UPDATE: Baby Aaron

[KATinKY]

I am sitting here in tears wondering what is wrong with my son. Ok, I already told about him being in the E.R couple weeks ago for a high temp, okay, we had to take him back to the E.R mother's day for a high temp again. and of-course they did more test, we had him at Kings Daughter's the first time and this time we took him to Belfonte Hospital, so they wanted to try and do a spinal tap on him, this time I wanted to stay in the room and they would not let me, anyways, they stuck him not once but two. But this time they was able to get fluid to test it, but it came back good, no menigittis, but it was awful, he was so sore, anyways, they tried to hook him up to IV's, and could not even get a iv in him, so they didnt even give him no antibotics, and told us to take him to the pediatrician in the morning. so we bring him home and we take him to the pediatrician the next morning. The pediatrician could not come up with any answers either, they didnt know what was causing the temperature to be high, anyways, we come home, his temp finally went back to normal,been a week without no high fever, he now is throwing up his formula, since last night, and he seems to stiffen his legs like he is in pain. I called his pediatrician and she told me to water down his formula, and give him pedialyte on his second feeding, and so on. ok, tried that he still threw up his formula, so he was able to hold down his pedialyte so I thought, then he started throwing up his pedialyte, so I called back and she said just watch for dry mouth, no tears, etc for dehydration, and to just give him couple drinks every half hour, and she would see us in the morning, does this make sense to anyone??? I just dont think it does, and why does my son seem to keep being so sick, he has enough to have to go through soon enough, and it just tears me up inside seeing him so sick and in so much pain.. any advice??? thanx for listening,

[jcw]

I sure hope the little guy gets to feeling better

[Widgetsx3]

I agree with Raven. It could be allergies to the formula and sometimes you need to search for another Doctor. I sure hope that your son begins to feel well soon. {{{{Katinky}}}}

[mesue]

Just a thought my daughter kept having a hard time keeping down her formula was way underweight, the dr had put her on a formula with iron in it, this was 29 years ago the formula read on the label with added iron, (since then I understand they have cut down the amount but way back then it was just too much added iron in the formula)her system just could not take it and against my drs. advice I put her on one without iron and within 3 months she was up to normal weight and doing well. Also check the nipple on the bottle is the liquid coming out too fast. You might also try feeding smaller amounts and burping more. As for the temperature I would definitely keep after my pediatrician for help and if their not satisfactory switch drs. until you find one, my daughter had allergies which was always making her get infections and run a fever.

[odyssey]

oh honey your poor little baby. my heart breaks to read this.
I don't know what is wrong but get him to a specialist in Peds. NOW. He is in my thoughts and prayers. hugs to you.

[Ladytiger]

{{{{{KATinKY}}}} A mother knows best-sorry for the cliche, but it's true. Sometimes, we ourselves, have to play doctor. Make sure they listen to you and your concerns. You can always see another doctor too. I have been trying to email you, and it's bouncing
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Keep us posted.

[Kitcat]

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. My littlest had trouble in the beginning with throwing up. It started as spit up and got to the point where he was vomiting almost every time he nursed. I had taken him to the doctors six times in three weeks and they couldn't locate the problem. Of course he never spit up while they were in the room either. He was five weeks old when we had him admitted to the hospital because he was still his birth weight. He was severly dehydrated and they poked him every where to try and get an i.v. in him. The doctrs did several ultra sounds of his belly and found he had a muscle wrapped around his intestines. They did surgey the next day so he needed to be on the i.v. fluids over night. That was the worst two and a half hour of my life. Handing my baby over and not knowing what was going on with him was very hard and hurt. He's a big healthy rebelious two year old now. I sure hope they get your baby's problem figured out soon so he doesn't have to suffer with all the poking and proding. Give the little guy a hug from us.

Please pm or email me if you need to talk.

kitcat_rules@hotmail.com

[mewoman]

Katinky....I don't know what it is, but I went through this EXACT same thing with Anthony. We ended up with several ER visits the first months due to fevers and such. They never did find a cause...maybe it has something to do with the cleft...who knows. As for the stiffening up...have they given him colic drops? If not, check into it. Also, he also sounds like he's built up an allergy to his formula. I went through that with my DD. We had to give her pedialyte only for 48 hrs before we could switch formula.
Anyway, don't push the panic button yet. I've been where you are and we made it through (a few grey hairs later :) )

[cch]

Has your doctor tested him for Strep throat? Also, if he's under 8 weeks and it's not just "spitting up" with his formula or if he's not keeping any fluids down and always seems hungry it could be a malfunction in his stomach. I could have been holding my son on one side of my bed and he'd throw up and hit the wall on the other side, it was called projectile vomiting and had to have surgery to fix his tiny little tummy.

[rain_cries]

My kids have had fevers for no explainable reason. When my oldest was 17 days old, he was hospitalized for a fever - they also did the spinal tap which turned out negative. They kept him three days on IVs. Charted as an unknown virus. All three of them have had fevers when they weren't "sick" - no symptoms except a high fever.

Does your son have a rash anywhere on his body? Is his abdomen soft or hard? Some info on fevers that I have found very helpful:http://my.webmd.com/content/article/33/1728_81385.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}

Also, he may be starting an allergy to lactose. Try him on a soy formula and see if that helps and as some of the other moms have also said - try one with lower iron. I breastfed my oldest two and then I breastfed my youngest until he was three months old and I had to take meds that weren't safe for breastmilk - but I supplement fed all three and they couldn't tolerate the iron formulas - spit up everything.

