Hi all,
I am new to mumsnet and hoping to get some advice about my daughter. She is 10 weeks old and at 3 weeks the health visitor told me that she thought my daughter had silent reflux because she was crying and bringing up her legs a lot. My daughter was initially combination fed, but changed to formula full time at 4 weeks. She is on hipp organic formula.
At 4 weeks, I took her to the doctor who agreed with the hv that it was silent reflux. We were prescribed infant gaviscon. I was concerned about constipation so the doctor told me to give her 4 single sachets per day.
We did this for a couple of weeks, but she wasn't really any better. So, I went back to the doctor who took her off gaviscon and onto ranitidine. She did not get on at all with ranitidine - kept throwing up her feed (which I suspect could have been because she came off gaviscon) so the doctor said there was no point in her having the medication as she is bringing it back up. So, after 4 days on ranitidine, she came off ranitidine and back onto gaviscon. We upped her gaviscon to a double sachet per feed (5 double sachets a day). This seemed to improve things, but she was still straining a lot. I thought it was linked to her straining to poo as the consistency of her nappies was very putty like (even though I know this is not strictly constipation). She was straining all day, even in her sleep. So, we were then prescribed lactulose to help with the straining.
Lactulose has helped with her poo now being a bit more loose however she still appears to be straining, bringing her legs up and crying (been giving her 2.5mls per day in the morning). During feeds, she starts off ok, then starts to wriggle around a lot and cry, arching her back at times. Obviously, something is still really bothering her and I have no idea what it can be. My doctors have no appointments (am told to wait two weeks!) so I am offered telephone consultations whenever I call, but this is not helping. I would like her to see a paediatrician, but they won't look at her because she is not losing weight. Feel so completely lost and helpless.
Has anyone else experienced this with their little ones? If so, what did you do? Any advice would be so much appreciated. I am at my wits end!
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Reflux / feeding issues
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Finners81 · 16/08/2014 09:29
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