Waited TWO MONTHS for nothing!

Johanna,

I’m so sorry about your appointment. Of course I can’t say for sure whether I believe he has reflux or not, but it certainly seems that she was extremely unsupportive and possibly incompetent. Reflux is not caused by over feeding, though over feeding can certainly aggravate it. 28 – 30 ounces is (from my experience) on the high side of normal intake for infants, so I wouldn’t consider that over feeding.

Ok, so she thinks he’s over fed, so then why add cereal to the mix? Won’t he be more over fed with cereal? Her logic just doesn’t make sense to me.

So, why the carafate if she thinks he’s just an overfed and fussy infant? Isn’t carafate used to soothe a sore esopagus?

And, why not do the stool sample while you were there after waiting two long months to see her?

I’d be upset, too. Actually I’d be livid. You wait two months for this? I know your head is probably spinning at this point…..but what I’d do is look for another GI right away and make an appointment, and then see if you can work with your pediatrician or family physician until you get into to see the new GI.

Who prescribed the 30 mg of Prevacid? Will you be able to continue with that? How long has he been on it and have you noticed any change?

Tell us again what his symptoms are so maybe some of us can help you sort things out.

Good luck. I know it sucks. It took me months to get Myles properly diagnosed and properly treated, and my first refluxer was never properly treated. It was horrible…and I know exactly how you feel.

Looking for GI: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=660

and, just for you:http://www.koalamommas.com/

follow your mommy instincs? thats what i would do.
many of us moms on here have gotten horrible advice from doctors. i was told my son was “just colicky”, then another time in the ER i was told i was over feeding him, and that he didnt have reflux.

who cares if neocate is expensive. if it will make your little one feel better, thats all that matters. i am broke as a joke because of my sons neocate and zegerid, but im just glad he is happy and not in pain.

I agree with Laura. Tell her that you need the script, b/c as she said, the neocate is expensive and you’d like your insurance to pay. Good luck.

He eats about 28 to 30 ounces per day (on a very good day) and he’s 5 months old! I haven’t read anywhere that that is “overfeeding.”

That doesn’t sound like overfeeding to me- babies need 150mls per kilo of body weight per day- so if 7 kilos thats 1050 mls or about 30 ounces (divided by the number of feeds of course not all at once-LOL).

Alana is 4 months and about 7 kilos and she takes about this each day. She’s a bit on the pudgy side- but if she would only grow a few more cm upwards we’d be right I asked my maternal child and health nurse and pead about this and their response- don’t worry about feeding any baby to much…there is not such thing…you can’t overdose on formula milk…maybe if it were chocolate bars there might be a problem!!

I would fax her a letter myself- highlighting the flaws in her logic (which have been articulated well by yourself and the others who have replied) and asking her if she has anything else to add!!!! But then, when I get mad the b&%tch in me comes out! You could point out that “fussy infant” is not a diagnostic criteria in the international disease classification system (ICD-11)! and therefore does she have any other BRIGHT ideas based on all her years of medical training (ie one well established by the medical community!!!)

I’m not sure of how the health system works over there, but honestly, I had the most luck with my GP. I have even cancelled my pead appointment because it is pretty much a waste of time! GPs seem open to try things and take advice in my experience. There is also more of them so you can shop around. Not sure if they can give you a script for neocate though (over here only a pead can)- that may be the stumbling block.