Hi All,

Our beautiful son was born at 28weeks + 4days gestation and has been doing so well that we almost forgot he was born premature.

His stay so far had been uneventful until perhaps a week ago, he had been refusing the bottle (EBM) after only taking 30-40ml, but no one thought much about it as everyone kept saying he is was a very premature baby so perhaps he gets tired, he will improve they kept telling us.

Once he would refuse the bottle they would pour the milk down the NGT without any issues.

But now, they think it might be silent reflux as he cries and screams the second milk is poured down the NGT, he still refuses the bottle after 20-40ml.

Tonight, my wife and mum were in tears, he was inconsolable, he was screaming while they poured milk down the NGT.

They have started 6ml of ranitidine about couple of days ago, but has had no effect so far ( I think ).

I guess I am just after some comments from parents with similar experience and comments on how long it took for meds to work, as the symptoms (from my research) do point to silent reflux.

Once the feed is over, he is the normal little baby that you just want to keep looking at and just makes us smile all day long.

I am sorry if similar question has been asked before but would be great to hear your experiences.

Please pray for us that he gets better soon and gets to cme home soon. He is now 40weeks gestation (is it called correctd age?).

Thanks
HN (Dad)