This may be grasping at straws.  What about the wet diapers?  Do they have a sweet smell to them?  Just thinking Maple Syrup Urine, though rare I have worked with 1 infant and it sounds a lot like that.  If not I am a great fan of good competant Chiropractor's and have had success with one helping a mother to continue to breast feed after adjustments.



Date:    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:04:03 -0700
From:    "Jaye Simpson, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Couple of interesting and challenging cases...

Hi everyone - I need help!

 

I've had a run of toughies and I am looking for some ideas, input -
whatever!  I have full permission from all moms to post: Here we go:

 

Case 1.  (case 2 and 3 in the next post)

 

Baby 8 wks old.  Very fast delivery.  No meds, no forceps or vacuum.  BF
great first 12 hours then suddenly refused to BF for 12 hours - would scream
at breast.  LC in hosp (who I know and is good) assisted and helped baby to
get back on.  But mom felt something wasn't right. Baby has never been a
'great nurser' according to mom.  The first 4-5 wks she had constant pain
with nursing with L-O pain starting at 5-6 and settling to 2-3.  At 3 wks of
age he started "freaking" at breast - even when he was hungry (I just
thought about overactive let-down which I will ask mom about today) - he
would root, lick and gum the breast "violently" until he would finally after
several minutes - latch.  At age 2 wks mom reported a horrible smell coming
from babies mouth.  Ped thought that behavior and smell might be related to
reflux so started baby on Zantac - it has helped the smell and a tiny bit of
his behavior.  Mom also took dairy out of her diet per Ped to see if that
would help too.  She is not sure it has.  Mom reported baby's suck as always
weak - he would do better on the breast in the mornings when the breasts
were more full but toward the later part of the day (when the breasts were
softer and more flaccid) things would get worse and the angry behavior of
baby would progress to the point of nearly non-stop screaming leaving
everyone exhausted.

 

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