A little better though he was absolutely hysterical last night for no reason he wouldnt take the bottle at all, even DP gave up trying to calm him and hes my 'go to' person when i can't do it but after some nappy free time and big plays he went to sleep.
He's now having a bottle with no fuss. Ill watch him today and perhaps see someone tomorrow.
Are you feeding on demand or at certain times? I found with DD2 if she was super hungry, so she'd slept longer than usual or I'd stalled a bit feeding her (hanging out washing, etc), then it was hell trying to feed her. I really had to feed her at the first signs of hunger, or just before!
So maybe try feeding him smaller amounts more frequently. I'm not sure on the recommended 'timing' for FF but maybe try 2-3 hourly feeds during the day and just offer less at each feed so he's still getting the same amount of milk just more frequently. Hunger is awfully painful for reflux babies.
He feeds every 3 hours, all he has to do is make a little grunt and i'm straight onto getting his bottle. He's never hysterical before feeding him its just when i go to actually feed him, he twirls his tongue around and gags on the bottle then thats when he becomes hysterical
I think he may be teething, DD was a very early teether she started at 10 weeks and had her first 2 teeth at 3.5 months. I've looked at his gums and i can't tell if his bottom ones are swollen or have always looked that way..
I had a massive breakdown this morning his crying finally caught up with me. But after a few hours in bed alone i feel better and refreshed.
I'm putting my bets on silent reflux too. And DD2 did the same thing even if I thought she'd fed soon enough. It wasn't until my LC told me it was the reflux and hunger making it worse that I could get a bit more of a handle on it. Remember that babies often drink 2 hourly so that could help
When DD2 had those sort of 'attacks', I'd walk around with her to calm her first then try to feed her in an upright-ish position while still wandering around and it really seemed to help. I had to get away from too much stimulation such as the TV, bright lights/sunshine, visitors and even DD1 at times. I'd just take her into the bedroom until she settled. Once she'd gotten a bit of milk she settled quickly and fed well and I could sit back down with her. I was told by my LC and the GP it was typical reflux.
My DS was like that and it was silent reflux. Can you get some infant gavascon? You can get it over the counter and it may help to sooth him till he can see a DR. I would get to see a Dr ASAP as we had to put DS on a special mixture that had to come in from the Royal Childrens and took a while to get - it was a long wait!
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