Hi all! I posted the other day about my daughters constipation and was worried her ped wasn’t taking it seriously. I called yesterday and stressed about how worried I am and thankfully she is having her come in to be assessed and look more into how to go about helping my daughter. I

took her to the er last night after her paediatrician advised us go there, since they weren’t able to have her come in to be seen until tomorrow.

I told the er dr my daughter was formula fed in which she replied “I guess thats okay”. Im sorry what?! She guesses that’s okay?! Seeing as my daughter would be dead if it wasn’t for formula as my milk never came in 🤦🏼‍♀️

I told her how much she was eating a day (roughly 32 ounces give or take a couple depending on the day) in which she told me that’s NOT okay and that I’m feeding her way too much. She advised I cut her formula intake in HALF and have her eating more solids than formula! I told her that before the age of 1, formula and/or bm is their main source of nutrition and should never be replaced by solids. In which she told me I was wrong and have been depriving my daughter of the nutrients she needs and then proceeded to ask me if she’s been meeting all of her milestones. I said my daughter is hitting her milestones and aside from the constipation, she is healthy and gaining weight perfectly!

The best one so far... How I need to be giving my baby 4 CUPS of water as she can have an “unrestricted amount of water”. I told her babies cannot have that much water!!! I have been offering her up to 3 ounces a day (as per her paediatrician recommendation) every single day.

In which I also said how my daughters paediatricians advice and guidance of trying to ensure that my daughter is growing and is healthy, is NOT up for debate.

This past week has already been so hard and stressful feeling so helpless and to have that doctor go against everything my daughters paediatrician has recommended and told me to do. Basically tell me that everything I’m doing is the completely wrong thing for my baby.

What if I didn’t know any better (especially as a ftm) and went with this drs “advice” ?! I’m completely mindblown and angry about how I was treated as this dr was very condescending and rude. All I needed and wanted was for someone to help my poor baby so she could have some relief and not be in pain until her drs appt !