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We dealt with similar symptoms with DS2. He was multi-drug exposed from his birth mother. He did have significant reflux (thank God for baby Zantac!). Tummy sleeping was a LOT better, even though they aren't supposed to tummy sleep. We found out later that he also had significant issues with silent aspiration. Seriously...no choking, no gagging...just formula going to his lungs and a strange congested sound that was also blamed on reflux. Thank goodness he never had pneumonia. We ended up doing a swallow study, then thickened liquids with feeding therapy. I really wish we had been sent for the swallow study earlier. FYI that reflux treatments can (but don't always) make constipation worse. We tried thickening liquids with rice cereal and that made his tummy worse, so ended up on a xantham gum based powder.

My older daughter had silent reflux. It took a long time for us to get a doctor to take us seriously that there was an issue because she never spit up. She was incredibly fussy while eating from the get-go, but by the time she was about three months old, it had gone so downhill and she was basically refusing to eat. Lots of back arching, crying during feeding, and then briefly after. Zantac didn't make much of a difference for her, but I seem to recall Prevacid helping. For her, we think the silent reflux stemmed from MSPI issues. When I eliminated dairy/soy from my diet and we switched to supplementing with a hypoallergenic formula, it all helped considerably.

Agree with what everyone else has said. This sounds like intolerance and reflux. Good luck!

We use gas drops and they help with some things, but if it is reflux, it's not enough. And it really sounds like reflux. I'd probably get a second opinion now rather than wait and risk a feeding aversion or chronic cough developing.
http://www.infantreflux.org/signs-and-symptoms/
Sorry, mama, but I have definitely learned on this journey that if baby is gaining weight, no one cares about their pain or your quality of life. You have to push.

@Mrs. Turtle: my guy had serious silent reflux but gained really well so it was extremely difficult to get someone to believe me. I found this website to be very helpful. Sometimes babies who have silent reflux will eat and eat to try to soothe themselves and then it just causes more discomfort, so they want to eat more and it creates an awful cycle.

http://www.refluxrebels.com/acid-reflux-signs-and-symptoms-in-infants/

There’s a quiz that may be helpful:
http://www.refluxrebels.com/diagnostic-quizzes/

And medication information:
http://www.refluxrebels.com/infant-reflux-medication/

We also started really high quality probiotics - both of these were great and free of allergens
https://www.seekinghealth.com/probiota-infant-60-servings

https://klaire.com/k-tif-therbiotic-for-infants-powder

Lastly, someone recommended this supplement, but I never tried it (nat phos 6x)
https://www.mamanatural.com/natural-remedies-for-baby-reflux/

Good luck!

I'm so sorry you're having having trouble getting help! I felt like I was going crazy trying to get a doctor to take me seriously that we were dealing with silent reflux...at one point, one provider we saw told me to give my daughter chamomile tea and that I should "have some to calm down" too. It makes me cringe so much to even think back on! In the end, I ended up taking in a video of us trying to feed her a bottle to show how much she was resisting and crying/gagging while eating and that got us some help with a prescription for Zantac and a referral to a pediatric GI, who was incredibly helpful when Zantac didn't do the trick for us.

I hope your visit today goes well and that you get some help soon!

@Mrs. Turtle: no advice just commiseration. Our DD had reflux and she screamed for 3 months straight but our ped refused to prescribe meds because she was gaining weight. Straight up hell for months

@Mrs. Turtle: How many times per day are you supposed to give the meds? 2-3 times per day is recommended by the Midwest Acid Reflux Children’s Institute because babies have a faster metabolism than adults, the effect of the medications tend to wear off more quickly and they often need multiple doses in a day for adequate coverage

We also Marci dose that Peaches is referring to. It is literally the only thing that helped my baby. We tried starting lower and worked out way up, and I have done tons and tons of research on the medications, treatment options and side effects. Our ped had never heard of it but agreed we should continue what's working for her. I compound it myself at home with over the counter ingredients. The website I linked to above describes all of this. Understanding the risks for any treatment should be discussed with your doctor, but I was sick of not being taken seriously and I told the doctor what we needed to do.

@Grace: The meds are not not good for you; they save lives. You know how it helped your baby, so please don't make blanket statements like that.