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Goodluck with the hunt for a new pead. I hope you find one of the keepers soon
. You might have already answered this but have you a good family dr who might help?It seems lots of Drs have no idea re solids. Mine suggested them at around 5 months when Alana had gastro and wouldn’t drink milk! Also I have found in Aus that most nurses are pro pro pro breastfeeding and Drs just go “whatever”.
Topic: Biting while breastfeeding
Has anyone had problems while breastfeeding a teething baby? My nipples are so sore that it brings me to tears sometimes.
I am afraid to and don’t want to stop breastfeeding, but I don’t know if I can handle this for much longer. I am hoping that maybe it will get better!?I definitely think you are making the right decision. I can’t believe he wants you to start “lots” of solids and decrease breast feeding at only six months of age. That would be ludicrous for a non-refluxer. It’s completely insane for a reflux baby.
You’re right….he seems to know nothing about reflux.I wish you the best with your new ped. I hope he’s terrific. It makes such a huge difference when you have a doctor you can trust and have confidence in.
Good luck!
Topic: Time for New Pediatrician!
Well, I’ve made the decision to go with another pediatrician. Mine seems to know next to nothing about reflux, and I’m tired of him minimizing my concerns.
Today at Caden’s 6 month visit, he told me that even a pediatric GI at this point would want us to just wait until Caden outgrows this…that is not true – I know that from all of the posts you all have made regarding your ped GIs.
Also, when I asked him again about Zegerid (since Prevacid didn’t help Caden sleep any better), he told me that he would prescribe Tagamet, because that one has lots of history in being safe with infants, etc.
I totally understand his need to be cautious, but I’m really feeling like he doesn’t know enough about reflux to even help us. Also, he was telling me today that it was time to cut way down on Caden’s breastfeeding and start in with lots of solids…he even said I could give him egg white! Everything I have read that is modern says not to give egg white until 1 year of age. He also said dairy was fine at this point – at 6 months???
Anyway, I think I have plenty of reasons to switch at this point, and I made an appointment today to visit with a new pediatrician before deciding whether he will work for us. I want to be sure I get someone who is pro-breastfeeding and very knowledgable about reflux. When I asked the receptionist, she said YES to both of those, so I’m hopeful that this will be a good change for us.
1. How long have you been a mom? 3.5 years
2. How many kids call you mommy? two
3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having? Sarah was an amazing surprise- dh wanted to find out, but since he couldn’t come to any appointments or ultrasounds due to SARS, we left it as a surprise. We found out with Hailey (only b/c dh REALLY wanted to) but told NO ONE!
4. How old were you when you became a mom? 29 (almost 30)
5. How long were you in labor? About 5 hours with Sarah (I was induced). 3.5 days with Hailey (they kept sending me home saying it was early labour).
6. What’s your favorite thing about being mom? Sweet smiles, slobbery kisses, unconditional love, tickles and giggles, a lifetime of new discoveries and amazing adventures.
7. What’s your least favorite thing? neverending reflux, feeding aversions, seizures, sleep deprivation, worry about all of the dangers in the world today.
8. Do you want more kids? I do (but am way too scared), DH says we’re done (but won’t commit to a vasectomy… so it’s still a possibility).
9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip? We went on a few trips to Montreal with Sarah, and drove to Cape Cod when she was a few months old. With Hailey, we’ve for the most part been chained to her feeding schedule, but have managed to get out to the zoo or th e amusement park.
10. How many times have you been pee’d on? Thankfully not too many (I guess it happens more with boys?!)
11. How many times have you been barfed on? If I only had a dollar for every time….12. Are your kid(s) named after someone? Sarah Abigail- Sarah’s Hebrew name (Avigail) is for my grandfather’s brother who was killed in WWII. Abigail is the translation; Hailey Ilyse- Hailey’s Hebrew name (ILIZA) is for my grandfather. Ilyse is basically the translation, which came to my mother in a dream before she was born.
13. When is the last time you had a sitter? Not since Hailey’s been born. I wouldn’t leave her with a stranger, and no one in the family is brave enough.
14. When your kid gets in trouble, who is the bad guy? DH and I try to back each other up with the discipline, but I’m much more of a worry wart and disapprove of more things. DH is more of a free spirit, so I always have to watch him and then stop all the fun. (So I guess that means I’m the bad guy?… maybe not the bad guy, but definitely the party pooper!)
15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)? 3 days in the hospital after Hailey was born. Other then that, when I go to work and leave them at daycare.
16. Are your toes painted? painted? The nails aren’t even trimmed! (Sorry, TMI I guess!)
17. Last movie you saw in theater? The first Lord of the Rings! Sarah was just a baby and I worried the whole time.
18. One thing you will not give up just because you’re a mom: My TV time (Thank you TIVO!!!!)
19. One thing you did give up now that you’re a mom: sanity, sleep, sex
20. Favorite Cartoon: Timothy goes to school
21. Favorite Snack: chocolate, ice-cream, cheese cake (did I say chocolate?!!)… but that was pre-diet… now, pickles, salad, seaweed… ummm
22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are: doesn’t happen much. In the event that they’re both napping, I think we’d be taking advantage of the situation
… and napping too!23. Where is/are your kid(s) now? playing
24. Favorite place to buy maternity clothes? Thyme
25. If I could do it over, I’d do this differently: Have Hailey projectile puke on anyone who says that “all babies spit up”.
