New problems....

So, after a few nights of not sleeping well and throwing up after Riley would breastfeed, she and I headed to the doctor today. She cried last night from about 5-10. She was really tired and hungry, but would not eat from me. So, finally at about 10pm Joe and I gave in and gave her 4oz of formula. She chugged it and was sound asleep by 11. We did not hear from her again until 4am! So after 5 hours of sleep I figured she had slept off whatever was bothering her and she would be back to normal.....not so!! Our 4am feeding was not an easy one at all. She was chugging away at my milk and all things seemed normal, until I went to burp her and got vomit all over me! So......at 9 this morning I called the doctors office and Riley and I headed in for some help. The doctor doesn't think she has reflux, since she was fine with the formula last night. Instead, we have figured out that there are a few problems:

1. Riley has thrush. Since she is taking in so much milk, she is not swallowing it all at once and leaves some in her mouth, therefore it is causing a yeast infection on her tongue. SO we have some medicine for that.
2. I am producing SSOOO much milk that when she is going to feed from me she is taking in too much, therefore she is choking on it and then throws it back up. So, I need to pump my milk and feed her from a bottle. Or, I need to pump a little out first, then breastfeed her. I am going to opt for the pump all of it out and feed from the bottle, just seems like a few less steps!

So this afternoon we started our medicine and I started pumping and feeding from the bottle....worked like a charm. She ate at 3:30 and is still sound asleep!! (it is now 6:30). If nothing else we are an hour past the time she started screaming last night! We are planning to start a "schedule" next week that was recommended to us by our friend. It is by the Baby Whisperer and they say that within a week your baby will be sleeping from 11-7!! I sure hope it works!