Hooray we have answers!

Finally we have a reason why Isla has been so unsettled since birth.
Finally after 4 (pretty horrid) months of getting up to her up to 5 times a night, sometimes for hours on end because she just wouldnt settle,...after she was misdiagnosed as having colic,... taking her to Dr's and other health professionals only to be told she's healthy and Im do everything right,... me being scared to take her out in public because I cant settle her when she screams ( a stupid man told me to shut her up, in a cafe when she was 3 weeks old),.. constantly questioning my ability as a parent,... DH nearly losing his job and having to work 2 hours extra a day unpaid to try and keep it,..people questioning if I have PND,...me wondering if Im mad,...me feeling guilty that I am the reason she is unsettled ( a "friend" sugested this),...family and friends and others saying I should give up bf,...if my milk was "better" she wouldnt be unsettled,..me feeling guilty that I still am not enjoying being a Mum,...my relation with DH getting more and more strained,....

Finally,..thnaks to the lovely ladies at the Northshore Plunket Family centre who actually took the time to listen to everything I had to say about Isla's behaviour etc,...finally Isla has been diagnosed with Silent Reflux.

She began a trial of Gaviscon on Tues after me taking her back to the Dr just to get her checked out medically *again* to rule out anything being wrong, before we try other things. I told him that the plunket nurses (in auck, not the stupid ones I have here) thought she might have reflux.
She is now going 5 hours at night between feeds and not waking inbetween feeds at all ( this is like a miracle!), she has stayed asleep in her buggy and capsule after we have stopped ( has never done this before). She is much happier, her eyes look brighter,...my beautiful girl is no longer in pain.

A gigantic weight has been lifted of my shoulders. I now know for sure that I wasnt the reason she was so unsettled,..that I have been a good Mum,..that I did the right thing not giving up bf when I really really didnt want to,.. that my gut intinct that something was wrong was corrrect.
Finally my little girl can enjoy life,... and I can too.

Thanks for listening

Oh big hugs, you are such a good mum for doing everything to find out what was wrong. Well done! You are doing such a fantastic job and I am so glad to hear Isla is doing better now. Hopefully now you'll be able to have some rest and much needed sleep.

Oh that's awesome news. It must be such a relief that someone has finally figured out what the problem was & you can both get some sleep & really start to enjoy each other. Good on you for persevering & getting to the bottom of things!

That is totally awesome news to read Kellz. Really really happy that things are starting to look up for you and your little princess.

Big hugs to you Kellz I am so pleased that everything is working out for you and Isla - keep up the good work.

That's excellent news Kellz!!! So glad you found the answer and can begin to really enjoy your time with little Isla

Briona had silent reflux for 3 months and it felt like forever so I can well imagine the stress that's been on you over the last few months. So glad you have true answers and that life is brightening up for your family!!

oh yes poor you and her. Been down that track too its so not nice. But its such a releif to have someone listen and give a diagnosis aye. What happened with us and the track most docs go down is to try gaviscon, then try ranitadine then if that doesnt work try losec. Gps can perscribe it but alot wont unless they child has been seen by a paed.

Yep we tried the ranitidine that made her worse, then we went on the gaviscon for AGES and then she sorted grew out of that and then the dr put her on losec and we went and saw the specialist I think shes pretty much grown out of it now shes back on dairy and has no meds and is doing SOOOOO well No spilling, no screaming! I think its coz she sits all the time now YAY

See how u go it does take upto 3 weeks to see the benefits of the gaviscon. If there is no improvement after that then i would go back