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@Libby it’s really hard cos sometimes he’ll feed really well sitting then others he screams. I’ve had 2 lots of screaming during feeds this afternoon but then the last one he was fine. It’s really strange. I wish he would drink from a bottle cos I can use his prescribed formula to help his tummy issues but he just bites the teat and refuses to drink it or he’ll take an ounce if that. I just feel so helpless and overwhelmed when he’s so upset and distressed cos I can’t help him and I know he’s making his tummy aches worse by screaming. I’m hoping it settles down soon but l am not hopeful x
@Yasmin oh sweetie I can totally sympathise ❤️ yesterday was one of my worst days, I felt like everything I did was hurting him and honestly wanted to run away from it all and leave him with his dad who seems more able to help his pain than me. What bottles are you using? She is the prescribed formula thicker so you might need a slightly faster flowing teat? We've got 3 types of bottles here and he seems much better on the mam teats than the tommee tippee or advent ones.
@Libby that’s exactly how I feel. We also have witching hour although it last for 1-3 hours where he’ll feed but then scream on and off until he’s either full enough or goes to sleep. we’ve been using MAM bottles, he won’t even use them to take medicine anymore xx
@Yasmin I got to see the infant feeding team yesterday and they stopped me chasing my tail and we're working on just the reflux for now which they think is causing all the pain. I think the first thing you need to do is find a bottle he'll take as that will make everything else easier. It's odd that he's ok at night if it's reflux as that's usually when it's worst.
@Libby yeah that’s what I thought too I’ve been recommended a lady who might be able to help with feeding support so I think we’re going to try that and see what she thinks xx
Sounds a lot like mine and his is wind/reflux. It's horrible to see them go through it and feel so helpless! I cut dairy for a week and his poos were awful in that time. Very watery and had green specks in it. Introduced it again and his poos have returned to normal. We've just started adding thickener to expressed bottles or formula (just started combi feeding as I can't keep up with his appetite) to see if that helps the reflux.