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08-20-2007, 01:48 PM
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Hello, I'm brand new here. My wife gave birth to our son, Brian, in May of this year. Of the two of us, I'm definitely more of the worrier. I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this: You start to feed your infant from the bottle and a moment later, he/she is screaming bloody murder and arching away from the bottle. Now, Brian is being treated for acid reflux. So I don't think its that. What seems to be happening is that he drinks too fast and it goes down the wrong pipe. This hasn't been a constant problem but it has reared its head a bit more recently. It may happen two to three times a week. Today, the 20th, it has been going for most of the feedings today. I'm just wondering: Has this happened to anyone else? If so, what do you think it is and what have you done about it? | ||
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08-20-2007, 01:53 PM
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I didn't bottle feed so I am not much help. I have heard that some babies have more problems on formula and it might cause his acid reflux to act up. I would talk to his doctor and think about switching formulas
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08-20-2007, 06:56 PM
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my son did tat every once in a while, we switched to a soy formula and it seemed to help. talk to his Dr as soon as you can though, it must be hard to see him in pain. Also are you using a fast, or slow nipple? | ||
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08-21-2007, 01:04 PM
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when my daughter was about 2 months old she had somthing a little different than this, She did scream when eating and arch her back (a lot) and she was treated for acid reflex. She also had perjectile vomiting too... At first they though it was her stomach (the opening not being able to hold food in), but ultrasound didn't show that (and she was gaining weight fine). Then they switched her to soy formula (this made it worse).. They put her on a few different meds, When I didn't see an improvement I decided to switch her formula to a new formula I saw in a magazine (Enfamil gentalease - for baby's with fussiness and gas - its in a purple can)... She did fine ever since (switching to milk at a year went fine too)
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08-21-2007, 02:38 PM
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Enfamil gentalease is great, we tried that and it worked great fr a while for a while than we had to switch because he was started spitting up a lot and the doc thought soy would help. I would highly recommend the gentalease though | ||
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08-22-2007, 11:53 AM
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We went to the doctor today and he put Brian on soy formula. This was as much for the diarrhea he has had as the screaming during feeding. The first go around with feeding with the soy formula was less than stellar but he did eat after about a 5 minute freak out. I wonder if it was because he has just developed a reaction that every time he is feed it is going to be an unpleasant experience. At the least, he isn't losing any weight. He came in at 13 lbs. Just about a month ago, he was 11 lbs. and some ounces. Thank you for the support, everyone. | ||
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08-22-2007, 12:05 PM
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well as long as he's growing that's all good, good luck with the soy, it seems to have worked for us. Mu daughter was on soy too. just a little warning though, from our experience it makes the poop green and extra stinky  | ||
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08-22-2007, 01:20 PM
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I can't imagine its any worse than the diarrhea. And his poop has ranged from a mustard yellow to a greenish brown. And any smell will be better than the rotten onion smell that has been in coming out recently. As an afterthought, has anyone else been driven away from certain foods because the poop has smelled a certain way? I noticed his poop, at one point, smelled an awful lot like burnt popcorn. | ||
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08-23-2007, 07:12 AM
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lol at burnt popcorn. sorry as I said I have little experience in anything besides BM poo which is a very distint smell no matter whos baby. You are right it probably is a fear of eating he ahs. It should subside. I would definately watch it, A LOT of babies who are lactose intolerant are also soy intoleratnt. GASSY babies is not the normal. It should not hurt them. If he is still having problems on the new formula, don't hesitate to tell your doc. He may need a prescription formula that is both lactose and soy free. They are pricey but... its your babies comfort we are talking about
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