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[Anonymous]

I am curious to know why mom’s are adding the rice/oatmeal cereals to the formula, instead of buying the thickening formulas? Is it because your babies have certain intolerances and need a special formula and therefore you’re adding the cereals?

I ask because I’ve tried a thickening formula with my 12 wk old and it’s helped a lot. Adding rice/oatmeal gave DD horrible gas and discomfort. Although I’m breast feeding now (you may have read my other post) and not sure if I should continue, etc, etc, etc.

Anyone else feel like you just don’t always know what to do??

What is the difference between Prevacid/Prilosec vs. Zegrid? (sp?) Is Zegrid compounded? DD is getting Prilosec 2X daily. She is doing ok but spits up like crazy. I realize she’ll always spit up but during naps and night time is the worse. She can hardly nap during the day, but sleep ok at night for the most part. Doc won’t give higher dose. So I’m at a lose.

Thanks! Laura

[Anonymous]

I posted about a month ago. My DD is 12 weeks today. She is on prilosec 2X daily… doc won’t increase it. She is doing well though. So much better than before the meds. She was also given levison but I’m still not 100% why. She was also colicky but it’s pretty much gone.

I was solely breastfeeding. The Ped suggested the cereal which only gave DD gas. Then I tried the Emfamil thickening formula to see if it would help DD not spit up. The main problem with all of this is she spits up all day long. Spits up before naps, during naps, after naps, at night, etc. She isn’t napping well because of the spitting up. Which I guess would lead me to another question. How much vomiting is normal for a reflux baby? Should the meds take care of the majority of the vomiting? She isn’t fussy anymore and will sleep so much better, but she wakes up spitting up. Yes, I’ve done the diets and nothings seems to bother DD.

Has anyone used the thickening formula and it’s helped your baby quite a bit? When I give the formula to DD, she hardly spits up at all. I guess I just can’t believe that this formula is the answer to our problems. Could it be? I didn’t want to stop breast feeding and I’m weepy just thinking about it. But I have to think about what’s best for my baby and her not sleeping well can’t be good either. Esp. if this might continue for another 6 months or longer.

Any advise?

Thank you! Laura

[Anonymous]

I am trying not to have my feelings hurt by this, but it’s soooo hard! Every day when I pick up Sarah from daycare she greets me with a big “HI-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”. It’s soooo cute. She still does this…but lately when I go try to take her out of the sitter’s arms…she’ll start to whine and reach back for her. I am happy that she loves her sitter so much…but I’m her MOMMY!

Sarah has always been very independent and NOT cuddly at all. The only cuddle time I have with her is her last bottle of the night when she’ll sit on my lap (and rarely rarely rarely fall asleep on me). Lately she has even been pushing off my lap as soon as she’s done with her bottle to go play. Is this an age thing? A “miss independent” thing? I feel like an outsider would think I beat my child or something because she doesn’t really care to be “close” to me. OTHER people can rock her to sleep (on occassion) but she won’t let me…pushes away.

We play together, laugh together and she will interact with me plenty…just not in a cuddly way. If we are in an environment with strangers, she will cling to me (so I do know she knows who I am!) Anyway…anyone else have this happen? Have your LO’s preferred the sitter occassionally? She does love me, right???

This is probably a FAR FAR FAR stretch but the last time she was super close to me was when I was desperately trying to breastfeed her and she screamed all the time and pulled away (pre meds). I’ve heard of a feeding aversion due to reflux…what about a snuggle with mommy aversion??

amy00132007-5-7 20:24:7

[hellbennt]

jonah didn’t really drink any milk until 18months and even then it was a very little bit

however, he was not mspi so he ate lots of dairy/dairy products and calcium rich foods like broccoli, spinach and blackstrap molasses. I added milk & cheese to lots of things when I cooked and thankfully he was a great eater

we never did juice (I feel that they get the nutrients from the actual fruit), only water & by 12 months he was breastfeeding 2x a day and by 15months he was done and then at 18 months he would drink a little bit of milk from a sippy- the toss-& go kind was what he liked (again, maybe because you can see what you’re drinking?)

