Can you help me, too? Like the mom who started this, my name is Melissa. My newest son will be 5 wks tomorrow. He weighed 7 lbs 8 ozs at birth, was down to 7 lbs 2 ozs when we left hosp, and gained NO weight for first 2 weeks. In hosp, they switched him to soy formula after 24 hrs because he was spitting up so much. (I can't breastfeed due to brst reduction surgery yrs ago.) He seemed to do better, but always acted like bowel movements were painful. Two weeks ago I called pediatrician b/c he'd started screaming w/ bowel movements, had some projectile vomiting and I noticed his belly button had suddenly become an "outie." Ped said he appeared to be pushing so hard he had herniated his navel and appeared to have slightly prolapsed rectum. She immediately referred us to pediatric gastroenterologist who took samples of tissue by doing a rectal scope. She was the one who mentioned CF, but said his stools were not consistent with CF. She said he has milk protein allergy and switched us to hypoallergenic formula. After a few days, I noticed he was spitting up more than ever. She now has him on Prilosec. Luckily, at his 1-month checkup last wk, he had finally hit 8 lbs. He has gone from having b.m. with about every other fdg to only about once a day now, but is screaming again as if in horrible pain and throwing up and spitting up more than ever. Coincidentally (?), for last week he has been congested and I have been suctioning LOTS of mucus from his nose. When he threw up today, I noticed large pieces of mucus amid the formula. His stools have never been greasy, and he did pass meconium w/in 24 hours of borth. What do you think? Is this just milk protein allergy and some reflux, or should I request CF testing? Both my other boys (ages 5 and 1) weighed over 8 lbs at birth and 10 lbs by the time they were 2 wks old. Having such a small boy who is obviously uncomfortable and not well is foreign and frightening territory to me. Any feedback would be welcome. Thank you.
