First off, ds loves his bottle. He loves to eat. That being said, he is crying when he eats his bottle and it's like it hurts him. He's obviously hungry so i know it's not that he's not hungry. Doc was like, "try a different bottle" and I just know this is silent reflux or reflux. He has done this a few times before but it is every feeding now in the past 24 hours. We have switched to sensitive formula weeks ago (he also gets about half breast milk).
1. Does this sound like reflux or do you have any other ideas?
2. What can I do? My doc said at a previous appt. that he doesn't really give meds for reflux if they are doing well and thriving. DS is 11 lbs at 6 weeks so he's doing well in that arena.
Re: DS crying when drinking bottle?help
We go through the same thing a lot. He would happily chug down a few ounces, then suddenly stop and scream his head off, WTF? We started putting gas drops in every bottle and noticed a huge improvement. Also switched from Avent to Born Free bottles, because he seemed to be sucking in too much air. In general, my kid seems to be a fairly difficult eater so we've also kind of accepted that fact. He eats plenty and has gained a ton of weight, he's just a PITA during feedings.
Another little trick is giving the paci first to calm him down a bit before putting the bottle back in. I let him get in a good sucking rhythm then quickly yank the paci out and put the bottle in before he notices, this almost always works.
The biggest culprit is a hidden burp stuck in there, that seems to torture him until we get it out. Sometimes it takes forever, but once those burps come out, Whew! Sooo much better!
We went through the exact same thing!!! DD screamed at almost every feeding. When I spoke to her doctor she just chalked it up to colic. We tried 4 different types of bottles, gas drops, warming her formula, everything we could think of. I knew in my gut something was wrong. So I took her to a different pediatrician and she suggested that maybe DD wasn't tolerating her formula very well. She switched her from Similiac sensitive to Nutramigen. OMG what a world of difference. She is like a different baby. Bottom line if you think something is going on with your DS, go with your gut. Get her checked out even if you have to get a second opinion. Good luck!!!
update: new bottles did not help at night
I made dh call the doc b/c they just don't seem to be taking me seriously. the little guy was eating 5 oz and now is taking about 3 and he is in pain after eating too and it breaks my heart.