At Bathtime, Stuff Happens!

Yeah, by stuff I mean poop. Brennon had his first attempt at a tub bath on Monday. Then, poop happened so we called the whole thing off. Tuesday, however, his first bath was a success and he loved every minute.

He even seemed relaxed, which was some relief for me, because we seem to be battling a little bit of acid reflux. My poor baby was awake for almost 36 hours with tummy troubles. After each feeding he would get so uncomfortable that he would just scream. This situation is particularly hard when trying to breast feed, because after spending 40 minutes feeding and then 60 minutes trying to comfort an uncomfortable baby, I barely had time to do anything before it was time for another feeding. Eventually, he would wear down and doze off for a few minutes, but then would quickly wake himself back up with screams of pain. I finally took him to the pediatrician on Wednesday. Acid reflux is very common in babies and our doc prescribed a liquid solution similar to Zantac, but without the alcohol. I’m not sure if it was exhaustion or the meds, but as soon as Brennon had a dose you could see (and hear) relief. The doc also suggested things like keeping him more upright when feeding and holding, not using the bouncy chair, only using the swing on a slower setting, not changing his potions too often and not over stimulating. Although we saw some improvement from the prescription immediately, I didn’t see real relief or change until Friday. Justin and I had been doing some research online about reflux and colic and a lot of people talk about using Colic Calm or Gripe Water. So, on Friday, I went and bought some Gripe Water. I am willing to try anything if it gives him relief and it seemed to work almost instantly. The reflux seems to be a little more controlled every day. He will still have minor moments of discomfort, but nothing in comparison to last week- thank goodness!