Hello,
I posted the other day about Maisie refusing to feed and stuff and I have done a lot of research thinking it was her age- 4months.
However, I am almost certain she has silent reflux from what I have read today. She has always been a fussy feeder, on\off\cry\on and I thought it was because I had a fast let down. She was a big baby at birth (8.11) so doesn't look underweight but has dropped from 91st to 25th percentile more or less.
Anyway over the last 5w she has only put on 8.5oz. I went to get weighed today and saw a lovely HV for a changed and talked to her and she agreed and said visit doc but basically warned they may be cr@p and I would need to persevere. The lactation councillor is on her hols this week.
I spoke to a friend who's baby had had normal reflux and we compared growth charts and the pattern is identical- the way the lines drop and level off. She had some gaviscon sachets left so I have tried them as doc would not see us today.
She has taken 8oz of expressed milk with gaviscon in completely happily and is now fast asleep so I am pretty sure this is what has been going on.
Does anyone have any advice for Silent Reflux and breastfeeding?
I have to ring the docs tomorrow and try and get an appointment but if they are of no help I don't know whether just to buy it over the counter?
I feel like I finally have some answers and feel so bad that she has been suffering and none of the HV etc suggested this
I posted the other day about Maisie refusing to feed and stuff and I have done a lot of research thinking it was her age- 4months.
However, I am almost certain she has silent reflux from what I have read today. She has always been a fussy feeder, on\off\cry\on and I thought it was because I had a fast let down. She was a big baby at birth (8.11) so doesn't look underweight but has dropped from 91st to 25th percentile more or less.
Anyway over the last 5w she has only put on 8.5oz. I went to get weighed today and saw a lovely HV for a changed and talked to her and she agreed and said visit doc but basically warned they may be cr@p and I would need to persevere. The lactation councillor is on her hols this week.
I spoke to a friend who's baby had had normal reflux and we compared growth charts and the pattern is identical- the way the lines drop and level off. She had some gaviscon sachets left so I have tried them as doc would not see us today.
She has taken 8oz of expressed milk with gaviscon in completely happily and is now fast asleep so I am pretty sure this is what has been going on.
Does anyone have any advice for Silent Reflux and breastfeeding?
I have to ring the docs tomorrow and try and get an appointment but if they are of no help I don't know whether just to buy it over the counter?
I feel like I finally have some answers and feel so bad that she has been suffering and none of the HV etc suggested this