I see sarah is on alimentum- can she tolerate dairy in foods? can she eat yogurt or cheese?

hellbennt2007-5-6 20:52:40

[hellbennt]

um, ok what’s the big deal if she has a bottle or two? I mean what if it takes you a little longer to get her off the bottle? I just don’t understand the whole “must get baby off bottle at 12 months”

what if you were breastfeeding? I breastfed Jonah 2x a day from 12-15 months…

just my opinion

anyway, nuby makes those soft spout sippies that are like bottles but aren’t bottles

also I’ve read that if you put formula in a clear sippy it helps as they can see it, like a bottle…

[Anonymous]

Myles starting refusing the bottle around 7 months and it got so bad that I ended up spoon feeding him all of his breast milk and formula for the next 6 months! It was horrible. I really think in his case it was due to a feeding/bottle aversion due to being untreated or undertreated (his intial Prevacid dose was too low) for so long.

I guess it could be a taste issue, so maybe flavoring her Nutrmigen might help. Some people use baby food banana.

Are you certain that she is pain free? Maybe a trial back on meds?

[Anonymous]

I used to, and still do actually, dangle toys in front of Ben while feeding him. Originally this was to distract him so that he would stay on the breast long enough to eat. Now that he isn’t in pain anymore while eating, he wants to look all over the place and doesnt’ want to sit still long enough to eat, so I still use the toys. I started this when he got really bad around 3 1/2 – 4months, and this is when he would start paying more attention to toys, reaching out for them, etc.

If you think that it won’t cause problems with his feedings, maybe it would help?

[Anonymous]

Hi, I agree re the Marci Kids dose and trying that (do you have enough left of your script to try a higher dose for two weeks?).

Alana was a silent refluxer and did pretty much the same thing, wouldn’t lay flat on her back, acid breath, irritable pretty much all the time (but a comfort eater and gained weight to welll!!

If you want to try the neocate and still leave the option of bf open you could pump???? (I’m pro-breastfeeding BTW, just putting other options out there ). But it would take awhile to see if the neocate was working so you would have to pump awhile.

The right kind of testing might help if the Dr doesn’t understand your little ones symptoms????

[Anonymous]

It sounds to me like whether she has MSPI or not, she still has reflux that is causing her pain. Will your doctor let you try a higher dose of PPI rather than stop it altogether? Also, I don’t see why you would need to give up breastfeeding if you don’t want too. It might be worth trying the elimination diet like Christine said before you resort to Neocate. Good luck with everything!

[Anonymous]

Personally I would not give up breastfeeding until I had tried the marci-kids dose for at least two weeks. The ped gi seems to be forming his opinion that she does not have reflux on the basis that the Prevacid is not working, but many babies here (including mine) did not get relief from their reflux until they were on the PPI doses that marci-kids recommends.

Perhaps you can try the full elimination diet to rule out any other intolerances.

I’m sorry that you are going through this. I remember how horrible it is. My daughter was never treated properly for her reflux and it was a long, horrible 9 months. I hope you find the answer soon.

[Anonymous]

dianne just posted a post about this…the thread is called “excellent article….” it talks about “colic” and reflux and mspi.

“colic” is an excuse. in the article dianne posted, it talks about how there is no such thing as “Colic”. dr sears also says “colic” is an excuse they give you when they dont want to look deeper into the cause of the babies discomfort.

15mg is not the marci-kids recommended dose. i would try that. many of the babies on here did not get relief until they were on the marci kids dose.

second, i would not stop breastfeeding. breastmilk is so much better than formula. my son is MSPI, but i recently discovered he is also intolerant to wheat/gluten. maybe you can try cutting that out of your diet. i know eggs bother a lot of babies too.

good luck to you. i just want to add that many of the doctors we have come across have been wrong about my son. we were told he did not have reflux, that he did not have mspi, that he was just colicky….and my ped had never even heard of neocate. please stick to your guns..do your research and be persistant. i wouldnt rule out reflux or mspi/mfpi.