26. Did you breastfeed or bottle? Sarah- breastfed, pumped and supplemented with bottle for the first few months, then bottle fed. Hailey- breastfed and pumped for the first 4 months then sleep-fed bottles.
27. What are you children’s current obsession? Sarah- biting her nails!, ballet, princess, imaginary play; Hailey- Pulling out her hair!, Barney, Dora, feeding her dollies (how ironic!), screaming “STOP! I no like DAT!”, climbing up and down stairs, twirling in circles until she falls down, and of course copying EVERYTHING her big sister does.
Topic: FPIES?
Hi all,
My son did great on breastfeeding alone and started having problems 9 days after we fed him rice cereal at 4 1/2 months. He first had blood in his stool so I eliminated dairy from my diet and stopped feeding cereal. 1 week after the dairy was eliminated, he got fussy and began having sleeping problems, continuing to have blood in the stool (small flecks). So, we then eliminated soy. He was great for about 1 week after that and then got crabby again. Now, I have gone to the TED diet (after feeding 2 weeks Alimentum) and he seems to be doing great (except for last night). I have been reading and I can’t seem to decide what is going on with him. Do FPIES babies ever have symptoms as “mild” as this. Some FPIES stuff I read sounded pretty bad!
I definitely understand how stressful it is. I posted many boo-hoo posts about how I couldn’t stand the puking anymore. It’s very stressful. My son puked no matter what I fed him, breast milk, soy, good start, regular milk formulas, cereal, solids. It just didn’t matter. But suddenly at 9 months he just stopped.
I think as long as his weight gain is adequate I’d just tough it out. We could have put Myles on some motility meds but his doctor and I felt it was not neccessary as long as he was gaining. I’d probably just ask to have him weighed regularily to ease my mind. My clinic will allow you to call and just say, I’m bringing him in for a weight check, and the nurses will weigh him and imform the doctor with no charge.
Have you tried thickening his feedings or feeding him any cereal? The cereal does help some babies, but Myles threw that up as well.
Hang in there.
1. How long have you been a mom? 4.5 years
2. How many kids call you mommy? 3 (well, 2 literally – Bryce doesn’t talk yet)
3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having? No, I didn’t find out with any of them.
4. How old were you when you became a mom? 22
5. How long were you in labor?
Isaac – I guess about 6 hrs. I had him 3 hours after my water broke, but I did have some very mild contractions before that.
Parker– less than 2 hours – had this one in the car!
Bryce – I had to be induced with him – about 7 hours once they started pitocin6. What’s your favorite thing about being mom? Everything!
7. What’s your least favorite thing? Fighting, fighting, fighting!
8. Do you want more kids? Yes
9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip? Yes
10. How many times have you been pee’d on? With 3 boys – more times than I can count.
11. How many times have you been barfed on? Not a good question for a reflux site.
Again – more times than I could ever count. Although I have to say – only with Bryce. The first two didn’t throw up – not once.12. Are your kid(s) named after someone? Isaac’s middle name is my husband’s firstname
13. When is the last time you had a sitter? We’ve never had a sitter other than family – but MIL watched them 2 weeks ago
14. When your kid gets in trouble, who is the bad guy? Both of us – Josh is probably more strict
15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)? 3 days with the first two, never more than several hours with Bryce
16. Are your toes painted? Not at the moment
17. Last movie you saw in theater? Pirates of the Caribbean 2 -although I was out in the hall through most of it – not fun taking a tube-fed refluxer to a movie.
18. One thing you will not give up just because you’re a mom: ??
.19. One thing you did give up now that you’re a mom: sleep
20. Favorite Cartoon: Smurfs!
21. Favorite Snack: Ice cream or Popcorn
22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are: Only Bryce naps – I’m usually cleaning
23. Where is/are your kid(s) now? Bryce is right here tube-feeding, the others are playing in the living room
24. Favorite place to buy maternity clothes? eBay
25. If I could do it over, I’d do this differently: I don’t think I have any changes
26. Did you breastfeed or bottle? Breastfed the first two. Bryce got breastmilk too, but through a feeding-tube.
27. What are you children’s current obsession?
Isaac – games, any kind – oh, and Spiderman
Parker – Dora
Bryce – Grabbing hair! (doesn’t matter whose)Do you remember the name of the antibiotic? Most antibiotics have cleared your system (and breastmilk) within a matter of days, and many are safe to take while breastfeeding. If you recall the name, I can check my Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation reference for you. (I’m a pharmacist – don’t throw tomatoes at me either!!
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