Screaming through feeds

The screaming stopped immediately once we started pepcid. Maybe see if you can get a different medication? And make sure baby doesn't need to burp!

This sounds very weird because my son also has severe reflux and colic and we’ve literally tried everything. But yesterday we set up the prep machine which I was adamant I was never going to use it. But with that + infacol + omeprazole + carobel, he’s like a new baby. Don’t get me wrong he has good and bad days and around 6-9pm he’s more fussy (which is normal)

Oh and I only recommend to try this and if it doesn’t work don’t do it, but with my son I also only sometimes burp him throughout the feed. I find when I take the bottle out of his mouth during the feed he screams even more, which allows him to not only swallow more air but builds pressure causing him to be sick. So I do allow him to drink the whole lot and then let him cry and get it all out at the end — with the infacol it makes the winding a faster process too so even though babies in obvious distress which we can’t completely stop, it goes away a lot faster💕

My little boy is on carobel and it’s been trial and error as he was on it before but very constipated! We’ve dropped his dose and looks like a happy medium as he’s not constipated. He’s still sick but not half as much and it definitely doesn’t bother him!
I found he screams once bottle is removed, so I replace with his dummy and then burp him. I found he just wants something to suck on and it works wonders, plus it seems to help get wind up quicker so if your little one has a dummy might be worth trying! X

Honestly, I didn't find anything that helped. We tried all the medication and nothing worked at the time. Now baby is nearly 11 months and his reflux is still there and he's "fussy" but otherwise fine and the screaming stopped at 5 months. It is honestly the most traumatic thing I've ever been through though. My main piece of advice is to reach out to your local perinatal mental health team as soon as you start to feel you're struggling. I put it off for months because I thought PND was just hormonal and that once baby stopped screaming I'd be fine. But that absolutely isn't the case, reflux can be so traumatic and can definitely cause PND and PTSD, so don't be afraid to reach out for help!