Aptamil Comfort causing discomfort but Dr insists we use it - HELP!!!

Thanks again for your advice everyone. DD has silent reflux and takes Losec, Motillium and Zantac. She has been on Losec for two weeks and all her reflux symptoms have pretty much gone away since she started taking it. I'm sure this means she isn't cured but the main thing is she takes her milk, is putting on weight and has stopped screaming and crying after her meals. We have almost weaned her off the Motillium per the doc's advice. The Neocate was recommended to help manage what the paed thought was a milk protein intolerance. She has been on Neocate for five weeks now and we started mixing in the Aptamil Comfort about 2.5 weeks ago. I've put in a call to the paed to check in with him and I will be quite direct and ask him why he specifically suggested the AC.

Thanks for all the advice ladies. Lemondrops - DD has no issue drinking her milk, she has been on the bottle since day 5 as I couldn't BF. Based on your advice below, do you think I should try the other formulas now rather than waiting for the 4 month mark? I could try mixing it in with Neocate just in the same way I am doing with Aptamil.

Hi Ladies DD is 13 weeks today and has silent reflux which is being managed by medications. A few weeks ago we also discovered she may have an intolerance to cow's milk protein. At the time, we had tried SMA Gold and Lactose Free and her paed recommended Aptamil Comfort. She immediately developed watery stools and a lot of gas to the point where she would thrash her legs around all the time and find it difficult to sleep. Even when in our arms, she would wriggle around so much and cry whilst trying to pass gas. The paed eventually suggested Neocate. DD responded quite well to it but went the reverse way and had constipation. After 2 weeks on Necocate, the paed suggested we begin weaning her off it by re-introducing Aptamil Comfort. We have been mixing up her formula at every meal. Initially we started with more of the Neocate and less of the Aptamil in the mix but have now got to the stage where we are supposed to be giving her more Aptamil than Neocate. For example, in a 180ml feed, she should be having four scoops of Aptamil and 2 scoops of Neocate. But, in the past three days where she has been taking more of the Aptamil, the symptoms she had previously have returned, this time with a vengence. She basically cannot sleep without being held. When held, she wriggles so much that sometimes I'm afraid I'll drop her. She thrashes her legs and cries a lot more than before. Whereas she had been sleeping through the night from 10 weeks of age, now it's a battle to get her to even close her eyes at night time let alone get her to settle for a sleep. Hubby and I are exhausted. The trouble is our paed insists we continue with the Aptamil and I am not sure why. I have asked him about switching to another brand (several times) and he says we shouldn't change formula too often and need to give it time to settle. Clearly though, DD is not responding well to Aptamil Comfort and we need to do something about it as it has been more than 3 weeks that we have been trying to get her to adjust to it. I've read through previous threads and it seems as though HIPP Organic and S26HA are two formulas we could try. I would be grateful for any other suggestions you ladies may have. Many TIA.