Hi all,
I've posted in a couple of places that my babe, Massimo, is congested at night. I use nosefrida and saline, burp him after he feeds, I have a humidifier with a cool mist, raised his bassinet near his head a bit (but he ended up at the other end of bassinet one night so that freaked me out).etc.
Tonight, after 2 hours of sleep, his noises woke me up..I took him out of his swaddle and I found him curled up, head tilted back with spit up coming out...choking. I yelled at my husband and we got the spit out, put him on my DH arm belly down and patted his back to get him to spit or burp, undressed him, used nosefrida and "burped" him some more. He was breathing and kinda crying the whole time so that kept us sane. This was really freaky!! I have never been so scared in my life. He is better now and fed....I burped him a few times between his feed because I'm so scared.
I have him sleeping on his tummy at this moment because he is lying on my chest. I don't want to move until it is time to get up. Poor baby. Any other moms dealing with this? I think this is reflux and will be going to the doctor. I'm wondering if the doctor will suggest sleeping on his side vs back. I don't want to see that happen again!
Re: Acid Reflux, gas, grunting, congestion
Hope this mucus stage goes away soon. He doesn't have a cold.
#1 - had acid reflux. She would literally throw up exorcist style if placed on her back. She also had poor weight gain. She also would arch her back during feeds and look generally in pain. She was put on Zantac and that helped tremendously. She had to sleep propped up and mostly in my arms for the first few months until it got a little better with medicine.
#2 - was a noisy breather and spit up a lot as well. We tried Zantac per pedi Initial dx as acid reflux. I wasn’t convinced because he did not present like my daughter. He was gaining weight and didn’t appear to be in pain during feeding. When he spit up. It didn’t have the smell hers did and looked like he wasn’t bothered by it. His turned out to be allergies/food intolerances for his first 2 years. I had to go on an elimination diet and over time try to add things in. He ended up being dairy, oat, and berry free for up to 2 years.
#3 - babe is 5 weeks. He’s a my nosiest breather. He does snore but a lot of noises sound more like from his throat. He has nothing in his nose. He spits up too, but it doesn’t appear to bother him and he doesn’t seem in pain. I’m also frequently feeding him to try and clear breast milk jaundice that he currently has that we haven’t been able to resolve.
Do you have a rock n play? What about placing him in that to keep him inclined when sleeping. I’ve used it for both my sons and it’s been a lifesaver. Have you talked to your doctor? All three of mine have had their own separate issues which has been challenging because I’m always dealing with new things one had that the others didn’t. I’m getting used to the noisy breathing and get nervous when I wake or don’t hear him now but either was it’s scary and nerve wracking especially at nighttime.
What positions work best for feeding your little dears with reflux? The article mentions the laying back and also a koala position but I think my babe is too small for that.
My husband does the first adjustment by hanging them upside down by their feet and they adjust themselves through their mid and lower back by twisting their own body(its really cool that they just know to do it.) then does their neck.
I wrote a message in the sleep help thread about the rock and play. My babe is sleeping so nicely in it but I'm reading now about safety to sleep in there and everything I find says it's not safe. Maybe I should ask my doctor?.. I hope it is fine because he seems to be so comfy in there.
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Side note: I noticed that he squirms about 6 minutes after he is breastfed...and I've learned that he needs a burp when he does that and then he feels better. He also looks like he's in pain when he tries to poo lately, throws his arms around a bit...not sure if its pain or he's just tired. Lastly I noticed that his urine smells, and he cries when he has a wet diaper (not during). I wasn't able to smell it a week ago. He doesn't have a fever, he is eating well, and is hydrated.
Is this all normal? Am I being too anxious or would you go to the doctor too? I will call them in the AM.
He is 7 weeks today....I do hope its normal to smell his urine already. I don't think its a UTI per google..he doesn't have a fever. Ugh I'm a paranoid mama. Lol
Hope the doctor is able to give you some answers.
We went to our doctor and he said that mucus stuck in his throat (he spat it out). My son was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux... We didn't have a humidifier in our room at that time, so we had to buy it. Doc said that for better sleep (and breath) we can buy a cool mist one. I think this and the right meds helped my son to get cured and recover after this disease.
I wish your little one is OK now.