A Few Questions

Prayer Buddy, I still need your prayers.  Mary-Grace's gagging and throwing up (I'm not calling it spitting up because it's much more than that) is getting worse.  It's getting to the point where nearly every time I feed her she is choking, gagging, and throwing up.  Sometimes it's immediate, sometimes it takes a little while.  It's really heartbreaking.  The thing that scares me is that when she chokes it's silent.  Today about 45 minutes after I fed her, I propped her up in her Boppy while she was napping.  I've been doing this during the day because I'm scared to lay her on her back when I'm not right next to her for fear that if she throws up she will choke and I won't hear it.  Anyway, I had her propped up and went to check on her.  When I did she was choking (silently) and her face was beet red.  I grabbed her and flipped her over and she threw up.  It terrified me.  So now I've got her propped in her boppy sitting on the couch with me and I'm scared to go anywhere where I can't see her.

I've tried all the tricks for women with a forceful letdown.  Holding her upright after a feeding for 30 minutes, feeding her less but more frequently, feeding her before she is starving, feeding her when she is calm, burping her often, feeding her with her head higher than the breast, etc.  Unfortunately nothing seems to be working.

I'm beginning to think that there is something more to this than a forceful letdown.  I decided last night to give up dairy to see if maybe she has a dairy sensitivity.  I know that is pretty common.  I haven't had any dairy today (that is a huge feat for me :) ), but I'm sure it will take a day or two to get it all out of my system.  I'm hoping this make a difference.  If not I'm going to call the doctor.  I'm thinking reflux may be the issue.  I'm trying really hard not to be the paranoid new mom but this is hard.  I don't like seeing my baby uncomfortable.  It is making my anxiety level go through the roof.  I'm trying to manage the anxiety on my own but it is getting increasingly hard.  If any of you have any other suggestions of things to try I'm all ears!

I have another question.  I'm wanting to pump a little.  I don't need a huge supply of stored milk since I'm not working, but I would like a some.  My sister breastfed her 2nd baby but did not introduce a bottle (with breast milk) until he was 6 months old.  This turned out to be a huge mistake.  He wanted nothing to do with that bottle and absolutely refused.  The bad thing was that at the time she did it she had no choice.  Something came up where she absolutely had to be separated from him.  It was a nightmare and I don't want that.  There are somethings that are coming up in a few months where a bottle will be necessary.  I don't want to wait until then to try.  Anyhoo...my question is, when should I pump?  I only feed Mary-Grace on one side at each feeding.  So should I just pump the other side at the same time or right after?  Or do I pump at some point between feedings?  I googled but couldn't find much.

Oooh, one more question.  Pacifiers...
I was very against them at first.  However, someone told me that if I give her one while she is sleeping it may help with the gagging and choking.  Have any of you heard this?  I'm willing to try it out if it may help!

**UPDATE**

I forgot about one more question.  What brand ring sling do you have?  I have a Moby Wrap but want asling as well.

The positive in all of this...because I've got to look at the positive...is that I'm offering all of this up for you ladies.  Especially you prayer buddy and those of you still waiting.  I'm certainly keeping God busy. :)