DD is 9 weeks old and formula fed. She’s always bought up frequent, small amounts of milk but it didn’t bother her, gaining weight well etc. From 5 weeks I noticed that she was very fussy after feeds and basically only settled when held upright in the carrier - we couldn’t put her on her back at all in the day. The HV suggested gripe water which didn’t help (I didn’t think it would!) so I just held her upright most of the day and tilted her cot, both of which seemed to work until she started having very sudden, large possets (pretty much the whole bottle) with no warning. She was distressed by these (so was I!) so I bought some carobel thickener. This seemed to help a lot initially but she’s started bringing up milk again and becoming unsettled after feeds. I don’t think I can up the carobel anymore - we tried and she was so uncomfortable with wind. I’m writing now as she’s just brought up her whole bottle in her sleep, despite the feed being two hours earlier, me burping well and taking her for a half hour upright walk straight after. It was without warning, milk came out her mouth and nose and soaked her whole sleep suit through down to the toes and nappy (not to mention the state of the mattress and sheet underneath …). It was horrible to watch and she was so upset afterwards :(
When I spoke to the HV before I felt like I was making a fuss out of nothing but surely I can’t leave her like this? What else will help?