You are Definitely(!) not being selfish! Hopefully, those who are suggesting that you switch to formula are just trying to offer helpful(?) ideas. We supplemented with formula eventually, but I continued nursing for 25 months due to the same reasons you mentioned. I could see that nursing brought him comfort through his pain that a bottle never could.
I’ve looked up a couple of quotes from “Colic Solved” by Dr. Bryan Vartabedian that might be of help/support to you.
~ About how long it takes to see results from your changed diet: “Remember that it will take a couple of days to clear your breast milk of offending proteins and up to 3 weeks for your baby’s intestinal tract to heal, so be patient and don’t expect overnight changes.” pg. 146
~ About the benefit of breastmilk for a baby with reflux: “Making the change to bottle-feeding is often the worst thing that a desperate mother can do, because breast milk is absolutely the best nutritional substrate for the infant with reflux. Despite the fact that the formula manufacturers have sought reflux solutions, nothing they produce matches the qualities of breast milk as far as helping the baby with reflux: Breast milk empties very efficiently from the stomach, compared with formula, and impaired stomach emptying is one of the major factors contributing to reflux in infancy.” pg. 144
I hope that the CaraCream and the enzymes help you out. Let me know how your ped GI visit goes (and who you get to see…). Is the ped GI visit in your area or up in mine? If you are up here, maybe we could get together for a few minutes before or after your appointment. Just a thought…
Dianne2008-07-11 16:16:40
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