[tri-wings] Re: Weight issues with Vada

> Thanks again for responding. it is nice to know that she isn't the  
> only one
> with feeding issues.

((((((((((((Stacey)))))))))))

I'm sure you are very concerned, scared, and frustrated.  I've been  
there.  My daughter, Cheryl, was a projectile vomiter.  I didn't know  
that such a thing existed.  She would eat and then lose everything  
she had just eaten.  I was so scared that she would not make it and  
that something was terribly wrong.  Finally, the doctor told me to  
put her on a soy based formula instead of nursing her.  That didn't  
completely stop it, but it helped immensely.  Then, my brother's  
daughter was born a year later.  She had an eating problem, too.   
They called hers something that I should remember, but don't - (help  
needed here).  When she was about 3 weeks old they did surgery to  
repair the flap that opens her stomach.  It hadn't been opening.   
After that, she was fine.  No problems at all.  Then, my grandson had  
acid reflux - which all of us old fogies called colic.  My daughter- 
in-law said it WASN'T colic, but acid reflux.  They put him on  
Zantac, and he did fine.  My great-nephew, the son of my nephew the  
MD, also had colic as described by his dad.  He had a terrible time  
crying after each feeding and just being really cranky and not  
sleeping.  His mom, a physician's assistant, finally realized that  
she had been taking a certain med since he was born - maybe even a  
vitamin, I'm not sure.  And when she stopped taking that, he was able  
to eat and sleep without any problems.

My advice, you just need to find out what the REAL cause of the  
problem is, and address it.  If it is acid reflux, she will probably  
not need it for very long.  My grandson didn't.  And it certainly  
helped him.  He is a strong, happy two year old right now.  Did she  
start this before you started her on the formula?  If so, it probably  
isn't the formula.  Think back to when it started.  And good luck.   
I'm sure it will work out just fine.  Being so concerned is hard on  
you, but it is also good that you are because the doctors aren't  
around her all of the time, like you are.

Hugs,
Sheila Helleson

MN Grandma to:  Hope (T-18   11-1-1) & Alison (2+ years but so grown  
up); Cadence (5 & loving Kindergarten) and Bridge (almost 3 & all boy)
Mom to Cheryl (& Denny);  Wade (& Charity)
Wife of almost 35 years to Richard

"Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."   
Swedish Proverb





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