Hi Deb,
I am so sorry for taking ages to reply....I have been away and had a nightmare few weeks with LO.
You were right, he does indeed have reflux and is now on meds for it - I breastfeed him in an upright position and his cot mattress is raised with blankets.
It all came to a head while we were away - we even took his own crib from home with us to help him relax but it got to the stage where he was just
screaming if we just went near it at nap time
He has been on meds for a week now and for a couple of days they really helped; he gradually got over his fear of the cot and was going down first time
But the meds made him really constipated and we had to stop them for a while and give him stool softener. Once he had a normal poo (which he did yesterday) we could resume so today he has had it in small amounts but still spat up before bed.
The problem is his sleeping, both day and night, is just dreadful.
The poor little mite wakes up after being put to bed so many times and just wants holding and his back rubbing. As soon as he is back in the cot he wakes after a few mins crying and so the process continues, sometimes for a couple of hours and both he and I are just exhausted
In the day he is struggling to self settle, despite being fine a few days ago. I think he is again associating his cot with pain.
He only sleeps 35-40mins but if I take him out, put him on the bed with me and give him the breast (his ultimate comfort) he will sleep for ages with me (yesterday 2hrs 20mins which is a first!).
I would so love to hear any advice from anyone going through or been through this as I just hate seeing him so uncomfortable and sleep deprived.
Thanks x