I’d really be grateful for advice. My DS is almost four months old (next week) and has suffered from acid reflux since about 4 weeks old. It wasn’t too bad to start with but worsened at about 3 months so much that he didn’t gain weight and dropped two centiles. I wasn’t too worried given he is very long so I figured he’s going to be tall and thin but the Paediatrician prescribed Omeprazole to try and get him to put on some weight and to keep the acid reflux at bay.
It took a few days but once it kicked in he was like a different baby. I changed his formula from SMA to Kendamil as I thought it sounded much nicer and he seems to like it. He was taking full bottles then problems started again about a week ago. He was back arching like he was in pain and he does this pretty much every other feed.
I asked our GP and HV what I should do and they said just to keep an eye on it and give him his dose all at once in the morning rather than breaking it up into morning and evening - he’s on 10mls per day which is apparently quite high.
I asked about Carobel as I figured this might be better but they haven’t said much about it. This morning I gave him baby rice after he refused his bottle and he took it well. I followed it up with his bottle to try it again and he drank it all… so I’m wondering whether he needs something thicker to keep the acid from backwashing.
Ive read that it’s wrong to give your baby anything other than formula or breast milk until six months but I’m getting desperate here and I think that if he’s ok taking it why couldn’t I wean him sooner? I think I was weaned early as a baby purely because I was so hungry all the time and I turned out ok - I’m 31 now!
I want him to be comfortable eating and it’s really hard seeing him in pain and upset. I hate to think he sometimes goes hungry because he doesn’t want to try the bottle. Sometimes he takes the bottle ok but it’s not as frequent as it was - I feel a bit stuck and would appreciate any suggestions or advice.