Hi, we are doing better today so far, last night he nursed at 8:30pm (usually skips this one), 12:30am and up at 4:30am (he goes down early for the night -- last night asleep at 5:30pm), I am eating fenugreek and oatmeal and I seem to have "enough" milk -- or at least he doesn't want to nurse constantly. He is very gassy and seems uncomfortable but is taking his naps this morning, maybe we're starting to get into the sleepy phase of his growth spurt?
Melissa, thanks so much for thinking of us and for the info, actually the breast and bottle are different. On the breast he'll sometimes choke/gag and have a coughing fit right after I let down (and not just the first letdown, unfortunately), sometimes we can then finish the feeding fine, sometimes we finish in semi-distress, sometimes (like this morning) he won't resume nursing until 30-45 min later when hunger wins out over gas or whatever it is. On the bottle, he'll take 2-3 oz just fine but then stop and refuse to eat any more and then be hungry again an hour later. The LC was thinking reflux too when I spoke with her on the phone but at the most recent visit she said he didn't really look refluxy since he was on his back for a poopy diaper change after he ate and did just fine. At our 2 mo check the ped said since he almost never spits and was gaining weight well she would not recommend medication. I also made some dietary changes over the past couple of weeks -- giving up milk seemed to make no difference but giving up citrus seems to have gotten rid of the foul poop issue. If you have any other ideas please let me know as I feel better having at least looked into the possible causes of our difficulties.
