DS2 was born at 31+2 and after 5 weeks in the neonatal unit he came home with no long term problems. He's now 13 weeks (5 corrected) and seems very unsettled almost constantly. He weighs just about 5kg (11lb). He's ebf on demand and is still quite slow at feeding and seems to suffer from terrible reflux. The paediatrician prescribed gaviscon after feeds but he frequenly just vomits it straight back up again. Sometimes he vomits up stuff that looks like curdled milk but other times (like this morning) he vomits back up pure milk and what seems like almost all his feed.
I'm really starting to struggle as it seems sometimes like he's only settled when he's on my boob. It's particularly bad in late afternoon which is really hard as by then I have DS1 (age 3) back from school. I'm almost at the point of wanting give up bf, but am worried that formula will jut make it worse. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with this better? The paediatrician has mentioned early weaning (at 4.5 months actual) but I'm not sure I want to go down that route as it seems so early....
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amyboo · 29/05/2013 08:01
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