Does this sound like reflux

[PinkPalace]

Well as some of you know (from other posts)... DS has been crying up to 8 hrs a day (sometimes in 2 hr non stop fests)!

Last night was another horrible night.
Fed 730, 10, 11 , 1 , 330 530 7
- Fusses and arches his back when ever he is flat on his back in bed for about 1/2 hr until i pick him up.
- Needs constant burping and often possetts
- During feeds he will continuously pull off and scream, arch his back, pull his knees up, cough and splutter
- sometimes vomits after feed when burping
-heaps of belly pains where he will kick his legs for an hour and there is nothing i can do
-settles better on his tummy


or is this just a normal baby behaviour?

[DaintreeDream]

Hi PP, this does sound like reflux to me.
Are you breast or bottle feeding?

If bottle feeding try Karicare Thickener from chemists, my DD gets reflux bad she was on a reflux medication and also half thickened EBM.

If you are breastfeeding bubs might have an intolerance to something you are eating? I found that DD got the symptons you listed when I ate Broccoli, I started to eliminate things from my diet to see it if was something that I was eating that was giving her such bad wind pains and it was broccoli.

Some people like it others don't but have you tried gripe water or another brand of wind drops? Gripe water works well for my DD - your bubs might be too young for this yet, I think you can start using from 1 month of age.

I suggest going to your doctor they may be able to confirm for you.

Deanne.

[Arimeh]

Yup sounds like what Miss M was like before getting her the homeopathic drops and getting her sorted out at the chiro.

[PinkPalace]

thanks girls
i have tried infacol and it helps get big burps but he still screams badly with feeds.

I might try some of that gripe water but that wont help if it is regurg?!

Poor little fella

[Arimeh]

PP - I tried Infacol, gripe water and brauers stuff - all worked for about a week and then she started being just as bad as before. The homeopathic drops were the only ones that seem to have continued to work...

Hopefully you will have more luck cos its really awful to hear them screaming..

[SamiH]

I agree with the diet thing - have a look at it and see if there is anything in there that effects you - ie makes you regular or gives you wind.

For me, I have had to give up bananas The best fruit for on the go handy breakfast or snacks - but as soon as I cut them out Zander settled better - I had one the other day otherwise I wouldn't get a chance to eat with school etc - and he had a bad night. Co-incidence? Maybe, but I won't take the risk again at the moment!

Have you tilted the cot/mattress where he sleeps so he is slightly head above feet etc?

Good luck - that is hard work so you are doing a great job even being awake

[jamakin]

Pinkpalace that does sound like reflux to me, maybe take him to your gp or MCHN to get him checked out.. DS was diagnosed with reflux at about 5 weeks old, because of the fussy feeding, poor weight gains and vomiting. my MCHN recommended giving him about 1ml of milanta before each feed for a 24 hour period to see if it helped, which it did, it made a huge differance, like a different baby. he was then proscribed zantac and is still on it now, will probably try and take him off it soon and see what happens? the zantac definatley helped with the pain and screaming but we still had to put up with a fair amount of vomiting, its amazing how they can put on weight when it looks like they've lost there whole feed, but they do, DS is a very healthy happy bub now and yours will be too!
if you have any questions let me know if i can help?
all the best, i know what your going through.

[*charmalea*]

RAINFOREST - you need a script ... but you can get infant Gaviscon for around $8 over the counter .. it works well , but not as concetrate as losec so it has to be give regualry ... hth .