Hi, I had my second daughter via emergency c section in December at 32 weeks gestation due to a placental abruption following a horrendous long battle with Hyperemisis in my pregnancy. She is now 13 weeks/ 5 weeks corrected.
My daughter spent 4 weeks in NICU and was diagnosed with silent reflux whilst in hospital. She was having apnea’s and bradycardia’s as a result of the silent reflux. Safe to say the whole experience has been rather traumatising.
She is on Carobel thickener and the max dose of omeprazole for her weight. She was 4lbs 13oz when born which is pretty amazing considering she was 8 weeks prem. She had always gained weight well but noticed some signs of possible CMPA. GP prescribed Neocate which she has been on for 6 weeks now and she seems much better in terms of not being so distressed when feeding.
My question is, has anyone else had experiences with their babies being so unhappy? She cries when she’s awake, she’s never happy in her car seat, mamaroo chair, buggy, play mat. She literally moans and cries every second she’s awake. Our paediatric consultant said she’s obviously just a fussy baby. But I’m absolutely exhausted. I’ve got a 4 year old too who wants my attention and I feel so guilty about not giving her my time as her sister just screams when she’s put down.
HELP!
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32 week preemie, silent reflux, CMPA why is my baby never happy when awake?
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mummadav · 10/03/2024 12:02
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