Desperate need help my lo refuse eating !!!

Maryng10

Hi my lo started screaming at the bottle at 4 months ; he is now 6m.. Always formula feed.. He found out that he has allergy to dairy and soy.. The fear of eating is so bad that he refuse to eat.. He is on Prilosec and now in elecare formula.. He is seeing gi feeding specialist .. He has a lot I tests done and all fine so far .. The team think he just had so muh anxiety and fear with eating .. And we have to teach him happy eating behaviors .. I am at him 24/7 by myself and every feeding is exhausting ... If he doesnot maintain or gain weight .. They will have to admit him
Just asking anyone been through this or know situation similar to this that can share your input !! I have been trying hard to feed him happily but exhaustion and sleep deprvr can't keep me running .. Please help

ayezzi07

Yes! My daughter was refusing to eat on 7/1. We brought her to doctor 4 times over the next two weeks, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong. After two weeks of dealing with her not eating and being unconsoleable, she onky ate 4 ounces with screaming between each ounce. Her pedi had us go to the hospital to assess and get fluids. The ped team thought her reflux might be getting worse and her throat/esophagus was in pain or a milk protein allergy. The GI dr insisted it was a milk protein allergy and wouldn't listen to us or the nurses. The GI doctor wanted us to try Elecare, but she refused it-- it tastes nasty and she was in pain. When she refused, he said we could feed her by tube for up to 60 days-- there was no way I was doing that when he was dismissing our concerns. We ended up having her transferred to another hospital. They did a ph impedance probe, which indicated that the reflx was gong high up her esophagus and very acidic. They slso find a gastric emptying study-- it showed she had delayed gastric emptying, which is probably why fluid was staying high on her esophagus. The doctors said reflux/gerd peek at 6 months, but usually resolves on its own. She's on a few medications-- they've made a HUGE difference!