Sandifers?

[Anonymous]

After reading all of the sandifer info I could find here, I’m thinking that’s what Lucy does.

Just wanted to ask you all…

When she nurses, she locks both her legs straight out. really stiff. Like she’s really mad and uncomfortable. I’ve never thought twice about it until I noticed that she can’t seem to turn her head to nurse on my right side. In the cradle position, she drops her mouth toward my leg and can’t or won’t turn up toward my breast. Both those symptoms would go away if she were on the right dose of meds? It would make nursing much more enjoyable. It’s like I’m fighting with her.

I pretty much know what the answer is here, but what do you all think?

[Anonymous]

Not sure, but certainly doesn’t sound like it would make nursing fun! Trying to hold Hailey and nurse her was like trying to nurse a wild beast who was being held in captivity.

It might be worth it to try a PPI and see if it helps. If not, then at least you know where you stand.

[Anonymous]

That’s what nursing Eliana was like. I knew nothing about reflux at the time so I thought it was a nursing issue, so I quit nursing and started pumping. But then she started doing the same thing with the bottle. I wish I knew then what I know now.

I hope can get Lucy on a PPI. It seems like that’s what she really needs.

[Anonymous]

Let me tell you – this sounds more familiar than I care to remember! I stopped nursing Jacob because I found it to be so difficult! I kept wondering WHEN it would get easier, since everyone says that it does. That never happened for us. A few months later, (after I had quit) I realized that it was reflux all along. It made me very sad that I had quit…especially knowing that the formula made things so much worse. PPI would be my recommendation too. And good luck. I know that’s frustrating.

Johanna

[Anonymous]

Thanks girls.

We’re just hanging in there until the GI appt at the end of the month.

Lucy’s on zantac and it’s holding us over for now.

I’ll be asking about a PPI for sure.

[Author]

Posts