do with it. My baby girl has had a low weight gain since introducing solids at 4mths. I have been worrying about it but just putting it down to being fussy and teeth etc. She has gone off loads of my food and likes the odd jar and things with cheese in (which my HV said would be good to give her as it would build her up. I have also been trying to get her to take a bottle or cup (have tried them all) of formula everyday to no avail - the odd ounce thats it. (I start back at work 3 days a week next week). about 5 wks ago she started refusing solids alltogether for about a week, ended up ill with temp, bf all the time, diorrea and the odd vomit. Then she got better for a week and ate well, then it happened again same thing then she started eating a bit but not as well. Doc thought she might have a urine infection so when I dropped the sample of at the hosp they weighed her as part of the booking in formalities. She had lost 1.5 lb to my horror. Now weighing the same as she did when she was 4 mths. We ended up there all day and they said they would admit her if it wasnt for the risk of infection. They have done loads of tests etc and referred me to a paed. She ate quite well yesterday and then today it has happened again, refusal of solids. Obviously this has been accompanied by about 3 hrs of screaming in the night and crying in the day so I am very sleep deprived now. I cant cope with another week knowing she is loosing weight so quickly.
She looks so skinny and pale it breaks my heart to look at her. She just wants to bf all day now and all night and I am exhausted, stressed and depressed. My appetite has completely gone and I am worried my supply is just not enough. They mentioned the pos of Lactose intolerance at the hosp, I have been using dairy to cook with and formula for breakfast etc, so it could be that. Stopped now. She is also slightly anemic.
So - I really feel like she would be better on soya milk maybe but I dont know how to stop and if it would be really bad to do it now cold turkey when she is so thin or better in the long run for her. I know she will put up a fight as bf is such a comfort to her but just feel like I cant cope any more, I'm just crying all the time, I have loved bf and hate the idea of it ending in such a miserable way but just feel like such a failure. Cant go to work like this. Sorry to have such a rant but it all just came out. Do you think I should demand to see a pead straight away? Need some help
Magic