Honeymoon Period Already Over...

The wonderment of newly established parenthood didn't last too long in the Hamp household. Not for any other reason than Colin's acid relux. That poor guy. The prevacid and rice cereal combination is clearly not working any more. He's very uncomfortable and fussy between feedings and especially during feedings. We hold him upright 30 minutes and longer after he eats to allow his stomach to digest all it's contents. We've tried feeding him smaller amounts more frequently. Nothing helps. And just like any parent, when their child suffers, they suffer. That's not even to mention the lack of sleep we're both getting. We're just trying to manuever our schedules and figure out what works best for us. Truthfully, if we could get Colin comfortable with his reflux, we'd have it easy. But that's not the case thus far. I'd even be completely okay if Colin was a high maintenance baby without reflux, but he's not and that's what makes this difficult. We can't stand seeing him suffer.
Needless to say, the pediatrician gets an early phone call from us today to see what the next step is. Try something different, add something to the prevacid or increase his dosage? We need help soon. The last thing we need is for Colin to associate the otherwise pleasurable experience of eating with pain, and then he won't want to eat. Now, THAT would be a problem folks! Wish us luck!