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Sorry to sound so desperate but I think I’m going nuts from the 8 week old that wont stop crying in severe pain and the 2 1/2 year old that wont mind.
if anybody does read this, there are a lot of questions- please if you only can answer one question it will help, dont feel obligated to spend your time trying to read all my blabbering
I have looked at Laura’s post, THANK YOU SO MUCH, how amazing of you to try and help us all out. It has a wealth of information but I still have some questions.Background: Sweetpea is 8 weeks and 11 pounds, was recently on zantac and reglan now has been switched to prevacid 15mg solutab and ped wants to continue on reglan to strenghen les, we havent started prevacid b/c i just got the script today. I know she is refluxing we had an upper gi that showed anatomically she is fine but she is definitely refluxing, moderately.
Questions:1. Any suggestions for the best way to deliver the prevacid, so you just mix it with water and syringe it in?2. Maybe its MSPI- is there a test for this or is it just by the elimination diet?? The ped said we could do an allergy test in 3 weeks ( where he puts milk on her back with the allergy tester and sees if she responds) this doesnt seem to be the same kind of allergy to me, its a protein intolerance, i think he really didnt know that much about mspi when i brought it up and this was his lame solution ( but if not hooray for such an easy test)3. mspi symptons that sweet pea has:green stools, no blood- stinky poos- crying 20 minutes or so after a feeding and then the crying continues and continues……little to no napping, she just wakes up in pain- mostly diarrhea without many mustad seeds, she is breastfed.4. should i just try the meds for a few days and then try the diet- if i start both how will i know which it is??? how long does prevacid usually start to work?? am i a mean mommy to not start the diet immediately?? ( i live for chocolate
scared to go without it.)Thanks so much, I’m so glad i found this website- there really is not a lot of information out there on mspi, boo to the doctors but yea for other mommies who care
First thing is, did she have a test that showed she had delayed gastric emptying? If not then she probably doesn’t need the reglan. Like Laura says most Drs. give it just because. Reglan can be helpful, but can also be harmful. A few moms have taken it to increase their milk supply and said they feel like they are coming out of their skin and one mom went into a major depression while using it. Reglan can be helpful though if that is what she has.
Yes, you just mix it with water and syringe it in. I haven’t done the solutabs so I don’t know a lot about them, but I think you do have to make sure you get it all in, or as much as possible.As far as I know there is not a test for mspi. My understanding is that Allergy testing under two is worthless. I am no expert though. I do think your best bet is to do the elimination diet.Would you describe her poo as snoty? I know you said dirrhea, but snoty poo can look like dirrhea.I would give the meds a go before trying to eliminate anything. That is just my opinion. I say get the reflux under control with meds if possible and then if that doesn’t work try the diet. It usually takes a good 2 weeks for the meds to kick in and sadly two weeks to know if the diet works. Oh, I would also check out marci-kids.com and make sure your baby is on the correct dose of meds. If your baby is not on the correct dose then she won’t feel better no matter what you do. I’m glad you found us.One last thing I will say is don’t let anyone talk you out of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is one of the best things you can do for a reflux baby. Your milk acts as a natural antacid. Not only that, but when your nursing their are hormones that are released that calm you down. I know that’s probably hard to believe given how you feel now.
Oh, I also had a two year old and a reflux baby and it is hard. There is nothing easy about it, but know that before you know it it will all be over. I wish I could do more to help. Your doing a great job mama. 
THANK YOU Ladies for the info.
She has not had a test for the gastric emptying, i had taken her off of it b/c i wasnt sure of her being on it- but when i went back to the ped. he said we werent using if for emptying but rather for strenthing the les for her reflux, HOWEVER i’m not feeling very confident in his grasp of reflux and/or mspi.I mixed the prevacid with the water and used a syringe, it worked great thanks. i checked the dosing at marcikids and according to it shes only getting 1/2 of what she needs. Do i call the ped. or fly solo and up it myself?? i do think i will give the zantac in conjunction with the prevacid b/c of the 2 week lag.AS far as the poo- i wouldnt describe it as snotty, but most of it is asorbed into the diaper b/c of the runniness of it. maybe it is and i cant tell, or is it really obvious if its snotty?? but its for sure green and smelly!the mspi website was of great help and information. i’m feeling like that could be it- she has several of the symptoms plus the fact that she is content mostly after feedings its more during the digestion time frame that the pain starts.i looked into the oal- i dont think thats it only b/c i only nurse on one side for about 15 minutes, i can see the thickness of milk(hindmilk) if any spills out towards the end of the feeding versus the thinner milk in the beginning, shes not gulping like its coming too fast (although with my first child during those painful engorgment days if it popped out of her mouth i looked like a fire hydrant spraying everything),and she goes a good 3 hours in between feedings indicating that she is satisfied- plus she has some super cute fat rolls on her legs already showing off that fatty milk.(but i totally could be wrong, i’m really not sure of much these days
)thank you again for all the info and for replying so fast, how great to have mommy friends out there in cyberspace.HeatherI am so sorry I forgot to add giving it on an empty stomach and waiting 30 mins after to eat. We did zegerid and didn’t have to wait or give on an empty stomach. I did all my own med increases according to the marci-kids website. I would also e-mail Dr. Phillips at Marci-kids on occasion to ask for his advice. My sons dr. refused to help us with med increases and our Gi was of no help either. I am not a dr. though, just saying what I did.
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The truth about the names is that I was a little nervous about joining a blog for the first time so those are their “super secret under cover names”Doodlebug is Bailey and Sweetpea is Lola- although I bet I have had some people wondering if i did too much LSD in collegeThe poo has been stinky and green for over a month now and we only started the prevacid yesterday BUT if a child is mspi, does the lactose in the prevacid hurt them???? Thanks for letting me know about these ingredients.thanks again for the info.Heatherp.si feel you on the not so helpful doctors, its a bit frustrating.Hi Heather,
Definitely thought they were unique all right!To each his own, of course, but was thinking of it in the context of hearing these names on a wedding or graduation day might be a little different. I won’t go more into detail than that, but you all get the driftAnyway, again, this is such a great place and you will really benefit from the support here!Welcome!
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