Could it be reflux?

Hi all,

I’m new to this forum and thankfully I found it because maybe I can get some answers!

I have an almost 7-week old baby girl who was a happy bubbly (and pretty advanced) baby up until about 2 weeks ago when she started to become pretty fussy all day long. It was even worse at feeding time. She is EBF aside from a bottle or two of my EBM, which she hasn’t had in about 2 weeks. That’s part of the problem in diagnosing the situation.

There are so many factors contributing to the problem that I’m not sure what to do, let alone what to do first. There’s the breastfeeding problems – we have latch issues, but have been fighting through them. I produce tons of milk, so I may have an OS issue, and maybe even OALD (though I have yet to see squirting/spraying milk), but LO does choke and sputter through nursing sometimes. She also gulps and squawks through the feeding for the most part. And more than half the time, she seems like she’s in pain, with clenched fists, arched back, whining/crying, etc. Those symptoms led me to my theory on Reflux, so I took her to our doctor, who is on maternity leave, so I had to see someone else in the office. He didn’t think it was Refulx for one main reason – she is gaining weight like a champ. 2lbs in the last 2 weeks for that matter. At 6wks she was 11lbs. She also started spitting up a LITTLE over the past 2 weeks (more so than before), but mostly it would be at every burp – which is another thing – her gas stopped “coming out”. She used to burp and fart all day long, but about this time too, I noticed a decline in that, and then her belly started getting distended and the doctor diagnosed her with “excessive gas” and basically said I had to wait it out, could try some Mylecon or other gas drops, and to try and burp her more. I have been doing that and have also been giving her Babys Bliss Gripe Water, and have seen a SLIGHT decrease in fussyness. But she still has her moments, and the nursing part of it is what concerns me still. (Not to mention HURTS because she thrashes with my nipple in her mouth.)

Does this sound like it could be Reflux? Maybe silent reflux? Should I “go over the helmet” so to speak of my Doctor? I think he would just kind of say I was crazy if I came back again to him with it. She has a 2mo checkup coming next week so I figured I’d wait til then. But it KILLS me to see her in pain like that.

I also bought some Original Fast Acting Mylanta (adult strenght) on the reccomendation of my sisterin-law but am not sure what dose or what to follow to try.

Thanks!