Back from taking Megan to the PED

coasterqueen wrote: Well yesterday was a pretty bad day and overnight was even worse. Megan stayed up all night last night screaming non-stop, she spit-up every feeding yesterday, projectile vomited her feeding this morning and the projectile vomited all over the PED when we were there.

When Dh got home last night he took Megan for me so I could relax and later go to bed early. He couldn't get her to stop screaming though and so I only got an hour before he brought her in to me. I spent all night trying to find ways to get her to stop screaming and eventually by 4 in the morning I was crying harder than she was and woke DH up to help me. He helped for about an hour then gave her back to me. He had a huge job due today so I understood. He at least gave me an hour sleep.

Anyways, the PED doesn't want to do any upper GI tests because he says she's been gaining 10 ounces the last three weeks and she appears healthy. I was afraid he'd want to and I didn't want to put her through that. He said we just have another colicky baby. Apparently I can't get lucky the second time by getting an easy baby who sleeps through the night, etc. Why me?

He said she wasn't sick with a cold or anything like that. He said the yellow snot stuff was just bile that kept coming up when she'd spit up. I guess I just never noticed it before yesterday. And her congestion was just worse because she was spitting up even more than normal. SIGH. Why me? Why her?

Soooo he gave us Zantac and some other oral drop stuff to help with colic. She also has a HORRIBLE diaper rash because if she's not spitting up milk she's forcefully pooping it out. I swear I change her diapers 2x as much as I did Kylie's. So her bum is just so sore from pooping so much.

PED promises me by 4 months she'll be a whole new baby. HUH? I want my happy baby now I go back to work before she's 4 months, how in the world am I to get any sleep. I mean I didn't get any from Kylie but at least she didn't scream as long as I was holding her. Megan just screams bloody murder

I think I should just go back to sleep and wake up from this dream I'm in and when I wake up I'll have my happy baby. I just feel so bad for her.

moped replied: I feel for you - Jack was colicky and someone once told me something that really helped me:

It is more important to stay calm than to stop the crying.................I laughed but one night I thought about it over and over and it really helped. Jack was a whole new baby and you will be ok..............so sorry

Jen

ediep replied: oh Karen, I am so sorry. You must be exhausted!!! I sure hope that the zantac helps the spitting up.
(((((huge hugs)))))

jcc64 replied: Karen, How does he know it's not viral? Can't the vomitting be a sign- she was exposed to those kids last week? It sounds like he was kind of quick to jump to the colic diagnosis, doesn't it- or has this been going on longer than I think? In any event, my thoughts are with you, you sound exasperated and totally worn down. Is there any other family that can give you a break?

DansMom replied: Wow, that is quite an ordeal. Karen, you must be wiped out! I hope the Zantac does the trick. Hugs to the whole family

JAYMESMOM replied: I feel for you. Luckily we did not have the colic with Jayme but we did go thru similar problems when I fed her rice cereal. It took me two weeks to realize that is was the rice and we had to switch to barley. But I remember thinking that she could sense how I felt and if I was stressed it was making her worse. Some nights I would just sit in the chair and deep breath trying to get my good vibe feelings to her. There isn't much you can do unfortunately but wait it out so why not try to pass the calmness to your child.

Good Luck and my prayers are with you.

mammag replied: I hope things get better for you soon so you can get some sleep. I went through one night last night and I don't think I could handle it long term.

kimberley replied: oh hon, i am sorry you are having such a rough time. try not to take that 4 month thing to heart. she could be better in a few weeks for all he knows. and she is probably feeding off your stress and anxiety too, hence the screaming. i wish there was more i could do. could you maybe hire a mommy's helper for a couple of weeks so you can heal and get better and get sleep? is your letdown getting any better? p&pt your way that things get easier soon

julesmom replied: My first son was a nightmare as a newborn. The ped. even gave me some kind of strong pain reliever for him so he'd stop crying so much. Then, an older woman recommended I cut all dairy out of MY diet.

I did and what a difference. He was allergic to dairy! I was bf him, so he got what I ate.

Eventually, he was able to tolerate my drinking 4oz of milk, but no more then that. I had to give up all milk products, but he could handle butter. Just no ice cream for mom. But, it made him a happy baby again!

I eventually weaned him to soy formula at 1yr and he stayed on that until he was 2. Then he went onto reg. milk, alittle at a time. He is 6 now and seems fine with milk.

You might want to give that a try. Just an idea.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I'm sorry Karen, that sounds miserable for both of you! I hope she gets better a lot sooner than four months!

kit_kats_mom replied: I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. It is never easy to hear your baby cry. And when you are going on a lack of sleep, it's even harder. I know you've got to be exhausted and frayed but hang in there. It will get better.

Dang! I even sent some extra strong *~* Easy baby vibes *~* to you Wonder where they ended up? Hmmm
Hugs dear.

gr33n3y3z replied: I'm sorry your having a hard time
I wish I could help you

amynicole21 replied: Karen, I'm so sorry to hear that! I wish there was something I could do to help. I hope for everyone's sake that the doc was wrong and this is just some sort of bug that she'll get over with in a few days. Sending lots of get better wishes your way.

A&A'smommy replied: OH Karen I'm so sorry hun!!! ((((BIG HUGS)))) that must be HORRIBLE I wish I could come and help you!! I hope the zantec helps!!

amymom replied: I hope it all gets better for you soon.

jules mom said:


This is pretty much how it happened with my now 8 yr old daughter, she still cannot take much dairy. We now allow her about 8 oz of ice cream a week. But, she has almost no other dairy in her life. She never had regular formula, when I stopped BF she went on Alimentum until she was two. She also had reflux.

Good Luck, I hope you get sleep tonight.

3_call_me_mama replied: Hugs to you! Hope you are a able to catch a few zzzzz's this weekend. ANd i hope things look up for you!

mommy2owen replied: hope it gets better soon!