MattysMummy
27-06-2007, 11:01
Hi, I am new to BubHub and have beeb reading through some of the Reflux posts.
Matthew is 11.5 weeks old and weighs approx. 6kgs (born 4.05kgs). He has generally been a good eater (Karicare since 2wk old) and a pretty good night sleeper. We have had diffiulties with daytime sleeping however the last few weeks we have been in pretty much a 3 hour feeding routine with small sleeps inbetween feeds.
He has always been a "windy" baby and has had difficult spells of sleeping due to his wind. However the last few days have been more difficult than most. 2 out of 3 of the last nights he has been waking every 15-20mins crying in obvious discomfort. Every time I put him down to sleep during the day he is difficult to settle and wakes after half an hour then every five mins crying. He has only been drinking about half of his usual bottle at feed times and has been pulling away and arching his back and crying.
When he eventually passes some wind it seems to give hom some temporary relief but not for long.
He is not much of a possetter maybe after one feed a day on average and then only a tiny amount. He has recently started dribbling a lot.
I generally keep him as upright as possible after feeding as he always crys if I put him in his pram/rocker or to play on his playmat on his back. He quite enjoys tummy time so has a lot of it and he is also very settled in his bath. He is generally happy if I sit him up on my knee or on my shoulder.
I took him to the doctor yesterday and he seemed to think it might just be bowel spasms associated with his development and suggested panadol for the pain (this doesn't seem to help).
I am concerned that he may have Reflux and I am not sure how to proceed.
Matthew is 11.5 weeks old and weighs approx. 6kgs (born 4.05kgs). He has generally been a good eater (Karicare since 2wk old) and a pretty good night sleeper. We have had diffiulties with daytime sleeping however the last few weeks we have been in pretty much a 3 hour feeding routine with small sleeps inbetween feeds.
He has always been a "windy" baby and has had difficult spells of sleeping due to his wind. However the last few days have been more difficult than most. 2 out of 3 of the last nights he has been waking every 15-20mins crying in obvious discomfort. Every time I put him down to sleep during the day he is difficult to settle and wakes after half an hour then every five mins crying. He has only been drinking about half of his usual bottle at feed times and has been pulling away and arching his back and crying.
When he eventually passes some wind it seems to give hom some temporary relief but not for long.
He is not much of a possetter maybe after one feed a day on average and then only a tiny amount. He has recently started dribbling a lot.
I generally keep him as upright as possible after feeding as he always crys if I put him in his pram/rocker or to play on his playmat on his back. He quite enjoys tummy time so has a lot of it and he is also very settled in his bath. He is generally happy if I sit him up on my knee or on my shoulder.
I took him to the doctor yesterday and he seemed to think it might just be bowel spasms associated with his development and suggested panadol for the pain (this doesn't seem to help).
I am concerned that he may have Reflux and I am not sure how to proceed.