Formula update

Jude has been on formula for over a full day now. I am not seeing a dramatic improvement. He is still really fussy and cries a lot. He is actually spitting up/puking MORE now than he was when nursing. His poor tummy seems to bother him so much. You can see him bunch up from the pain and the grimace on his face from the pain is about enough to make me cry.

I finally talked to a lactation consultant today and she things formula might just make his tummy worse (which is what my pedi said when I suggested switching Julia to formula). Interestingly, she said that it is pretty much disproved that what the mom eats causes/effects colic. Which is good to know. So at least I know what I am eating is not causing it and I will not have to do the crazy diet that I did with Julia. She did give me some tips on how to nurse him that will dramatically reduce the amount of air he swallows in the first place.

My appointment with the pediatrician is on Friday afternoon. Maybe there is some reflux medicine that can help him.

I am going to give the formula another day to be sure it will not help. But after what I have seen, what I have read, and what the lactation consultant said, I am going to back to nursing.

Oh, according to the lactation consultant, in some cases people are just genetically predisposed to having babies with colic! Just GREAT! I think that pretty much seals the deal of us not having anymore kids. Not when there is a good chance we would get another one with colic!!!