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Horrendous trapped in 9 months old

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Glowz · 20/06/2024 07:30

She's fine in the day, she was fully breastfed until 6 months when we started introducing a nighttime bottle to give me a break. She is only breastfed at night now whilst waiting for a bottle. We've been back and forth to the docs. Gaviscon powder in bottles was working for a while then didn't so we tried omeprazol (sp?) this made her scream in pain all night for the 4 nights she had it so we stopped and went back to the gaviscon in a bedtime and morning bottle. She was sleeping through for a week which was a joyous time after 8 and a half months of hardly any sleep

The past week she's been screaming in pain so much at night that I was debating whether to take her to hospital. She does little trumps but still screaming like I've never heard before. She will only settle on me which I have been doing as the rest of the house needs to sleep and won't with her crying.

I have some lactulose she was prescribed, does this help with wind? She poops absolutely fine, sometimes 3 times a day but they are always in between loose and 'grown up' poops. She does eat solids and loves food. This is what makes me not want to give her lactulose when she's pooping fine.

The other thing I've thought of is CMPA, but with the inconsistency of how she can be okay for a week or so then have a couple of nights in pain makes me think it isn't as she has Kendamil bottles 3-4 times a day which obviously has dairy in, she eats butter, yogurts, creme fresh, small samples of ice cream & cheese so dairy is a constance in her diet.

Feel like this has been going on forever and I'm struggling so much with lack of sleep. Husband helps as much as he can but she screams unless with me.

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Glowz · 20/06/2024 07:31

Bloody hell, lack of sleep really getting to me. Meant to include trapped wind in the title 🫣

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RedRobyn2021 · 20/06/2024 07:39

Is she screaming because of the bottle? If she is just stop giving it to her

I assume you've been co-sleeping? It's the only way I survived these phases with my daughter it's so hard. To me, a 9mo baby wakes frequently and has periods of the night where they want to be on you usually near the morning for us, from about 3am until wake up time 6/7 and that's just normal for a lot of babies

Glowz · 20/06/2024 07:42

RedRobyn2021 · 20/06/2024 07:39

Is she screaming because of the bottle? If she is just stop giving it to her

I assume you've been co-sleeping? It's the only way I survived these phases with my daughter it's so hard. To me, a 9mo baby wakes frequently and has periods of the night where they want to be on you usually near the morning for us, from about 3am until wake up time 6/7 and that's just normal for a lot of babies

No it's not the bottle as shes completely fine after her morning and lunchtime bottle, she has a nighttime bottle around 7pm then wakes up anywhere between 10 and 11 screaming. After an hour (where I put her on my breast to feed but she's doing it for comfort) and she's still screaming we tend to make a small bottle (usually 4oz) and this settles her until 5am ISH but shes usually next to me in bed by that point so unsure if it's the top up of formula or the fact she's next to me.

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RedRobyn2021 · 20/06/2024 07:42

I was going to say, we joined a co-sleeping Facebook page and got advice, I got an inexpensive cot from Argos which my partner took one slice off and attached to our bed, we also ordered a foam insert to fill in the gap so our mattresses were level with each other, that way I had my own space and could easily shuffle in and out of the cot area.

RedRobyn2021 · 20/06/2024 07:44

Honestly OP she's probably screaming because she wants to be with you. Sounds like you're doing all you can to me.

Do you go to bed early to mark up the broken sleep?

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