Reflux???

Here's the back story... Roni's been really off (lots of tantrums, sleepless nights, not eating, etc) and N and I decided he probably should see the Dr. We saw the nurse practitioner Thursday at about 10:00 and she said it looked like he'd had a minor virus but was recovering nicely. She sent us home with recommendations to use his humidifier at night and put some lotion on his chapped skin. Excellent.

So I get a call at 5:50p.m. that night. It's the NP. She said she’d been looking over the little man’s chart with Dr. Molly. She is concerned about the on-again off-again weight loss and perpetual lack of interest in food. (He eats good when he eats, but it’s a constant battle). So she took her concerns to Dr. Molly and her suggestion was acid reflux. She wants to try an acid reflux medication on him. Dr. Molly’s totally on board for this…I said that I would try it. She said we’d know for sure by the end of two weeks if that was the issue. Combined with his chocolate issue (wakes him up at night screaming) and his infant colic… I’m wondering if she might actually be on to something.

That or food allergies/sensitivities beyond the chocolate??? I know that my dad discourages dairy... but I use dairy to get "some" calories in him (he usually eats only fruits and vegetables with some pasta in there for good measure). But I digress...

She said it could definitely cause sleep/behavioral problems and exacerbate the infrequent pooping issues…. Would it explain why we seem to be trapped in a month long loop of crabby/sleepless/tantrum weeks then fine for weeks??

Again Thursday night, he ate NO dinner. Not even a bite and I only gave him things he likes. He’s lost 2/3 of a pound since his late October visit. He weighs 23.0 lbs at 2 years old.

We’ve been doing the Zantac for almost 2 days now and he does seem a little better. He slept through the night last night and ate good both yesterday and today… not sure if it’s the medicine, but I’ll take any improvement I can get.

On a happy note, the timing is good. If there is something wrong, it will be nice to have it figured out (or partially figured out) before the baby comes.