I am sorry your little one is suffering and you are feeling desperate. But I sure know the feeling!! (((HUGS))) to you!!!
Probiotics are a really good thing but I feel strongly that it is important and very beneficial to also give digestive enzymes along with that. They are not generally a cure all and they certainly help some more than others but I feel they certainly are worth a try for all. π
I agree with the things that Laura suggested and I am not saying to not do those things. I am just suggesting probiotics and enzymes as something to try ALSO.
Just a few weeks ago I received an email from a mom who had read my blog and had some questions. She was/is feeling desperate just like you. Her child doesn’t want to eat and is continually going down in his weight.
So, I asked 3 other moms that have been through this with their children to please email this mom with their suggestions. Two of these moms forwarded me what they wrote to this mom. And I will copy and paste them here for you to read.
But first I want to say that although these moms use the same digestive enzymes and probiotics I use and refer to them as “Martha’s”, I do not sell this product. I do though highly recommend it because it is what has helped me and my children so much. But there are others on this site that have found help with other brands of probiotics and enzymes.
Here is what Federica replied…
I am a good friend of Martha’s and she forwarded your email as I went through the same thing you are. My son Matias was born at 50 percentile and by the time he was 4months he dropped to 25 and eventually off the charts. You are starting early and have a very good chance of doing better than I did. By the time my son Matias was 2yrs a feeding tube seemed eminent but I fought it with all my heart, left my job and dedicated myself to getting him to eat. As I said, you are early, I imagine he is still in the charts.
At 4 months, every feeding was a wrestling match, I had to feed him while bouncing on a Pilates ball just to get him to eat a bit. We had done Zantac, with not much result, then Prevacid with no result. I started taking things out of my diet, diary first, (it takes 2 weeks for dairy to get out of the system so you would need to be off it for 4 weeks to see results) and dairy is in everything. Matias seemed a bit better but not much. Then I took off gluten, and other allergens. My diet consisted on Pears and Turkey. I was going nuts and the baby was not doing much better. No sleep, no eat, loosing weight.
When we visited our Pediatric GI he suggested formula. I was devastated, I was so determined to breastfeed he suggested we just tried for a weekend, and I would keep pumping just in case I wanted to keep breastfeeding. We tried Elecare for two days (hypoallergenic formula) and it took him a while to like it but he seemed happier, he’s constant brow actually went away. I would really suggest you try this to start. SomeGI believe Reflux can be caused or accelerated by protein allergies or intolerances. So you might still need medication on top of formula but eventually with the Digestive Health (Martha’s Probiotics), feeding therapy and even appetite enhancers, he will be fine.
This is my first suggestion, let me know if this helps and I can suggest other things we did. Like I said you are early and you and your LO will be fine. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any other questions.
Then in Federica’s email back to me she said this The sad thing about it all, is that once you are in that deep. Like you with your first boy or mine, you need quick results or things get ugly quick. I wish they would even try syringe the formula just to see if it works. The baby has learnt it hurts and thats why they need to change the milk asap or it will become a bigger aversion.
I wish we all found you earlier! All this moms need to know they need to start Digestive Health at pregnancy so they don’t get there. My second son eats like a PIG! Anything i put in front of him, we just started everything earlier.
You can read Federica’s full story on my blog http://help4acidreflux.wordpress.com/federicas-story/
This is Priya’s reply to her…
> Firstly a big hug and lot of prayers for you.I can totally relate to you.
> My name is Priya, blessed mom to 19 month old beautiful twin girls.
> I know Martha for the last 2 months. She saved our lives!!!
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> A little background:
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> Me and my dear husband were blessed with beautiful healthy twin girls on Nov 2012.
> i delivered at 37 weeks.
> We were over cloud 9…thanked God for healthy babies.
> First two months were just fine.Though i couldn’t nurse them;i pumped religiously and fed them mostly pumped breast milk and just 1 bottle formula.Around 3rd month,one of our baby Saavna started rejecting bottles.We tried every nipple/bottle.Tried feeding in dark room,with /without music, with/without distraction.Our pediatrician just ignored the issue stating i was just a stressed out twin mom π ….It used to take 1 hour 45 mins just to feed 2-3 oz formula.And when we try to burp her,she will throw up everything she drank. I was ignoring my other baby all this time and felt like a horrible mom π .. .My babies were on the bottom of the growth chart…
> Saavna had barium study done,x ray ,ultrasound and endoscopy,which showed acid reflux.By this time,she developed extreme oral aversion…she was given Zantac and then Prevacid.None of the medicines worked. That’s when i contacted Martha.She is truly an angel .i started giving our babies Digestive health( probiotic+digestive enzymes) .FIRST WEEK ON THIS PROBIOTIC WAS HELL.I spoke to Core health company guy( sorry forgot his name) and he said this side effect is quite common and its just temporary and is called Hertz reaction.Its basically like a cleansing process of the gut.We started noticing the change after the first week.She didnt throw up after that at all and her reflux was GONE!! Now she takes 3 probiotics a day and is 100% reflux free and is gaining weight. I just wish i would have met Martha when my babies were aroung 3-4 months old ..
Lorraine is the third mom I asked to reply to this mom and you can read her full story on my blog. http://help4acidreflux.wordpress.com/lorraines-story/
I wish you the best in whatever you decide to do and hope that soon you can find answers and help for your little one!! Happy Mom2013-07-02 01:02:32
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