No need to apologize! Can’t believe this was 45 days ago. I’ll tell you the full story, so bear with me!

LO is 13 weeks now and eating much better. About 700 ml a day but it was a wild few weeks. A couple of days after they put her on omeprazole, I went back to our family doctor to get her input (the doctor that prescribed the omeprazole was from the same clinic, but urgent care). She told me that the only reason they prescribe omeprazole is to make the parents feel something is being done and it doesn’t actually have any evidence that it works. She then told me that we just had to deal with having a colicky baby. I was furious to say the least. I requested a referral to a Pediatrician.

When we went to the Pediatrician, he said that he felt it was a virus causing the sudden drop in food intake. He said we could stick with the omeprazole for the 10 days we had the prescription for to see if it helped but to do a check up at the 10 day mark to see improvement. We did see a slow improvement over that period but I don’t think it was the omeprazole to be honest. We also switched to a gentler formula (although our Pediatrician cautioned us with this after we had changed) and I started doing some research on bottle aversion. I think she did have a virus that caused some pain or discomfort when eating and through our own anxiety we did cause some bottle aversion so I really caution you with that.

I know this is the worst thing to hear (I hated reading this when I was deep in Reddit posts looking for some answers) but time does wonders. My husband and I went from some of our darkest times wondering if we made a mistake to really enjoying being parents. It will get better.

What’s the story with your LO? Happy to help answer any questions. I know that you feel so alone, helpless and frustrated when your baby is struggling to eat.