My DS is almost 13 weeks and I feel like I’m at my wits end.
He’s been suffering with reflux since 5 weeks old and it’s just not getting better. At 5 weeks he was screaming inconsolably to the point we phoned 111 because he was holding his breath for so long , eventually saw the GP who told us to try carobel to thicken his milk but at that point he wasn’t actually spitting up, so the carobel made no difference. Back to the GP and they gave gaviscon which initially seemed to help but made him so constipated it became a balancing act of when to give it and when to give him a break. Since then, the spit up has got worse and it’s now thick & lumpy after every feed, then more liquid for hours after (sometimes milky, sometimes projectile clear fluid). Back to the GP again who prescribed omeprazol. He’s been on that a week and still seems so uncomfortable all the time and the spit up has continued to be bad.
The GP’s advice was wait until weaning and keep him upright after feeds. He spends his entire life upright (no exaggeration) apart from night sleep when he does sleep in his next to me. All naps are contact naps or in the carrier. He HATES his pram, screams so much from the second he touches his car seat that it makes me not want to go anywhere, spends so little time on the floor for play or tummy time, I’m worried he won’t be developing the skills for rolling etc, but he just seems so sad/angry all the time. I can cope with th endless washing of his clothes and mine but it’s breaking me seeing him so miserable.
The GP wasn’t interested in possible CMPA because he’s gaining weight well and doesn’t have the rash so wouldn’t consider trying a DF formula and he doesn’t seem to have a tongue tie either.
I think I’m just looking for some reassurance that it does get better? Or if someone has been through similar, how they coped? It feels like he hates me all of the time and I’d do anything to make him happier.