Really, this blog should be called as Chase eats, cause he pretty much does that all day long. Which could probably be why my house looks like a tornado hit it...because Chase likes to be attached to my boob 24/7. And if you've ever tried it, it's kinda difficult to breastfeed standing up. Although I am sure there are some supermoms out there that rock at it. But I'm not one of them :) Yet.
Anyway, I read on one of the 10,000 reflux articles that I have found online that reflux babies like to breastfeed a lot because the breastmilk acts as an antacid & is soothing to the babies' tummy. So maybe that is why Chase always wants to eat. Or maybe he is like his mommy & is just always hungry. Which is kinda funny cause I've only felt that way since I had Chase. Since I was sick for 10 months of my pregnancy (lol) I could hardly eat anything. Which is probably why I barely gained 20 pounds while pregnant. Before the pregnancy I couldn't eat anything because I had been banded barely 5 months earlier. So now this whole, "hungry all the time" enigma baffles me. I have read that it is from breastfeeding. Apparently it makes you pretty hungry, which I guess makes a lot of sense since you are burning more calories! Yay! But I definitely think I am making up for it with all the crap I am eating. On a side note, I am 8 pounds away from being the weight I was in 11th grade. Go ME!!
So Chase has an appt with a pediatric gastroenterologist on May 3rd at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. I am REALLY looking forward to meeting this new doctor and PRAYING that he can help Chase feel a little better. After hours & hours of research, I have decided that Chase needs to be on a PPI like zegrid or prevacid. Not this CRAPPY zantac stuff. And DEF not reglan, which I have avoided like the plague. Not too fond of his new pediatrician here, just like I wasn't too fond of his first pediatrician here. They just don't seem to REALLY know what they are doing. And I REFUSE to accept "he will just have to grow out of this" as an answer to Chase's reflux. I REFUSE to sit and watch my baby boy squirm, fight & writhe in pain without knowing I have exhausted ALL options for helping him. I waited WAY too many years and wanted him for WAY too long to not give it my BEST shot at helping him feel the best that he can.
Well it's 4pm, and Chase is up. Ate & slept for a little while, woke up & puked, and now it's time to start dinner. In the snuggli we go!
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