4 month old waking every hour in the night

[mmom]

I have 2 refluxers myself.  Thickening feeds is definitely helpful.  But I found a medical grade thickener to be safer and easier on their digestive systems.  http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=175036.0
 

[Biz]

mmom thankyou! armed with your information I went back to my doc... yes the reflux is bad again so we are back on ranitidine. also LO has eczema on his forehead & it could be the milk so she is looking into wysoy + thickener for me.

I was completely unaware that reflux peaks at wks 18-24 so thank you so much for pointing it out - I feel terrible for not knowing this earlier but at least I know now

He's taken v well to the baby rice & doc is recommending moving on to veg then fruit because of the reflux & now eczema... although apparently apple makes eczema worse so I need to avoid that

what a minefield parenting is!! Still its worth it all in the end!!  

[mmom]

OK, if there is a dairy intolerance, then soy is possible as well.  There is often dairy in the rice, so you will want to be careful with that.  If you are FF (I am sorry, I can't remember. ) I would look into a hypoallergenic formula vs. soy. 

[Biz]

yes I'm FF, the BF didn't work out sadly - too much throwing up and not enough production...

hopefully the doc is going to come back to me soon on the wysoy + thickener so when she does I will ask about a hypoallergenic formula... she was checking with a senior pediatrician... and I will check out whats in the rice... I know that when I get eczema I have to cut out diary for a few days in order to get rid of it but then I can start eating it again once its gone, same with my husband so the thinking is LO has inherited that from us...