DS is 9 weeks old now and we’ve struggled with reflux from not long after he was born. He regurgitates a significant amount of his bottles after each feed. We sit him up for at least half an hour after feeding, pace feed etc, and nothing helps. He can still be bringing the milk up hours after his feed. He sometimes coughs/chokes on the milk as he’s bringing it back up, even though it’s so thin. He hiccups after most feeds, sneezes a lot and sounds super congested at night. He’s very fussy and cries for hours at a time each day. It’s very rare that’s he’s awake and not crying.
He was put on gaviscon at a few weeks old which we have gradually increased to the maximum dosage (12 sachets per day), and is on his fifth formula (cow and gate, aptamil, kendamil goat’s, aptamil pepti, SMA althera). The goat’s milk formula eased the awful screaming in pain we were experiencing along side arching of back, painful tummy and lack of passing gas, but the sneezing/congestion/hiccups etc were still apparent. He was put on aptamil pepti for suspected CMPA which did slightly ease some symptoms but his reflux was so much worse, I’m guessing because of how thin the milk was, and he hated the tasted, even slowly transitioning across with that and the goats formula, he refused to drink it. He was then moved onto SMA althera which were on now (it’s been a week), and again, it’s so thin, his reflux is horrific, despite the 12 sachets of gaviscon each day.
I feel like there’s so many options and I don’t know what to do for the best. Do we try carobel with a CMPA formula to see if that helps? Do we ask for something stronger like omeprazole? Is it even CMPA or is he on watery formula for no reason and I should try an anti-reflux or comfort one? I’ve heard lots about HIPP organic but I’m scared to trial a new one just in case it is CMPA! Our GP is lovely but is very honest in saying that she is not an expert in formulas and infant reflux/CMPA so it feels like we’re having to research options ourselves and then ask for it! Help!!!