Weston's issues with food: The Beginning

When weston was first born he was breast fed and we had problems from the start. Weston would eat and then spit up what looked like everything he had just eaten. We called the doctor about it several times and they would say "babies spit up, no worries" or "it looks like way more than it actually is". After 2 months of this and him not gaining any weight, my 5lb 14oz baby was now weighing 6.5lbs at  2 months old.... not good.

On the night before Easter we fed him and went to bed and i got up to check on him and he was COVERED in spit up. We got him up, changed is clothes and everything and he threw up again and again until it was just yellow stomach bile. We called the doctor and decided to take him to the emergency room. They did several tests, drew blood, catheter, iv, and all kinds of things. He was in pain and i felt like they were torturing my poor tiny baby so naturally, i got a bit belligerent and they made me leave the room. It was the worst thing in the world. We were admitted and after 2 days they said he had severe acid reflux, prescribed him a medication for it and sent us home. That night he was still spitting up just as much so i called him doctor again and she said we could either go back to the ER aka Hell, or be at their office first thing in the morning. We went in early the next morning and she admitted him back into the hospital. This time we were there for 2 weeks trying to figure out the problem. They did a test where they starved him for 24 hours and the next day strapped him to a board, fed him barium and did x-rays to see what was causing the projectile vomiting. Turns out he had severe acid reflux and Pyloric Stenosis. The muscles in his stomach didn't work properly so when his tummy was full, it wouldnt empty to his intestines and he would throw it all up. He also had a very bad milk allergy. We tried several different formulas and ended up having to put him on Nutramogen, soy free, dairy free and pre broken down so it was easier for his tummy to digest. After he was on that for a while we tried a few soy formulas and finally found one he could handle. He was on 2 different medications for 9 months and we started to attempt to ween him off to see if he still needed it. Im proud to say that we are no longer on any regular medications :)  He did wonderfully for a while and is still not spitting up bad but we are now facing new issues with his eating.... But thats a whole other story. Well, i smell poop so i better go take care of that ;) Later mommas!!!