A quick update on the sleeping: earlier this week was particularly bad. One night I got a total of 3 hours sleep. The thing is, the cries Little Sir was crying were sounding very much like "pain cries" to me, not just "I don't want to go to sleep". He was also doing a lot of arching his back when he was eating and afterward, which usually means there is some reflux or other stomach issue. Since he only does this at night, and night is the only time he gets formula (we give him 6 oz formula before bed because I can't produce enough to get him through the night. So yes, he is not entirely breastfed. Get over it.), I started to suspect that he is having trouble with something in the formula, maybe the lactose? I called the doctor about this and she said that this is definitely a possibility. She recommended a version of formula that is for sensitive stomachs and contains no lactose and also things that help the stomach digest.
This is the third night with the new formula, as well as some other techniques such as keeping Little Sir upright for 10-15 minutes after he eats to help him digest, and burping him for longer. He's not sleeping through the night but he's hasn't been waking up every 1-2 hours! I am very happy to think that he probably isn't in pain anymore.
He still puts up a fight around 11PM/midnight every night - he wakes up and doesn't want to go back to sleep. But we have been working on our version of sleep training and I think eventually it will pay off.
Keep checking this week for some more random photos!
2 comments:
Oh, wow. I really hope the lactose-free diet will help him (and mommy!) sleep better. Does he have problems with breastmilk? I was curious whether you're having to go milk-free also.
Nope I haven't had to change my diet - the doctor said that true allergies are pretty uncommon, it's more likely that he just has trouble with the more concentrated lactose in formula. Which is good cause I LOVE cheese!!
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