[twinfawn]

My son had to have that surgery as well cch, when he was not even two weeks old...... KatinKy, I hope your son does better soon, just don't worry, you and he will get past this....... ((((((((((KatinKy))))))

[cpbaby]

My oldest had projectile vomiting for the first five months of his life. I was taking him to the ER and the pediatrician at least once a week. They tested him for a weak sphincter muscle above his stomach-- nothing, Tried all different types of formula- soy, Nutrimagen(ICK!), Goat, and so forth. FINALLY(FINALLY!) they tried him on low iron formula and BOOM, the vomiting stopped.

My second one was born on Dec 20 and I told the pediatrician aboout my oldests problems. He put Nick on added iron formula anyway. On Christmas Eve night, he started vomiting. I IMMEDIATLY took him off that formula and put him on low iron formula and had no more problems.

I hope you find out whats wrong with your son. Its so heart rending to have one sick and you cant figure out whats wrong with them.

[smeans]

i went thru so many problems with my little ones when they were little. so i know how youre feeling. i sure hope the little guy gets to feeling better. one piece of advice that i'd like to give you is dont let the doctors give you the runaround. when my daughter was born, she had all kinds of problems. they kept treating her for a dozen different things,pneumonia,asthmatic bronchitis,etc. had us do the pedialyte thing etc. they kept messing around til she had to be transferred to another hospital and it turned out to be her heart.
listen to your mommy instincts and keep those doctors in check too.lol keep us updated.

(((KATinKY)))

[MommyG3]

(((((((((((((((((((Kat and Aaron))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[harlow]

I am so sorry you are going through this. In February my daughter went through a week of unexplained high fevers and threw up a few times a day - she was 10 months at the time - finally at an exam the doctor immediately said fever with throwing up and no other signs of any illess is usually a UTI - which I know you have a son but it can still happen. After testing it was found my daughter has kidney reflux and that is what caused the infection - so if the fevers and throwing up continue that would be something they might want to look into.

[Jaidness]

(((((((((((Katinky&Aaron))))))))))))

[LadyBones]

wow that brings back memmories!
My son (who his name is Aaron too) when he was a baby had the same thing, poor little guy had a high fever and would'nt go down. Come to find out he was allergic to all formulas including soy! So they ended up putting him on pediasure. I hope they can find out whats wrong with Your little Aaron and both Him and you are in my thoughts and prayers!

[KATinKY]

Thank you All for your wonderful support. I really am glad you all are always there for us. Thanx so much, I did take Aaron to the Pediatrician today, and they told us that he had acid reflux and gave him a prescription for zantac elixir. I am going to go get him a second oppinion if this does not help him.They also told us not to lay him down keep him elevated and to let him sleep in a carrier, car seat, or swing. So I will try this and hope Aaron feels better, poor thing. I did have a wonderful neighbor and a good friend come over today and take Aaron for a little while, so I could rest, but we all know how that goes, I ended up over her house sitting, lol
again thank you and I also hope that he gets well soon.

[MoodyBlues]

My daughter(who is 3) has dealt with Acid Reflux since she was 2 weeks old. We went through different brands of formula, until we found one that worked wonders.. It is called Alimentum. When she started taking that, the reflux wasn't as bad. When she was 3 months old we had to start adding a 1/2 tsp of the baby cereal in every bottle. Also, like they ped told you, keep him elevated. We bought one of the baby wedges to put under her crib.

My daughter still takes the zantac 4 times a day because hers still acts up. Also, something to look out for when he gets older is a sensitivty to milk products. My daughter has a hard time digesting anything that contains milk. There are days where she won't even have any milk products and she has to take a milk supplement.

I have been where you are, dealing with Acid reflux in an infant. I know I don't post here often and don't really know anyone here, but f you want to know more about what I tried, you can e-mail me at moody_blue74@hotmail.com

[mlathroum]

(((((KAT)))))

I just found your post. I was going to tell you he sounded just like my Chris. Fever, and kept no formula down. Screamed bloody murder when I layed him down.
We found out he has a severe milk allergy and that is what caused his reflux.
He slept in his vibrator seat until he got to big for it. Then my husband rigged up his crib so it would be on the smallest slant.
He still has a severe allergy to 2% or above milk. It now even gives him attitude adjustments. He can only drink skim milk. Only frozen yogurt or such too. I am glad the Dr was able to help you. Aaron is going to be fine. Chris is now getting ready to turn 9. He about 5 feet tall and wears a MANs size 8 shoe.

[lisarae]

{{{{Kat}}}} My neice has sort of the same deal, she kept running a fever and vomiting. But she would stop breathing, then vomit. It was a combination of the rotovirus, milk allergy, and other allergies. They told her to put a little cereal in the bottle, so the milk would be a bit thicker so the reflux wouldn't be so bad. That helped some, and sent her to the allergy specialist and the poor baby is about allergic to everything. Alot of the allergys were draining into her sinus and making her vomit and with the milk allergy was giving her a belly ache. I hope you find what is going on, I know its hard when a baby is sick and you have no controll cause you don't know whats wrong.

[DBackFan]

(((((KatinKy)}}}} (((((Aaron)))) Hugs for you both. It will all work out sweetie! :) Just hold em close and love him! My kids all had problems with throwing up too but those fevers would be scary.