Infant acid reflux? 8 wk old.? -
04-12-2009, 07:38 PM
My son is 8 weeks old today and recently he has started gagging occasionally, never during feeding, usually about an hour or so after. He has foamy spit bubbles and he doesn't necessarily spit up alto, but he always has wet burps. He has only ever thrown up twice.
He doesn't cry out of pain when he eats but at 8 weeks old, he still does not consistently eat an entire 4 oz bottle. On occasion he'll eat the entire bottle, but more often than not, he'll only eat 2 ounces before he refuses more. Last night he ate an ounce and refused more and still slept a solid 5 hours, but during the rest of the day he'll want to eat more often.. about every 2 - 2.5 hours. If we make it to 3 hours, it's a miracle.
He is on Similac Advance formula and according to the pediatrician and the last time he was measured and weighed, he's gained almost 4 lbs since birth and right on target. We do have an appointment for his 2 month shots tomorrow and I'll ask the doc about the acid reflux but I was wondering if anyone else experienced something similar to this as far as symptoms?
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