breastfeeding and prevacid

It is hard, especially with a baby that young to stay on this schedule. There were times I desperately wanted to switch to Zegerid for this reason.

What I started doing with Myles was to sneak his first dose into him while he was still asleep first thing in the morning. I only mix his dose with about 2 ml’s of water. I’d wake him a little and slowly administer it while he was groggy/half asleep – a tiny little bit at a time so he wouldn’t choke. Then give him his nuk and pat him back to sleep. Then wait the 30 minutes and wake him up and feed him.

The mid-day dose is a little easier. Just give it about 1/2 before you think he will want to eat again.

And the last dose 1/2 hour before his last daytime feeding.

The Pepcid can be given with food so you can give it any time as long as it is at least two hours before or after the Prevacid.

How often does he eat now?

With my babies I woke them to feed every three hours during the day, but did not wake them at all after 10pm. Got them used to eating more during the day and sleeping more at night early on. I think I continued waking them during the day to eat until they were about 10 – 12 weeks old. By then they usually were waking on their own and eating more at each feeding so they could go longer without eating.

I hope some of this helps. Myles didn’t start Prevacid until he was 4 1/2 months old, so he was on a more regular schedule by then. It must be very difficult with such a young baby. Hopefully some other moms out there have some more advice for you.