Its been a while getting back to posting about this but also wanted to say huge thanks Sarah, Vicki & Buntybear for the extra reassurance. I've been feeling very low as we have had days & days of whinging/crying - not all day long but for a good part of it & something just tells me this is not how its meant to be.
I had to cancel last week's appt with the GP but got there to see him today.
Initially he said that PND can make all the crying etc seem a lot worse than it really is & I thought I was going to be fobbed off.
But when I told him about him still spitting up so many times a day & that he seems uncomfortable with it, whinging/crying a lot, eczema, face rashes etc etc he seemed to pay more attention. I took my digital camera with me to show him some photos of a rash on his face that appeared yesterday & he also checked him over as he's still rashy today.
He said it could be milk intolerance.
I told him I'd wondered if it could be the milk too & feel like I have to at least give it a try at changing onto a hypo-allergenic or reflux formula soon, as we can't go on like we are. Its really getting me down. He mentioned trying soy milk but that DS might not like it, so I asked about Aptamil Pepti (thanks for the suggestion Vicki) or something equivalent as I've heard many babies who are milk intolerant also struggle with soy.
He didnt prescribe anything there & then as he wants the health visiting team to come in & assess the feeding & make the recommendation as to which milk is the best option. Apparently they know more about it than he does.
He's arranging an urgent appt with the HV & says if they dont make a recommendation then he will prescribe something for us to try within the week & will prob arrange a referral to a pediatrician. I feel so relieved that he actually listened to me.
Does anyone know if Aptamil Pepti will deal with the reflux symptoms or would he need reflux meds as well? I really want to get him off the Gaviscon if I can.