Question: Hello, this is regarding our son who is having a lot of difficulties feeding where it takes a lot of distracting and 40-60 minutes to finish 4 ounces....he gets about 25 ounces a day only.

We was born IGUR end of May (2 weeks early, induced because he gained very little weight between 30-38 weeks) and currently today weighs only 12.5 pounds, with a head circumference of 16 inches and length of 25 inches. Doctors think he has acid reflux so takes zantac once a day and omeprazole twice a day...he also may have a milk protein allergy (not confirmed) so giving him nutramagen 20 cal...again, he only gets about 23-25 ounces a day.

He seems to be very hyper and need a lot of attention/distracting while feeding and we think half the time the milk just spills into his mouth vs. him actually sucking the nipple...we have tried different combinations of formula and bottles with no success....and his arms and legs seem quite stiff through the day.....when we hold him up he never seems to focus on our faces/eyes or when we call to him, but he does many times when lying flat. He also HATES to be in someone's arms or lap flat, only in a semi-upright sitting position.

Our local pediatric GI is telling us he needs a feeding tube, what do you think? any idea what could be wrong with him?

Please discuss with other doctors if needed.

Thanks.