Hi ladies!!
Well, last Thursday was a full on day to say the least!! The appointment was absolutely horrendous. Despite how clued up I was, regardless of the list of symptoms sat on the desk in front of him and the use if medical terms I used to explain what has been going on for Rosie, the paediatrician STILL refused to accept that she has reflux, in fact he then went on to argue that since her weight is now over the centile she was at when he last saw her, she no longer needs to be on cows milk free formula as that has made no difference, wants me to reintroduce dairy and soya, and spent most of the appointment questioning why I wasn't 'appreciative' of my daughter's weight gain, and why I wasn't getting any help at home!! He wants to see us back in four weeks, with his last words being 'by then I want to hear that you've had at least four nights to yourself'!!!!!
As you can imagine I cried so much I gave myself a headache. I was absolutely flabbergasted. He said not sleeping is not a symptom of reflux, 'babies don't sleep', and she is gaining weight despite refusing milk so 'just feed on demand from now on, why are you sticking to a regime, she is a baby not a robot'!!!
I then left a went to our local hospital where I wish I'd seen a paediatrician for her in the first place, though we were turned away from a&e within 10 minutes as only drinking 0.5oz every 4 hours is not 'urgent' enough. I must admit by this point I had fully lost the plot and was at breaking point, and had no idea where to go next to get the help I knew Rosie needed.
Said useless husband was also not with me, so I was left to lose my marbles!!
The day ended on a high however, as I managed to get her an appointment with a private paediatrician and allergist, and for the first time in nearly 7 months, a medical professional finally listened to me!! It was exactly how it should be, he was telling me what Rosie's symptoms were, he was filling in the blanks, predicting what I would say next, and we went as far back as constant hiccups in utero- big sign of reflux!! I left feeling like the elephant had been lifted from my shoulders for the first time in 6 months!! He diagnosed her with gastritis, colitis and eosophagitis, all side affects of long term burning from gastroeosophageal reflux disease. He also suspects dairy, soya, wheat and gluten allergies!!
So she is now on four different meds, and it's now a slow process to reverse the affects of acid damage. Poor poppet. I have to say a huge huge thank you ladies, for your advice, knowledge and experience, as without this I wouldn't have had a clue that she was still suffering with this, and wouldn't have known to fight so hard for her!! Xxx
