back to square one

[bumbly]

since started weaning baby cries qall the time after eating happily

then now always to be held

i cant cope anymore - i thought things were starting to settle down but it is as if he is a newwborn again

anyone else experience htis

i think there is something wrong with his gut

how old is he?

the wanting to be held all the time - a thing about pressure on belly perhaps

funny thing is during feeding he grabs spoon wiht all might and seems pretty content

then suddenly cries so i stop

he immediately shows signs of tiredness but will not i mean will not be put down

now is having crying fit to put it mildly in cot

6 months ina few days - health visitor told me to start weaning a week ago as he is rather big and was always waking up in night

but waking up at night has been like that since birth and still doing it

am shattered

never have had a full night sleep - oh yes maybe one or two days

6 months ina few days - health visitor told me to start weaning a week ago as he is rather big and was always waking up in night

but waking up at night has been like that since birth and still doing it

am shattered

never have had a full night sleep - oh yes maybe one or two days

6 months ina few days - health visitor told me to start weaning a week ago as he is rather big and was always waking up in night

but waking up at night has been like that since birth and still doing it

am shattered

never have had a full night sleep - oh yes maybe one or two days

i press send and it prints it 3 times - what the hell

not having a good day

getting angry now

DS never slept either. Sleep deprivation is a horrible thing.

What are you giving him as weaning food?

all the usual karamel women things

rice, fruit and veg

Sorry you're having a tough time again . ime weaning doesn't necessarily help refluxy babies although I know others have said it does. dd improved once able to sit (then worse as she rolled/crawled) and again once she could walk . Think it was the switch from being prone to upright for the majority of time.

I think you still have to be a bit careful with what order you introduce fruit. I used to have a sheet with it all on - not sure if I could find it now though.

Perhaps drop the weaning for a bit - it doesn't help with night waking - milk is babies main food for the first 12 months. If you drop it for a week or so you will know whether it is actually the weaning or if he is not well, or if it is just yet another developmental stage.

I sympathise - it can be so tough at the start

Ah, I didn't know you had a refluxy baby Bumbly. You've had a rough time.

yup to put it mildly

yup i am sure it has all to do with his tummy

and his head control and all the rest

but i simply cant keep holding him allll the B%&%&* time!

Is a bouncy chair a really bad idea for reflux babies?

I only ask as I discovered them when DS was 5 months old and he no longer needed holding all day - he just loved sitting in his bouncy chair! Interestingly, my DS didn't sit up until he was about 10 months and showed very little interest in weaning food until after then. I have heard that you wean them when they sit up (but not until around the 6 month mark) but I couldn't say where from and if it had any merit.

i have bought reflux cushions, bean bags, three bouncy chairs, a high chair, 4 types of slings, 2 types of pouches

nothing works and he still wobbles and wants to be held

but according to everyone he is fine........

Ah! You have the works!

I know this doesn't help your sanity at the moment, but some babies just like being held and that's the start, middle and end of the story. Mine certainly did!

well had enough of him today

will get hubby to take care for next days

i need out

big time

at end of tether

he has been crying non stop all day for no apparent reason except wants me in same room holding him

don;t worry about the food for now.... milk will meet all his nutritional needs.... sounds like you need a break.. do you have any advice re all your anxieties and worries about your little one? you seem to post a lot about worries to do with his health and you seem really low..... sorry if i am being too personal.

a bath usually calmed my LOs down if they were cranky and overtired.

hope he settles soon x

Sounds like he might now have separation anxiety. dd was like that .... improved a bit once she was crawling and could come after me . Nightmare, sorry

Bumbly, I would agree with Lulumama about trying to get some support for yourself.

i am in a similar situation in terms of 6 months of sleep deprivation due to waking baby (also a bit of reflux here too but not as bad as yours). I went to see the doctor today, just for a chat because I kinda flipped out a few days ago. Kids etc. just all getting too much... felt suffocated and at end of rope... walking the buggy with tears streaming down my face etc.

I found it really helpful, she said that 6 months in with all this lack of sleep really affects your coping strategies. I am in dire need of a break and am trying to figure out now how to get it. Just the feeling of not having a baby or toddler hanging out of me.. for a few hours.

Also, personally, I think that weaning a night waking baby is very stressful as I had got myself all geared up for everything being much improved at 6 months / start of weaning. And so every step back in weaning (ie won't eat anything but fruit) is panicking me big time. When the reality seems to be this is a time for tasting foods and experimenting and not focusing on "pls eat eat eat so you will sleep!" (which is what my head keeps saying).

Pls don't feel bad for feeling like this. 6 months is long time for no sleep. It warps your mind and sends you slightly mad i think