Hi Shooting Star, my DD2 did EXACTLY this same thing since 9 wks old - absolutely word for word what you have written. She was diagnosed with silent reflux, and even went to hospy due to oesophagitis from the reflux.
She was started on Losec, but the dose was low, the paed put it up to 10mg twice a day. I didn't think it was working, it turned out It wasn't working because I wasn't waiting at least 20min after giving the Losec, to feed her.
Since starting to doing this, she hasn't refused a single feed in 2 weeks, and has gone from drinking around 300ml a day, to 900ml a day + solids. Honestly, We have gone from constant tears & screaming for up to an hour each feed, to enjoying every single feed time.
I truly would get bub to a GP/paed asap, and either get reflux eliminated as a cause, or get her started on meds. I feel so awful that we (especially DD2) suffered for sooo long. Good luck, I truly hope you get it sorted
My DD2 was like this she had reflux too, meds helped. We also switched over to the closer to nature bottles after trying heaps of different ones hope she gets better soon
Oh gee thanks so much Beckels. My only problem is i took her to a GP on Tuesday who said shes too young to do anything for yet and to monitor it, even though i stressed to her that she looks in pain, is that right, doctor said shes too young she wont do anything yet. I then mensioned it briefly to my other GP yesterday when i went to see her and she said the same, we dont do anything for it yet as all babies have a form of reflux at this age. So im at my wits end with the GPs. I guess next thing would be to find a pediatrician.. but will they just tell me the same? monitor it for another few weeks..
my DD2 was 9wks old when the reflux symptoms started. I'm not sure what age they can start Losec, but I do know without a doubt, GP's are VERY conservative when it comes to prescribing meds for infants.
My GP started DD2 on Losec @ 5mg a day (@ 12wks old), when I saw a paed, he bumped it to 20mg on the spot, & said "we don't mess about with these things, we go high from the start, then work our way down once the symptoms are under control"
You see the reflux can cause oesophagitis, which burns bub's oesophagus, (which is what happened to my DD2) and it can take weeks to heal - which compounds the problem of the reflux, so it make the whole thing worse.
I would definitely be seeing a paed ASAP - you will need to get a referral from your GP to see one. I phoned the Paed we are seeing for an appt back in Jan, and couldn't get in until May I thought, well we aren't waiting that long - so I took her to the Emergency Dept of the hospy, and we were admitted & seeing the said Paed within 2hrs! And had a follow up appt after discharge for 2 wks later, so basically we just went in the back door IYKWIM.
My DS1 was a sickly lil fella his whole crummy life - but I learnt from that, NEVER to doubt my mother's instinct. I will do ANYTHING to ensure my concerns are investigated. You sound like a mumma exactly like me, with your instinct warning you that there is a major problem.
I really would think a paed would be way more confident prescribing meds than a GP.. Our paed is fantastic with his reflux knowledge. I hope there is a great one near you that can get your gorgeous lil DD2 sorted.
Oh, i just thought to add: another way I knew it was silent reflux (besides the screaming/refusing at feeds & constant hiccups) was the smell of milky vomit on her breath, and after one awful day of feed refusals - in desperation i offered a bottle of cooled boiled water - she drank it like a dying man in the desert - it near broke my heart to see her sucking so madly at it. I'm still not sure why the water doesn't induce the same screaming as the formula - but some days during these bad months, its all she would drink.
Honestly, it has been hell these past months, but now we have reached the so called light at the end of the tunnel, its just bliss! i truly believe that it would have been sorted alot quicker if 1. we had started the high dose straight off & 2. I had of followed the instructions of WAITING the min 20min after giving it..
Gosh, sorry for all the rambling, it's just been such a rough trot, and i hate the thought of any bubba suffering the same way. I am also a registered nurse, so I have some good medical experience, but nothing is more accurate than a mother's intuition...ever! Good luck hun, & as I said please feel free to contact me for any advice/support
my boy was exactly the same! it was sooo frustrating. he would start the bottle ok, then go mental about half way through. we went up to teat 2 and also changed to NAN ha1 formula. he was on s26. he is now much better. if he stops half way through, instead of trying to force him to drink it, we just leave him alone for half an hour and he usually finishes it then.
Beckels.. thanks so much for all your information, not ramble at all. Its really made me so happy actually to know what may be the reason behind it. I cant get to the doctor until monday but will definitely be going for that referral and hopefully we can get in asap. No way do i want to just wait and monitor it for things to get worse.. i know theres a problem now and its not fair on the poor little thing to be put through that pain just for us to sit back and watch it.
Mummajj.. thats what we have been doing too.. having to stop and come back to the rest of the bottle later. Its nice, well not nice but you know what i mean, to know others have experienced the same thing.
ETA.. a friend has just told me about a child doctor in the area which i have an appointment to see tomorrow morning! So hopefully he can give us some answers and if not will get a referral.
Last edited by ShootingStar; March 26th, 2011 at 12:45 PM.
could it be that she has a milk protien allergy??? have you tried to express some milk and see what the reaction is?? (even if you just did it a few times)
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hope she gets better soon 
I thought, well we aren't waiting that long - so I took her to the Emergency Dept of the hospy, and we were admitted & seeing the said Paed within 2hrs! And had a follow up appt after discharge for 2 wks later, so basically we just went in the back door IYKWIM. 
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