Colic News

Today Ella Grace is 9 weeks. In colic world that translates to..."almost to the end of this craziness..."

She still does not eat properly for her age. She should be up to around 4oz every 4 hours and instead we are lucky sometimes if she will take 3oz every 4-5 hours. The doctor says that some babies do not eat as much as others but this still is very concerning to me. She was moved from Zantac to Prilosec this week because the doctor concluded that the Zantac was not successfully controlling the acid reflux and since the change she has choked and spit up less than before.

We are still unsure as to what the actual "cause" of all this madness may be. Finally at wits end I broke down and called the doctor the other day and practically demanded that they refer us to a GI Specialist so that she can be checked over to ensure that we are not overlooking something mroe serious. I hate the label of colic because I think it is thrown around too much whenever a baby is more irritable than the norm. However, sometimes there very well may be some larger problem that exists that is not being addressed. I just feel for my child and worry that she may be suffering more than I can even imagine. Therefore I was prompted to call and demand this referral and we are now going to see the GI doctor on the 20th of next month.

On the upside, she is having more periods of contentment during the day and is slightly easier to put to bed at night. She has been on the soy for about 7 days and thus far it is at least helping her to get some much needed rest.

I will continue to update as she grows and changes. Hopefully we will see some drastic improvement in her eating over the next few weeks. She is such a small little thing that I can not help but worry about her.

God Bless!