Battle of the Spitup..are we winning or losing???

Those that know us well, know we fight a daily battle with Tanner. It is a battle of spit up! I some may wonder what in the heck I am talking about; how can spit up cause frustration? Well, my friends, when your 2.5 month old baby CONSTANTLY spits up ALL DAY, it becomes a battle! It is a battle  of laundry, fussiness, and medicine! Sometimes I feel like all I do is monitor his reflux and wipe his little body that is covered in spit up!
Who knew that something so small can create sooooooo much laundry!! Tanner goes through at least 2 loads of laundry a week, sometimes more! There are some days that we have to change the poor child about 5 times. Randall and I have learned that we cant change him with just a little wetness, no we wait until he drenches himself (which is often). It doesnt matter where he is! We have to constantly wash sheets, blankets, chair covers, and burp clothes. We freak out if we get low on burp clothes! It is such a struggle when you are the only one home...you cant just lay him down. No, you have to make sure you get a blanket or a towel, lay that down doubled over (so spit up doesnt go THROUGH the blanket) and then lay him down. He is no longer allowed to lay on the couch or our comforter with out something underneath him!! So as far as our battle with laundry..it is never ending! So I would say we are losing that one.

As you can see below, we had to strip our sheets and his car seat!

I can say that as far as his fussiness, we are finally getting ahead. Used to we would have days where mommy couldnt put Tanner down because he was so very irritable and in pain. He would scream (no, not cry) for hours. It took God and God alone to help me keep my sanity.  As a new mom, I of course wondered what I was doing wrong!!! Being the person I am, I didnt want to ask for help and admit that I struggled. Poor Randall would work all day and as soon as he got home, he would have to hold little Tanner just to give me a break! Now, I can look back and see that my poor angel was hurting!! That is one thing that I would recommend to parents, dont be scared to take your child to the doctor. If your instinct is telling you something is wrong, something is probably wrong! Now we mostly have good days! He smiles, plays, and is fun to be around! He still has his moments, but he is just a baby! I am not ashamed to say, that I am finally enjoying spending time with my child.  I know that may seem awful to some, but when your child screams and there is nothing you can do...it does not make for an enjoyable day!

    We have taken Tanner to the pediatrician and a GI doctor at Emory. After switching his medicine and trying several different formulas (including the most expensive one!) they have concluded that he has BAD reflux that he will have to grow out of. The medicine he takes will only help the acid not the spit up. We are trying different strategies to help, but it still is a daily battle for us. Some days are worse than others. Its funny, people think we are exaggerating, until the spend 30 minutes with Tanner and then they realize what we were talking about! One thing that does bother me is that he is not gaining weight consistently, he is less than 25 percentile for weight. We do have to go back to Emory in July to follow up on his weight.

I know that he is in God's hand and He is watching over my child. Ultimately, Tanner will be ok and is healthy! I just pray that God continues to give us the strength and patience to fight this "Battle of the Spitup" so that one day soon, we will WIN!