DS refusing all bottles

The Ped said that? Have you seen a GI specialist?

It’s good that he’s eating solids, but IMHO he needs the bottle too. Is
he eating cereal? If so, are you making that with formula? Will he take
formula from a sippy cup?

My son also only eats about 20 ounces per day total with his bottles and solids. Some kids just don’t need that much.

My son weighs 18 lbs and gets Prevacid 15mg/3x’s daily.

If you are worried that his reflux is not under control, I would first try to talk to your doctor about the research at MARCI-kids. Most doctors don’t know that babies need higher doses of PPI’s than adults and that they need to get the medicine three times daily instead of once because they metablolize the medicine three times faster than adults.

If you print the information and send/fax it to him/her and then follow up with a phone call, you may be able to talk him/her into increasing the dose and then you won’t have to see a Ped. GI, or have any tests. This is what worked for me and I can tell you it’s so worth it. Believe me, I am not usually an assertive person and I felt like an incredible pest, but I wanted my son to feel better and I was willing to do whatever it took. Here’s the link.http://www.marci-kids.com/

You can always look at going to a Ped GI later if your doctor won’t increase his dose after seeing the research.

It’s true that some babies just start to drink less from their bottles and eat more solids….if he’s happy, sleeping well and doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort, maybe that’s all it is. You are the best judge of that because you are his mommy.

It depends on what kind of prevacid you are using – if it’s an oral suspension made by the pharmacy, you can give it at any time.

I just wanted to add about the ped gi, Owen’s been going to one for over a year and it was the best thing that we ever could have done for him. Hands down. He has actually never had any invasive testing done, or any testing at all for that matter other than testing his stool for blood which just comes from a dirty diaper. They just interviewed me about him, about my family history, etc. and were able to diagnose him that way. They got him so much more comfortable and happy – and of course that made us happy!

Yes, I already posted in your other post but the prevacid needs to be given on an empty stomach (2-3 hours after eating) and wait 30 mins before feeding. Doesn’t sound like he is getting the most out of the PPI. Alos, half a solutab is very low. Most babies are on at LEAST half in the morning and half at night. Ever think about playing around with the dose a little and seeing if he feels better. Alot of babies don’t want to drink because it hurts to reflux. With silent reflux, we can’t see what’s going on, the milk is alot thinner and lighter than solids so they usually do worse on it. I bet he will drink more liquids once he is on the right dose. Don’t be afraid of ped. GI’s. He has already been diagnosed with reflux so you don’t have to prove it in many cases its the mothers who want to assess if there is any damage and if the child’s reflux is really under control.

I know how you feel and I’m so sorry. There were a few days when I was sure my little Myles was going to end up in the hospital dehydrated and starving. It’s so frightening when your baby won’t eat.

How old is your son?

Have you tried swaddling him and feeding him when he is really tired/half asleep. Some babies with reflux (mine included) eat better when they are sleepy.

Also, lots of moms use Mylanta Cherry Supreme before each feeding …if you post a question about it someone will probably be able to tell you the correct dose.

I wish I had more words of wisdom for you…, and I hope you find a really good doctor who will listen to you and make your son better soon.