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reintroducing dairy
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hi girls looking for some advice. My lo archie is 9 mths old been on nut aa for cmpi for quite a while and before that nut 1. After 2 failed attempts a few months ago where we had terrible mucousy…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jenny Rawling Feb 23.

screaming when eating and strange arm movement
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archie has always loved his food but since his silent reflux became really bad he has now started to struggle with lumps and cries and screams when eating. He is waiting to have ph studies and a…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by lorna smithers Jan 20.

barium swallow and ph studies
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had an appt with a new paed yesterday who wants archie to have ph studies and barium swallow. He thinks the problems archie has with only being able to take small amounts of milk before screaming and…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Emma Louise Evans Jan 17.

reaction to soya or not?
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hi girls, we tried archie on soya in november for 3 days the first 2 days went fine then on the 3rd he had terribly mucusy nappies. We have an appt to see a different paed this month and my dietician…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by lorna smithers Jan 4.

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lorna smithers replied to Alison C's discussion Growing out of CMPI/Reflux?
"my lo archie is 9 mths and we have just managed after 2 failed attempts months ago to introduce soya into his diet and i have started to add small bits of dairy in as well as so far no probs. So it is possible that your lo has outgrown it! Archie is…"
Feb 23
Jenny Rawling replied to lorna smithers's discussion reintroducing dairy
"We've been told to try every 3 months to reintroduce dairy/soya, starting with tiny amounts (teaspoon) and building up gradually as long as it seems to be tolerated. If you get any reaction back off for 3 months and try again. We've been…"
Feb 23
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reintroducing dairy

hi girls looking for some advice. My lo archie is 9 mths old been on nut aa for cmpi for quite a while and before that nut 1. After 2 failed attempts a few months ago where we had terrible mucousy nappies i managed 2 wks ago 2 wean soya in to his diet which has been great he can now have soya yoghurts and although its really for 1 year + he has been drinking the alprosoya junior as i figured 3 5oz bottles a day of that is better than 2 3oz bottles of nut aa which he hated! For the past few days…See More
Feb 23
lorna smithers replied to Vicki Gilbert's discussion Help! Northern Gastro Paeds
"dr fagbemi from manchester childrens does private appts at spire manchester and alexandra cheadle he has been recommended to me by a number of people but as yet we haven't gone down the private route x"
Feb 23
lorna smithers replied to sleepy's discussion North West / Cheshire recommendations
"dr andrew fagbemi from manchester childrens does private consultations at the alexandra cheadle and although we haven't gone private yet a few people have recommended him to us and i have looked in to costs initial consultation is £2e0 x"
Feb 7
lorna smithers replied to Verity's discussion Black & dark green, greasy looking poo.
"archies poos are like that and he does one 4 or 5 times a day, gp said babies on amino acid milks do produce poo like that and are more likely to be constipated! X"
Jan 31
lorna smithers replied to Leeanne's discussion Tongue tie divide.
"is it ann dobson? Don't feel bad i had my lo's done at 6 mths it was over very quickly and healed within a few days. The day after we had it done he started babbling and i know its for the best for the future. A friends little boy is…"
Jan 30
lorna smithers replied to laura taylor's discussion Have I gone a bit OTT???
"the gp can refer to a gastro but prefer to refer to a general paed and let them make a decision. May be an idea to find out who is a good gastro paed in your area and take the name and tell them who you want to be referred to x"
Jan 27
lorna smithers replied to Alison C's discussion Question about Movicol?
"archies poos were dark khaki green on neocate and i was told that is normal for a baby on neocate x"
Jan 20
lorna smithers replied to lorna smithers's discussion screaming when eating and strange arm movement
"i did think about sandifers, hopefully will get pain under control once these tests are done and paed can see the level of reflux he is dealing with! He's been going to an osteopath and the results we had before xmas were amazing. Took him back…"
Jan 20
lorna smithers replied to kylie davidson's discussion soya
"archie is exactly the same seems fine if its in small amounts like in the bread but if he has a soya yoghurt he screams 4 england has mucousy nappies and is full of wind. To be honest even though he was ok with the bread i've played it safe and…"
Jan 19
lorna smithers posted a discussion

screaming when eating and strange arm movement

archie has always loved his food but since his silent reflux became really bad he has now started to struggle with lumps and cries and screams when eating. He is waiting to have ph studies and a barium swallow but over the last few days when eating he screams and then starts twisting his right arm backwards like he is trying to relieve something thats hurting. Has anyone experienced this with their lo? The screaming i understand but i've never come across a child doing such a strange arm…See More
Jan 19
Emma Louise Evans replied to lorna smithers's discussion barium swallow and ph studies
"My twins had the barium swallow and they actually enjoyed it.  They loved the fuss, gave big smiles and were totally inquisitive about the whole thing (they were 4mths at the time), they took the barium even better than their milk and really…"
Jan 17
Gillian D replied to lorna smithers's discussion barium swallow and ph studies
"Thanks Lorna x"
Jan 17
lorna smithers replied to lorna smithers's discussion barium swallow and ph studies
"thankyou so much for your replies girls, you've all put my mind at ease. Really hope we get to the bottom of what keeps causing his reflux to keep going out of control as he's been on nut aa for nearly 3 mths now and is on 10ml…"
Jan 17
Gillian D replied to lorna smithers's discussion barium swallow and ph studies
"Must be the week for bariums, Noah has his on Thursday.  Only think we were told was because Noah can't have any of the flavoured versions, due to his FPIES diagnosis, there is a small change they might need to put a tube in if he…"
Jan 17

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