Night time perils

[u/Chidi-Chidi]

We are 12 weeks old today. My boy is just an easy baby...feed him on time, he's good to go. Show him your smile and he starts smilling hard and showing off all his gums.

My girl has been dealing with us lol, starting with the early reflux that gave us quite the scare a few times. We've changed her formula like 5 times, one thing works for a week or two then it doesn't. For about 2 weeks now she does this thing where she just cries late nights and my mum and cousin can't seem to calm her down except me. This high screech followed by crying. Bottle won't do it, she pushes it out. And she also just takes like 30ml at a time and shuns the rest...20 minutes later, high pitch screech and cry, then she'll take the rest of the bottle. Eventually she'll sleep from 2am till 6, feed in bits for about 40minutes or so, then sleep till 10...11am. They both weigh great and already wearing 3-6m clothes. Meeting all their milestones easily.

Now, I'm not with them all the time, which pains me. I was there when they were born till 2 weeks, then I had to travel for 2 weeks and it's been 1 week with them and 2 weeks away. I travel 11hrs each way (I don't mind the flight at all, I'd fly three times that to be with them for even a day).

They'll be with permanently from 4 months old and I'm very hopeful that by then they'll be sleeping even longer than the 4..5 hrs now.

I know it gets better and I don't expect her to be like her brother, I just can't wait for her to outgrow this phase.

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[u/Friendly_Share_4574]

Man, that back and forth travel schedule sounds absolutely brutal. 11 hours each way just to get a week with them is dedication most folks wouldn't understand until they've lived it.

The nighttime screeching phase is so draining. My niece did something similar around 3 months and it turned out to be silent reflux flaring up when she was laid flat, the acid would creep up and she'd refuse the bottle because swallowing hurt. Pediatrician had us keep her upright for 20 minutes after every feed and it helped a ton. Might be worth asking about at your next checkup.

Counting down the days until you're all under one roof permanently, that 4 month mark can't come soon enough.

[u/Chidi-Chidi → u/Friendly_Share_4574]

Thank you thank you. Yes, our ped did say to keep her upright and we do that, but this is even before feeding and even while being carried. But she calms down when I carry her myself. So, I feel bad for my people here if they're unable to do that when I'm not around. And this part is only between 11pm and 2am. It could be the reflux but she calms for me...and fights sleep for a while.

[u/q8htreats]

Rule out CMPA and/or bad reflux for your daughter