Grizzly babies

this sounds just like toby fiona...he has only recently started growing out of it and is two in july.

there may not be anything actually wrong with gabrielle. did you check out that link i posted re sensitive chidren on your other thread?

i know it can be hard and very draining emotionally but sometimes all we can do is give in and just sit and cuddle our babies...or have you thought about carrying her in a sling or baby carrier. i know that toby hated it when i left a room and wanted to be as close to me as possible.    

wanted to say too that every times i have met you and your daughter she seemed lovely and not troublesome at all ... ( i know too tho that they can appear very different to others and when not at home.)

Thanks Deborah. Yeap, I've read the stuff about sensitive / high-needs babies but I get the feeling something is bugging Elle. She doesn't like to be cuddled or carried in a pack or sling, she is definately an independent "let me do my thing" kinda girl :). She has improved during outings etc so I'm grateful for that.

Hi there, i was reading your story ticking things off on my fingers and then when you said she tips her head to one side i knew i would have to reply to you.

Does she snore or sound rattly when she breathes? Does she gulp alot? This may have been more when she was a little bubba. Does she have the hiccups often? What about spilling?

I may be going down the wrong track but im thinking GORD (reflux). My youngest had it and alot of the things you have just said your girl has are classic reflux signs. Unfortunatly some paeds dont beleive in "reflux" and sometimes it can take a while to get diagnosed.

I might be going down totally the wrong track here but thought it was worth a mention, just incase. here is a good link to the nz support group and you can read up on symptoms etc. crying over spilt milk

Losec didnt make alot of diffrence for my daughter either. But i knew thats what her problem was. When she hit the 12 month mark it was like a switch just flicked and she was a totally diffrent kid.

There is also a natural product on the market called rhuger it does not interfere with the losec and could be worth trying. the phone number is either 08004rhuger or 08002rhuger..

the allergy testing before 12 months isnt totally failsafe either so sometimes it pays to treat them as if they have an allergy even if tests say that they dont. 1/3 of all children with reflux have a milk protein allergy so if you are BF try cutting out all products that contain milk or milk derrivitives (sp) in your diet, for 3 weeks. It means checking packets of everything but well worth the trial if it works. The ladies at nutricia have a very helpful little book that they can send out to you. If she is on formula ask your doctor or paed if you can trial pepti jnr or neocate. This can be done by just getting your practice nurse to phone up nutricia and getting them to post you out a couple of tins.

Also another thing jaydes paed did was put in her facial characteristics into a computer and found out that because of her facial features she could of had a specific handicap, we tested for this and she didnt have it, thankgoodness.

What is her feeding like? if you think you need a break from that you can ask for a naso gastric tube to be fitted for a week or so just to give you both a break. I found this a godsend.

Re the losec. It wont work unless the dose is right. I dont know what she is on but for Jayde to have any relief she was up to 15mg at one point and she wasnt a heavy baby.