HAS ANY ONE EXAMINED HER ORAL CAVITY?
I ASSUME MOM HAS TRIED FEEDING HER LYING ON HER BACK WITH THE BABY ON TOP OF
HER TO GO AGAINST GRAVITY.
PATTY
>From: Shaya & Jessica Billowitz <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion
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>Subject: screaming baby
>Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:38:33 +0200
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>Hello everyone,
>I am wondering if anyone can offer any help or suggestions here.
>I just saw a baby 9 weeks old, 3.700 at birth, now weighing 5.852.
>Fat adorable baby.
>She has begun pulling and crying at breast. The first month, things were
>fine with the breastfeeding. Slowly she began to take a long time to
>settle after the feeds, then began throwing up afterwards. Went to Gastro
>and now on Maalox which stopped the spitting up.
>Now the baby will only eat in her sleep.
>I saw her suck for about 2 minutes with a terribly panicked look on her
>face, the minute there was a letdown, off and screamed hysterically. She
>had transferred only 10 cc.
>Typical overactive MER and probably oversupply, although at this point
>supply is dwindling.
>Mom is pumping to guard supply.
>Baby will suck on breast after mom pumps everything out. Baby will suck a
>bottle until the first drop comes out and then begin a hyper gagging
>motion.
>On plain finger, baby does not gag, even when inserted to soft palate. I
>tried then to insert a FF tube, and minute liquid came, baby gagged. This
>mother is up in arms, because yesterday she did not sleep at all, and
>therefore did not nurse at all. She is only not dehydrated because of what
>the mom manages to feed her in her sleep. It is extremely hot here.
>Previous child was also miserable and was diagnosed with reflux, but she
>said this is even worse.
>At about 6 weeks, the baby had one bottle of milk formula and broke out
>with a severe rash and was hospitalized. This WAS NOT the first milk
>formula bottle she had had. But since then, no formula, and mother said
>she refuses to take a bottle anyway. I had suggested trying a super soft
>nipple (B-Free) (I was concerned with dehydration) and mother said today
>that she plays with it, sucks a little, and then screams when pumped milk
>actually comes out.
>We are trying to get an appointment with a BF friendly Pediatric Gastro,
>but first appointment is only on Aug. 28th.
>Mom has 3 other kids under the age of 5.
>I will appreciate any suggestions I can get, as I am worried.
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>Jessica Billowitz, IBCLC
>Israel
>
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