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September 29, 2007 at 1:36 am #43472
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InactiveMy 14 wek old has reflux,and after 3 days of bliss, he has started up again. Has been screaming for about 3 hours, without much of a break. Do any of you go thru this on a regular basis? We THOUGHT his prevacid was finally kicking in. I know the last time we called the emergency helpline at Children’s Mercy Hospital they said to bring him in if he screams non-stop for several hours. What should we do?
September 29, 2007 at 8:19 am #43476hellbennt
Keymasterdo you have any zantac? axid? tagament? pepcid?
give this as well as the prevacid- make sure it’s given 4hrs seperate from the prevacid- if you’re desperate it can be 2hrs seperate (our GI dr said 2 hrs, but the majority of the drs here have said 4 hrs, so I then tell others 4 hrs, but we did 2…)get mylanta cherry supreme, the adult kind- give 1ml as often as you want- up to 5mls total I’d say- the ‘only’ side effect will be loose stools- ‘sounds’ better than shrieking! this can be given at the same time as the zantac (axid, tagament, pepcid)swaddle! sling! do you have a target near you? they now carry hotslings in the baby department…or go find a local babywearing group and contact the leader for help ASAP
try: swing, car ride, stroller ride, put baby in infant seast and put that on top of the turned-on dryer, try putting baby in bathroom with warm shower running, try white noise, vacuum cleaner, sound machine, fan…(these things did not work for us when my baby screamed so much that he went hoarse…this was while we were waiting for the PPI to work & we didn’t know we should give zantac (axid, tagament, pepcid) at the same time bcse until the PPI starts to take effect, it’s as if your baby isn’t on any meds at all
)hang in there!!!September 29, 2007 at 10:16 am #43485Anonymous
InactiveI’m so sorry!
Everything Laura suggested!!How long has he been on the prevacid now? It does take about 2 weeks. If not results after that I’d question the dose and if it isn’t that, maybe a med change? Zegerid works well for a lot of babies. We are doing a zegerid re-trial right now as I type this…Day 1.Good luck and I hope you find some relief for you little guy soon. I remember those screams and shreiks like it was yesterday. Hang in there!October 2, 2007 at 1:01 pm #43629Anonymous
InactiveMy little girl did the same thing. Children’s Mercy in KC GI Clinic switched her to Nexium. Ashlynn is turning 4 months tommorrow and has been on the nexium now for 2 months and has been a differnet baby since the Nexium, it was hard at first giving the med, but daddy and I finally got a system down.
October 2, 2007 at 1:07 pm #43630Anonymous
Inactivestcwatt wrote:
My little girl did the same thing. Children’s Mercy in KC GI Clinic switched her to Nexium. Ashlynn is turning 4 months tommorrow and has been on the nexium now for 2 months and has been a differnet baby since the Nexium, it was hard at first giving the med, but daddy and I finally got a system down.
Gavin has an appt. on the 12th w/ a Dr Li at Children’s Mercy! I am hoping it will be a big help for him! So glad your baby is doing better!October 2, 2007 at 1:24 pm #43632Anonymous
InactiveWe first dr we saw I was not impressed with , so switched after our second appt with the orginal dr. The next provider we saw was excellent. At first we tried uping her dose of Prevacid but that did not work, Ash also had to do 1 day stay at the hospital for iv Zantac before Prevacid and this did not help after the Zantac got out of her system. Besides the Nexium she takes erthryomycin and Periactin. The last two help her stomach to empty quicker. She still had momments where the reflux makes her mad, but overall she is a totally differnet baby. Now when she cries it’s becasue we can not get her bottle to her quick enough. Good luck at Childrens”.
We are bout 50 miles north of kcOctober 2, 2007 at 5:04 pm #43650Anonymous
Inactivei am sorry your litte one is in pain.
Absolutly second evrything Laura said. I wish i had that advise when we first started our rollercoaster. I hope your little one feels beter soon.October 4, 2007 at 12:28 pm #43742Anonymous
InactiveHow do you all stay SANE through all of this? I called the ped. last night,basically he said to wait until he sees the GI next Friday. I don’t know if I can stay sane that long,as Gavin is screaming SO much…
I don’t know what to do to help him. Seems I’ve tried everything imaginable.October 4, 2007 at 2:09 pm #43753Anonymous
InactiveI ditto what Laura suggested.
I’m sorry, I can’t remember your son’s history, but can you try some mylanta CS to help soothe things a bit?What formula is he on? Do you think that MSPI may be an issue?October 4, 2007 at 3:34 pm #43761Anonymous
InactiveCall your ped and have them call the Gi dr and see if they can get him in sooner. Ashlynn ped called and told them that it was a emergency case, we did not have to wait that long maybe a week if that. Call your ped and demand that they get Gavin in sooner. I didn’t think that i could make through the screaming non stop ,but it does get better. I had to tell myself that this will pass and that it’s not her fault, it’s the pains fault.
Call your Ped again and again. I did and it workedGood Luckand give little Gavin some huggs and kisses -
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