Reflux - Vent!

I am one VERY stressed out mummy right now......

I feel so alone with all this reflux crap, I feel like no one understands just how damn hard it is dealing with it(apart from you girls), and a 17 month old and trying to look after myself(which I'm not cos I feel like sh*t).

I just want my baby to be happy and I want to enjoy her and I'm not and that makes me feel awful! Some days I just feel like running away from her

I don't even know how I get through the days sometimes. Today she cried 80% of the time!

She is finally on losec, its day 7 today, after seeing 3 Dr's the 3rd Dr(my family dr) gave is losec as he saw first hand what she is like and he knew right away what was wrong, if those other stupid Dr's had listened to me she would have been on Losec weeks ago! We go back Friday for a review and to see if she needs more than 5mg a day, which I know she does.

Im just so tired and I feel like a zombie

Thanks Marisa

I think just getting it all out helped too, and just hearing some reassurance that it does get better *sigh*

Thank goodness Caden is such a good little boy and doesn't cause me extra problems! lol

I hear ya luv! My bub was on ranitidine but it wasn't strong enough. I had to go to three bloody doctors and then the third referred me to a paediatrician who finally gave me losec - bub was by then 7.5 months. He has improved a lot and will actually sleep in his cot at nite instead of with me! One b**ch of a doctor told me to leave him to cry! The nerve!

You are not alone! My reflux bub is difficult too, and you really can't talk to mums with non-reflux babies about sleeping, because they never really get it. I feel like s**t most of the time too!

Good luck and good vibes to ya, and lets hope our bubbas grow out of reflux soon!

sorry- need to vent/bitch......
FIL and MIL are driving me nuts- always have... I wont go into details as its totally irrational.
Yesterday- I overheard FIL saying to BIL: "Its so great that his wee tummy doesnt hurt anymore and he is always so content and smiling"   WTF!!!!!!!!   It got me so mad. They have NOOOOOOOO idea. GOD it pisses me off. They used to do this a lot until they saw first hand what a reflux session looked like- they were ready to take him to the hospital he was so worked up- we were like- "see, this is what its like for us"
People just dont understand.

AND THEN: FIL is sitting behind Locks as he has only just in the last 2 days started sitting on his own.... and then he just gets up and walks away! Sure enough Locks starts falling backwards rightly thinking that we are there to support him (I assumed wrongly I could trust my son with his grandad), and luckily SIL is there to catch him. I saw all this from the kitchen- and was so upset I was speachless. Talk about careless. Imagine if he had just slammed his head back.
shudder to think.

Sorry vent over. for now. dont mean to sound ungrateful for family.
A bit off topic- sorry .. the first bit is a reflux vent though I guess.


Edited by KitKat

Just wanted to say I hate this....I want one full nights sleep, I don't want to be bitten, I want to eat what ever I want with out consequences.

I'm sick of being woken every 2 hours during the night. It's not as if it's a wake & go straight back to sleep!

I don't want to speak too soon, but Mac has/had Colic and a bit of reflux.
I took him to a Cranial Osteopath last week. She warned me he could be worse for a week or so then get better. Well it's a week today and I haven't had any episodes out of him for the last 2-3 days.

Might be worth a shot for those of you at your wits end.

Hugs to you all. I can only imagine what you're going through with Reflux but I know Colic was hell.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGh

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooo over it!!!!!!!!!!!

No more whining, no more spewing, no more no more!!! I wish they would stop saying he is feeding off MY emotions!! Please say its not MY fault!!!!

argh

Is he on Losec? What's his diet like? Sorry don't know how extreme you have got in the quest for a settled baby.

Huge hugs to you. My first was very very much the same. She just couldn't cope with anything. She cried anywhere except at home and wouldn't even let her grandparents hold her. If we even sneezed at the other end of the house she would melt down and once she was crying it was so hard to rein her in. She'd only sleep 20mins at a time for a long time. We tried reflux meds to no avail so it seemed all her issues were sensory. I won't go into details (though let me know if you want them!) but overall it got much better when she could walk and although she remained quite full on it just got better and better with time. Now at 3.5 she is a very well adjusted and happy kid. She is extroverted, confident and full of fun. Her only issues now are being a picky eater and not sleeping well...but her sleep disorder is another story.

It is so hard watching your baby struggling in the world...I totally understand. It feels like it will never end and it is so hard not being able to fix it for them.

It is also hard when people tell you it will get better but it feels like you're drowning in today. However, from someone who has been there...it will get better. It is unlikely his development will be slowed but even if it is he will catch up. And most of all...he will not remember. Before you know it he will be a happy, well adjusted kid racing around laughing.

The biggest problem is that YOU will remember. I had another friend in a similar situation and all the advice I could give was to try not to lose herself in it. I can't really say how to do that as I failed in that regard. However, as he won't be harmed long term and he won't remember, all you can do is do your best for him and take care of you. My friend recently told me that my advice really helped her to cope and get through it intact hence why I am now passing the same advice to you.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions at all. Hugs again.

I am hearing you! I really believe reflux babies are sooooo much more sensitive to those around them. DS2 is really temperamental but the poor child is still dragged out to things as DS1 wouldn't cope not going out. DS1 will not sleep in public and just screams if noise gets too loud.

I do ask for help but only from my parents as they get that at times I am on the edge and don't make me feel incapable. DH's parents don't get how bad it is and always comment on how good he is which makes me insane.

DS is on ranitadine and it is doing great so far but should probably be on losec but refuse to give in to it. I would see another dr.