What an Awful Night!

Over the past few days I've had to fight BB to sleep, it's been horrible. I put him down at 6.30/7 depending on when he's tired and he'll fuss and moan for an hour or so. Last night I put him down at seven because he was visibly tired... at 12am I was still fighting him. It was ridiculous.
I swaddled him.
Cuddled him
Fed him
Massaged him
Rocked him
Patted him
Changed him

And eventually I took him in bed with me and after 10 minutes of tossing and turning he settled and slept. Until 3am when he had his feed and then started fussing and took a while to go back to sleep again! Why did it have to happen on a night when DB was working until 5am?

He just cried and cried no matter what I did! I noticed when I changed his bum that his poo was like maltesers and rolled out of his nappy :s Gaviscon has been making him so constipated but if I took him off it he just vomits constantly. So I went out and bought SMA Staydown so I can take him off of Gaviscon and he's actually been much better than usual. (And has done an enormous poo hehe)

I've kept him awake a fair bit today and although he fussed for about ten minutes, he's gone down (thank god!)

Hopefully the SMA will do well for him and he's stopped this awful night crying!
xxx

Reflux Battles pt II

I spoke to my Health Visitor about Baby Bear's reflux, and that he seemed worse with breastmilk rather than formula (It was literally coming straight back up). I am reluctant to stop breastfeeding so she advised combo feeding as he won't take Gaviscon after a breast but will take it in formula. So I started alternating feeds, breast at one then formula the next, and making sure he was well winded and propped him up with pillows after each feed so he was kept still and upright. This worked well for a few days until I woke up one morning, gave him a breast, sat him up to burp him and the whole thing came back up. Then three hours later, I gave him formula with Gaviscon, and that came back up too. He's been awfully sick during the night feeds too, so I phoned the GP and got an appointment. He agreed that the Gaviscon has stopped working and he needs Ranitadine (sp?). If that doesn't work within a week, then he needs to see a dietician. Poor little thing :(

He does seem happy enough though, he's still his happy smily self, just incredibly messy! I've never done so much washing in my life!!

Worried about my Sicky Bear
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Reflux

Baby Bear has become Grumpy Bear. He cries a lot - seemingly for no reason which can frustrate Mummy and Daddy Bear as they just want to make it better. Mummy Bear asked (told) the GP if he had reflux, after changing his sicky clothes 50 times (and her own), watching him gag and choke on nothing, and finding he doesn't sleep for very long even though he's exhausted :( the GP prescribed baby Gaviscon, as he agreed with Mummy Bear. Mummy Bear got very excited, thinking BB was going to get better, and promptly made up a bottle of water and Gaviscon. Gave it to him after his booby, as instructed... or tried, anyway. BB gagged on every drop he was given, crying and spitting it out. So MB pumped off a bottle and mixed it in with that... Baby Bear didn't like that much either, only taking 3oz before pushing the bottle away and losing interest. Mummy Bear is lost now until she sees the Health Visitor next Tuesday.

I don't know what to do for him. He's less sick if he has formula, but I don't want to formula feed him. It's nothing against mothers who do, just my choice. He's better if slept on his side, but this obviously fights with the SIDS advice, so I don't sleep well listening out for him! Grr! I'm going to keep researching and talk to the HV, surely there's more than medicine he hates available?

Wanting to help her poor Baby Bear
xxx