Normal for a 4 month old??!

Sarh - posted on 10/18/2010

Thanks.

Brittany - posted on 10/18/2010

My daughter often doesn't tell me she's hungry when we are busy playing or out and about and then when I tell her it's time to eat, it's like all of a sudden she realizes she's hungry and eats like I haven't fed her all day! I am the same way though. I can go all day without eating if I forget and I wont even have a second thought but when someone reminds me, all of a sudden I'm starving!
Your baby will likely grow out of it but it's nothing to worry about, just make sure he's eating enough =)
Wheat can also cause really bad reflux. I would say milk and wheat are the worst. You can try removing wheat from your diet for two weeks and see if it makes a difference.

Sarh - posted on 10/17/2010

Thank you all!! I had a feeling it may be night terrors as normally when he cries I can calm him w/out picking him up if need be (so he doesn't think he can cry and I'll pick him up), but w/this me touching him.. talking to him... nothing helps, and even picking him up it take a couple minutes for him to realize that I actually picked him up or something. I never even thought of it being a side affect. I don't care for the medication either, but there is more foods that I just don't consume other then the dairy. I don't generally eat (since having baby) spicy foods, chocolate/candy, caffeine ( I was a caffeine-a-holic!) and I don't take prenatal vitamins because the iron is too much for me... and w/eating mostly red meat I don't really need the extra iron, my iron has always been good. The only thing on the list that I do consume is the wheat products, chicken, beef (main meat eaten in my house), small amounts of green peppers.
Jessie, I was going to try that the other day, but I wasn't sure if it would be very comfy for him, I normally cradle him w/my knee below my arm and holding him at about 45 degree angel as that seems to be the angle suggested for babies w/reflux. I might try that position next. :) That had to be a rough 13 months w/out knowing he had a milk allergy. Sorry you had to go through that for sooo long.

One more quick question..... if you don't mind.... he often doesn't let me know he is hungry. For instance last night we went shopping. Left at 7:30, got back at 8:30, nursed him just because. Then we ate, did some things around the house. And at 11 when we finally sat down, I looked at my hubby and asked him if I had feed baby and forgot, he said no, so I went to feed him and he acted like he was starving.... but didn't make one single fuss, whine, cry, why is this?!?! It makes me nervous.
Thank you all! I didn't have these problems w/my daughter!

Brittany - posted on 10/16/2010

Night terrors actually seem to be a pretty common symptom of certain acid reflux drugs. My daughter used to kick like that whenever I would nurse her! The screeching could be anything really. I'm not really sure if that's related. He definitely might be teething by the way you described it! Did you try cutting out other things out from your diet other than milk? There are tons of foods that you may be eating that could be causing reflux. My daughter had terrible acid reflux also. She got to the point where she could barely keep any milk down! The doctor wanted to put her on reflux drugs but I dont trust those meds. The side effects aren't worth it to me. I tried different nursing positions and did the elimination diet for her which was a lot more work but within a couple weeks, she hardly spit up at all anymore and her mood changed 100% and we haven't had a problem with reflux ever since! Here is a good link for some tips on things to try - http://www.acid-reflux-tips.com/your-bre...
Good luck! =)

Jessica - posted on 10/16/2010

it might be teething. my daughter did the screeching thing ALL the time the first couple teeth she got in. try some orajel and see if it calms him down. as for the waking up from naps crying and stuff, she did that when she was teething too. i have no clue about the reflux though. but all you can do is try, try again.

Jessie - posted on 10/16/2010

I dont know a whole lot about reflux but I would really suggest doing different nursing positions and places to test different things out. Some ideas would be the clutch or football hold and sitting up. actually sit him up with his legs on either side of your thigh and latch him on that way, maybe being upright would help with the reflux? I wish I had known sooner that my son had a milk allergy. we didnt find out until he was 13 months old and we introduced cows milk in a cup. I think a lot of gassy/fussy could have been prevented if I had known to cut out milk from my own diet.
My son went through a screeching phase but it was nowhere near as extensive as you descibed. it was often hard to tell if he was just amusing himself or having some sort or problem though.
look into the night terrors thing, I bet that it could be a drug side affect, that is actually common for a lot of meds. good luck mama

Ericka - posted on 10/16/2010

not sure if this will help but the screeching may be a side affect from the medication. at night if he is screeching and shaking he may be having night terrors, they are worse than nightmares. my daughter had them and they are not fun. i would talk to your pediatrician since idk anything about reflux. sorry i dont have anything more helpful and i hope the best for you guys