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to say hi to all the Manchester, NH area mamas. We have a natural living playgroup in the area if you would like to join us, feel free! We chat about everything from breastfeeding to problems to just having a conversation with adults! LOL We also meet up and let the kiddos play and we all hang out. We have mamas and babies from 3 weeks old to 4 years old right now, but there is no age limit. The more, the merrier! We would love to have you!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MMM-/

Kara

[Anonymous]

1. How long have you been a mom?
Almost 2.5 years.

2. How many kids call you mommy?
One. My almost 8 month old only says DaDa, of course.

3. When you were pregnant did you know what you were having?

Yes, with both.

4. How old were you when you became a mom?

34.

5. How long were you in labor?

Never. 2 c-sections.
6. What’s your favorite thing about being mom?

waking up and realizing my kids are still sleeping (that’s happened maybe 2 times)

7. What’s your least favorite thing?

I hate cutting finger and toe nails. I’ll wipe a dirty tushy, clean up refluxy throw up, etc. all day, but I hate to cut nails.

8. Do you want more kids?

I would have, but our 2nd was SO HARD for the first 6 months, that I don’t think I have it in me to have a 3rd. Plus, I’m almost 37 so it’d have to be soon and I’d be totally terrified have having 3 under 5.

9. Have you ever taken your kid(s) on a trip?

My older son, but we drove. Kids have not been on a plane, except in utero.

10. How many times have you been pee’d on?

2 boys — trust me, I’ve lost count.

11. How many times have you been barfed on?

1000? Honestly, my first son threw up at least once if not twice every day for 9 months and every other day the last 3 months, so probably 350 for him. My 2nd son throw up every day for 6 months and now it’s like 2x per week so let’s say 200 for him — total 550.

12. Are your kid(s) named after someone?

My first after my mom’s mom and dad. M y second after my dad’s mom.
13. When is the last time you had a sitter?

Monday, but I only leave the older one with her!

14. When your kid gets in trouble, who is the bad guy?

me.

15. What is the longest you have been away from your kid(s)?

5 days from the older one. 5 hours from the younger one.

16. Are your toes painted?

chipped old pedicure.

17. Last movie you saw in theater?

Dreamgirls.

18. One thing you will not give up just because you’re a mom:

I thought it was blowing my hair out straight, but now that I’m a mom of 2, even that is gone.
.

19. One thing you did give up now that you’re a mom:

DAIRY!!! My 2nd son is MPI.

20. Favorite Cartoon:

Peanuts

21. Favorite Snack:

ICE CREAM — the day I stop breast feeding I’m eating a pint.

22. When the kid(s) are napping, you are:

eating or preparing the diaper bag for the next outing.

23. Where is/are your kid(s) now?

asleep!

24. Favorite place to buy maternity clothes?

I’m plus size, so it was hard. Old Navy on-line had a good selection.

25. If I could do it over, I’d do this differently:

I’d have made sure my first ate vegetables when he was younger as now he REFUSES to eat them.

26. Did you breastfeed or bottle?
breastfeed.

27. What are you children’s current obsession?

Older child — DORA.

Younger child – anything older child is holding.

[Anonymous]

My son who is MPI and had reflux could tolerate RTF alimentum, but not powder. I’m not sure if it’s the corn as I’m primarily breast feeding and I ate corn for a few days and he didn’t react. Maybe just when he had it directly? I’m not sure. I’m sorry the Alimentum doesn’t seem to be working for you. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

We went through the same thing with Owen. I breastfed,when he didn’t tolerate that went straight to Alimentum and I thought I had a new kid. After 5 weeks though, slowly things started to show up again. Fussy, constant diarrhea, poor sleep, etc.

I would definately keep a little diary of how things are going and don’t let it go on for long if you really suspect he is not tolerating. I let it go on for probably 3 weeks longer than I should have and the doc really didn’t guide me either. We ended up in Children’s Hosp, had a feeding tube and a rather long few months of getting back to “normal”.

Neocate I think tastes worse than Alimentum and I would not go cold turkey if you decide with doc to change. The docs I worked with told me to just change him over and I have struggled and struggled to get him to take it and I finally figured out it was the taste. I mix with goat’s milk and he takes it well. Most MSPI babies don’t tolerate even goats milk, but he did.

Good Luck!

Erica

Griffin 1-29-04 (eats everything!)

Owen 10-6-06 MSPI, Reflux, Prevacid, Neocate/Goats milk