Hello,

I posted about my 3 1/2 month old baby boy Siddhanth. Well, after seeing a GI specialist (miraculously we got an appointment right away, which I am so thankful for) and taking Siddhanth for an upper GI series, we got a confirmed diagnosis of GERD.  He has been put on Zantac 15 mg 1.7ml twice a day. So far we're not seeing any change but I'm told it can take up to three weeks for any noticible difference. Is this true? We are supposed to call the GI specialist back in one week and see him in another two weeks. Meanwhile, we are struggling to sleep feed Siddhanth and it's becoming increasingly difficult. There are some days where he will sleep so deeply he will not even suck on the bottle. And if we try to wake him a bit (to put him in that half waking-half sleeping state) he often realizes what is going on and pushes the bottle out. It takes nearly three hours to give him a four ounce bottle. The duration between his feeds is increasing but the amount of formula is not. In fact it's decreasing fast. When all of this started we were at 28 oz. every four hours. Now we are lucky if he gets between 20 and 23. The GI doc told us to start cereal in a bottle but I'm wondering if it would be better with a spoon. I fear that he will begin dropping in percentiles any day now. I just don't know what to do. My husband works six days a week and very often I'm alone to care for Siddhanth and his older brother who is five. I have not been able to find a suitable nanny/mother's helper. My mother lives far away and can only come to help a few days at a time. It's not possible for her to move in with us. My mother in law has to care for my father in law who is diabetic and has a host of medical issues including early Alzheimers so it's not possible for her to help us either. I just don't know where to turn for help. I have taken every suggestion every medical professional I've dealt with has given me with no results. On top of everything else I'm severely depressed (post partum depression) and I'm getting to be point where I'm incapable of being alone with my baby. I always need someone trustworthy with me. I feel like a complete failure as a mother.