Connor’s eating has been going downhill – and now he is barely taking anything at all. We sleep fed him 5 ozs last night at 10pm and when he got up at 7:30 he didn’t want to eat – we had to fight to get him to take 2ozs.
I don’t understand it at all – he’s happier than he has ever been and I honestly feel like his reflux is under control. I know that medication doesn’t stop the spitting up but he hasn’t spit up through his nose in at least a week, and that used to happen multiple times per day. When he does spit up, it doesn’t bother him and his breath doesn’t smell acidic anymore like it had. When he’s awake he’s happy (where he used to scream all the time) and he can actually stay awake for a few hours happily. Tummy time doesn’t bother him anymore, he’s pooping normally – it all should add up to a happy baby, right? So why won’t he eat?
I’m so so so upset – of course I go back to work on Monday and he starts at daycare a week from Monday, so I’m a wreck about this. I called his ped yesterday and spoke to a nurse who told me to watch it for the weekend and if it doesn’t improve to bring him in on Monday to be weighed, so DH can bring him in since he has the day off. He did have a cold and still sounds a bit junky in his throat, but it’s mostly gone – could that alone be the reason for his not eating? I don’t know – my gut is telling me that’s not it, but I have no idea what it could be.
Do any of you have any ideas? I’m at a loss and just so so sad.
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