My doctor thinks DD is abnormal? I'm so worried?!

[Carmen2]

Finally.... the visit at the paed has come and gone. So, it was a long visit. Bear with me with the long details to follow.

When we saw the paed, I mentioned to him several problems....

1-odd sleep behavior
2-fuss at meal/bottle time
3-constant itching
4-cross eye
5-(most recent problem) vomitting

The paed said that her problems are mainly the cause of reflux problem... well, i don't know what to say but she started the vomitting about 1 month ago... no sign of vomitting before that.

So, she was put on Zantac (Ranitidin) for 1 month but visit at the doctor every 3 days or so for checkup. The paed also mentioned that her sleep problem is related to reflux since the food goes back up to her esophagus therefore causing acids backflow creating severe discomfort during sleep time. At the same time, he also have DD take Atarax to get her some sleep and ease her itching related to her eczema.

Well, not until the recalls of the plastic bottles in Canada did I find something rewarding.... DD's eczema is a huge cause of using plastic bottles (so, I highly suggest all mom who experience DS/DD eczema related problem to try glass ones). For DD, her eczema cleared up almost instantly. I feel much better. Occasionally, she still gets a rash here and there but mostly it's caused by her habit of itching during her eczema times.

So far, things have been settling down a bit... we're still getting followups with the paed to see if there's any improvements in her reflux issue which I'm not too worried about. I've been asking myself if I have fed her too much leading her to reflux.... she is almost 8 months and weights 19lbs3oz. I tried to feed her 30ish oz /day plus 2-3 meals (mixture of pureed meat, veggies, fruits, and cereal). How much of food in each group should a 8 month old eat? I'm a little confused because every other doctor is telling me differently... the silly thing is that most of them don't have any kids so I guess they follow whatever the book tells them. Also, how much should a 8 month old drink (formula)?

Oh, I almost forgot to mention about her cross eye issue. Well, she still has a little cross eye from time to time, but I would say it's gotten much better. I think time will solve the issue but if not, I'll get her to see a paed optholmologist just to make sure things are okay and if she needs any glasses given both DH and I wear glasses/contacts.

She's been a little clingy these days... I think it's her teething... well, I guess it's about time. She's been drooling like a bucket every hour, chewing on everything she could grab ahold of if not it's her hands or my fingers!, quite irritable, sucking bottom lip, and making gnagging sounds .... hopefully her teeth will cut out soon!

[MantaRay]

Wow Carmen, that's great news that things are so much better. It must be such a relief for you!