A couple weeks ago I took my then 4week old to the doctor to see about some problems breathing and some choking she was having. They told me she had acid reflux and to hold her upright after feeding, feed her less, and burp every ounce.

We’ve been doing all of that. And the last two days, even though she’s been more fussy, she has been spitting up less. Until today.

Today, I watched her projectile throw up across her bassinet. I calmed her down and laid her in bed with me so I could keep an eye on her. She threw up again and it made her cough and scares her. She cried for an hour.

I get an appointment right away. And the doctors decided I’m feeding her too much and to simply feed her less. That’s it. That’s all the help they gave me.

Yes, I am aware she eats more than normal. 4oz almost every 2-3 hours. Sometimes with a couple ounces in between.

Here’s what happened when I tried what they suggested:

My fiancé fed her the 4 oz. 2 hours later, she woke up crying and hungry. I tried my best to space out the feedings like suggested. She became so upset her whole body was red and she was screaming so badly that she couldn’t breathe. I said screw this. I’ll feed her. (This was maybe 5 minutes of trying to wait it out)

So, I tried doing 2 oz. like they suggested. She kept crying and was hungry. I caved and gave her 2 more. But I switched it to the gentle/sensitive formula to see if that would help.

She’s kept it down and has been asleep now for 3 hours. The only problem we’re facing now is that when we lay her flat in the bassinet, she starts screaming! She will only sleep in our arms or in her rocker.

My question is... why wouldn’t they give her Zantac or suggest a change of formula?! Give me something to do other than what I have been doing already that’s CLEARLY not working?!

Extra rant:

While I was getting her dressed again at the doctors, she was screaming her head off! Like she’d been doing for hours. A nurse walked by and said “what the hell are you doing to that poor baby?!” She opens the door to see me trying to get her in her car seat and apologized. She thought I was someone else. Still, made me feel like a shitty mother.

Then, in the waiting room, everyone is looking at me like they hate me because she’s crying. To top it off, some ass cuts me in line to check out.

Anyway... she’s grown 2 inches and 3 lbs in 1 month. I feel like she needs to be eating the amount of food I’m giving her. Especially if she is screaming her head off to be fed!