It did sound a lot like reflux to me. Almost all of the babies in the PCN have it and the bassinets are all inclined. The more severe refluxers sleep in a danny sling with a wedge under their crip mattresses. If Aerin's reflux doesn't resolve in a few months, that's what I'm going to do. Here's where you can get them:
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Oh, I hope they find the cause! My heart goes out to all your family, SO.
I have always believed that babies that can't sleep and cry all the time are in some sort of pain or discomfort that we just don't understand and they are incapable of explaining to us. I can't tell you how many times I've had a baby cry incessantly, I think, "Go to sleep already!" I check, and then discover some previously unseen source of pain or discomfort (like a pacifier pinned under their back, or a pinch in their clothing, etc.) Then once it's fixed, they're fine.
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lord trousers-- Mommies do roll over on their babies sometimes. My father works for Child Protection, and he's had cases where that happened. Just thought I'd mention it.
This must be so hard. Let's hope and pray this will resolve space space babies troubles and he will soon start sleeping and thriving.
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How incredibly frustrating and worrying! It sounds like you really are trying everything and I'm sorry to hear the wee one is now in the hospital.
The only other thing I haven't seen mentioned here is maybe a wheat allergy? I assume you are not consuming caffeine?
Warm restful thoughts to the Opera family.
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That really make sense. It's good to have an idea why it's happening. Olivia was FTT too and it sucked. If your LC has not yet set you up with a nursing supplementer ( the formula is sucked down from a tiny tube taped next to the nipple), I'd highly suggest asking for one. WE used it with Livie for about a month, and I think it saved our breastfeeding relationship.
AMEN to everything lord trousers said.
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I know this is scary - but hopefully they'll find what's wrong and you and Space Space Baby will both be getting plenty of comfortable rest soon.
All my best wishes to you.
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quote:Originally posted by Theaca: His information is incorrect, though. You might HOPE everything he said is correct, but it isn't perfectly safe for anybody.
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Theaca, every single health care professional who has been involved with my children- 2 pediatricians, 2 midwife practices, and my own health care provider- have affirmed the safety of co-sleeping. In fact, the hospital based midwives I had my first child with activeley encourage mothers to co-sleep. There is a huge difference of opinions, medical and otherwise, and they seem to be fueled more by opionion than science. I don't think you can definitively prove co-sleeping is safe, any more than you can definitively prove crib sleeping is safe. While both a drunk co sleeping parent or a recalled crib can be evidence of one unsafe situation, the fact is that most parents are doing the best and the safest according to thier ability and knowledge, and babies still die, and we don't really know why. But whether these baies die in a crib or the family bed, a defect in the autonomic system is probably more likely to blame than where the baby was sleeping.
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I'm mostly going by the official AAP guidelines. Also, I thought CT had some good links last time we had a thread on this. I don't recall the specifics anymore. *points to Fyfe's post* I'm glad I don't have kids so I don't have to worry about it.
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There are LOTS of doctors who dispute the AAP guidelines on this. And LOTS who affirm them. I guess it all depends. Most doctors I've talked to about it say that whatever works for the family is best, as long as both parents are healthy, neither drinks before bed, neither smokes, neither uses drugs or is on medication that can cause heavy sleeping, and neither has a sleep disorder.
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*Points to AAP policy* We can point links at each other all day or just stop arguing about it.
I only pointed at Fyfe's links to say how scary these choices are and I'm glad I don't have to make them. I wasn't trying to prove anything.
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quote:Originally posted by Theaca: *Points to AAP policy* We can point links at each other all day or just stop arguing about it.
Actually, a pet peeve about the AAP policy is that it was formulated without reference to the AAP members who are breastfeeding experts. They (the breastfeeding experts) disagree with the policy.
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Well, as of Friday, Space Space Baby was back up to his birth weight of 8 pounds 4 ounces!
We're holding off on medication for now because keeping him inclined is helping dramatically. We're also not letting him go more than 3 hours without nursing - the two times we let him sleep almost 5 hours he was terribly crabby and swallowing a lot of junk back in his throat after eating.
He's both sleeping and nursing better. For most of today he's barely taken any formula after nursing, so that's good news! We go back to the doc on Wednesday for another weight check.
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Oh! I'm so glad to see that the little one is improving. I've been so concerned. Space Space Baby just has a different inclination than the rest of us. Who could have guessed?
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Yay! Hope things are still going well for you guys.
Daniel had reflux and needed a raised mattress, but as soon as the little bugger could scoot around we'd find him huddled in a tiny ball at the very bottom of the incline! Didn't seem to negatively affect him in any way, it was just funny to find him like that in the morning.
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I guess it all depends. Most doctors I've talked to about it say that whatever works for the family is best, as long as both parents are healthy, neither drinks before bed, neither smokes, neither uses drugs or is on medication that can cause heavy sleeping, and neither has a sleep disorder.
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