Day 13 on Zegerid

What does the Marci-kids dosing calculator say for his weight and age as far as how much he should be getting?

Susan, how much does he weigh now? The higher dose might be just what he needs to really turn around.

Although the 20 and 40 mg Zegerid packets contain different amounts of omeprazole, both packets contain the same amount of buffer. Therefore, the 40mg packets of Zegerid have half the buffer per each mg of omeprazole when compared to the 20mg packets.
So, when using the 40mg packet of Zegerid (which we recommend in children under 2 years of age) you have to add some additional buffer to protect the omeprazole from being destroyed by stomach acid. We have found that Mylanta Cherry Supreme works well as the additional buffer in this setting. It accomplishes four goals:

1. It is the additional buffer
2. It improves the taste
3. It reduces gas
4. It reduces the likelihood of the child spitting up the dose

I think waking every three hours can still be normal for some babies at that age. Probably not what you want to hear or what your told by others. I know this is especially true for breastfed babies. Not sure if your breast or formula feeding. I do hope you get some sleep soon though.