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May 17, 2010 at 9:46 am #66355

Anonymous
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hi everyone!
my son is 7 months. he is on zantac 1.5 ml in the morn and afternoon 2ml before bed. similac soy formula and stage 2 baby food. he is not in pain anymore but i swear even on the solids half of it comes back up. now the summer is coming and i know we should increase fluids in the hot weather.we had a few hot days already so i gave dominic a little water in a sippy. well he thew it up. so my ques is how do you increase fluids in the hot weather when water comes back up? any advice is appreciated
thank you
jessie

May 17, 2010 at 5:58 pm #66356

hellbennt
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just keep giving it- try different temperatures of water and different amounts-try one ounce of water, then two ounces, etc.
try different sippies, too. like a straw one, etc…

May 19, 2010 at 1:13 am #66360

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My daughter didn’t tolerate water well when she had GERD. I don’t remember how old she was when she started taking water, but I’m sure it was much older than 7 months. She would spit it RIGHT back up….couldn’t handle it.

Now my little son has GERD, and he’s only 9 weeks. But sure enough…when we give him the Prevacid solutab, if we give him too much water with it (I mean 4 ml, vs 2 ml, he’ll spit it right back up.

Then I think back to when I had reflux when I was pregnant…and water bothered me more than anything!

So I guess what I’m saying is that in my experience, straight water does make reflux worse on the little ones especially. So I might increase his formula, if you feel you need to hydrate him more.

I could be wrong, though! 😉

May 19, 2010 at 9:54 am #66361

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you know your right. when i was pregnant i couldnt drink water either.the heartburn was so bad! i guess thats what ill do. increase the formula. thanks for your advice!

May 21, 2010 at 4:41 pm #66367

hellbennt
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I don’t know much about formula, but can you water it down for extra bottles that you want for ‘just’ hydrating him?
or is it ok to give more formula?
do whatever is the right thing, LOL! I’ m just typing out loud

May 24, 2010 at 8:56 am #66375

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lol i wouldnt water it down. i think i will just add a few more ounces a day in a sippy cup. we see the dr soon so i will ask him then let you know what he says.

May 27, 2010 at 7:39 pm #66409

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hello! we saw the dr and he said we can give extra formula in the hot weather. he also said i can water it down. half water half formula if i wanted. im not going to do that tho. dom is a good weight right now. i guess if he gains excessive weight then i will water it down. hope this info helps others!
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