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[Anonymous]

everyone is so great on this site!!! Thank you so much for replying! Patti – I try really hard to not think about the possiblity that Rowan could still be breastfeeding… my lactation consultant (an angel!) questioned the possibility that it was not the breastmilk and also offered to help me with an elimination diet. there is no doubt that he reacted to the nutramigen with the horrible rash and blood and he would scream and scream immediately after breastfeeding, but I often wonder if he was on medication for reflux if it would not have been so bad. I was so happy to be successfully breastfeeding (never got the hang of it with my first son) with both my husband and I suffering from allergies it is inevitable that my son’s will have them – it gave me a bit of hope that the breastfeeding would help as much as it could. Well at this point he seems to respond ok to elecare – very hard to tell because we are so early in trying the prevacid. His ped. did not recommend going back to breastmilk (I asked if I could give him some of the milk I had frozen to see if he would still react the same way). I am keeping my fingers crossed that this is the right combination. The gas is horrible though which is the next obsticle to tackle. Rowan was smiling today and making bubbles – such a wonderful sight after so many weeks of pain and crying. He is my sweet little guy, just trying to get it right for him. Patti – how long did you stop breastfeeding for that you were able to go back to it? I still have periodic let down throughout the day and worry that I should try to keep my supply just in case.

stacey

[Anonymous]

hi I am new here… new baby 1mo.2 wks old has had reflux symptoms since birth (needed bassinett raised, arching, difficulty swallowing, crying after eating) he does not spit up much and actually i hear it gurgling up in his throat but he swallows it most of the time. his breath is always sour and he cries after feedings or if he has gas. i am at a loss over the following symptoms which my doctor is brushing off but i really feel is somehow connected or possibly a symptom of something other than reflux. PLEASE let me know if these are common for reflux or not… grunting constantly, diffuculty having a bowel movement (I have had to use suppositories or q-tips to stimulate for just about all his movements since birth), doubling over while grunting, turing bright red in the face, stiff legs (almost refuses to bend them to pass gas or to poop), sucking loudly (not while eating just sucking in general). these are strange to me to be connected with reflux. this is my first time with all of this and i am reading all i can to become better informed (this site is incredible!) so forgive my ignorance if these do seem to be reflux related. do all babies or most with reflux have such difficulty passing stool? do they scream when they pass gas? can they not burp easily? sometimes i think if i can figure out the poop issues the reflux will be better or is it the other way around?

currently we have gone from breastfeeding (so proud i was able to do this only to have to go off – soooo sad!) to nutramigen (my older son was on this) to elecare. started on zantac – he refused to take – to axid .8 3x day to prevacid packets 15 mg. (still taking axid till the prevacid kicks in)he has only had 2 doses of the prevacid and i am noticing a ton of gas today – is this typical?

i am so frustrated knowing there has to be a solution for him. his cries are so full of pain and so pitiful. his little lip pouts out and he looks as if he is begging me to figure this out for him. any info will be so helpful!

thank you!

stacey

[Anonymous]

aGHAHGH

I haven’t fed Henry any solids at all since Sunday at lunch and he still hasn’t slept through the night again and he is moaning and groaning at feedings. What else can it be?

Christine, may I email you directly?

Ruby

Henry, 5 months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

rubicube2006-4-19 20:32:6

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to jump in on how much I hate the rollercoaster also! Some days I am convinced I am going to need to take up some sort of habit to get through this. I told my husband as soon as I am done breastfeeding I’m either going to take up smoking, drinking, or meth (in my *former* life I was a kindergarten teacher so these are some harsh words coming from his *formerly* sweet wife’s mouth). I’m sorry your Easter was awful. I hope it gets better! BTW Ellie and my son are exactly the same age. . .same birthdate!

Ruby

Henry, 5 months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

I think co-sleeping is a perfectly good option. However, if you want to move him to his own room, I suggest doing it gradually.

First we moved the co-sleeper bed a bit away from our bed for a week or two, then we moved it across the room but still in our bedroom for a few weeks. Then we moved it to his bedroom for a few weeks and finally we moved him to his crib. This slow transition worked for us.

On the other hand, I don’t think you should move him until YOU are ready. You need to do what is best for the both of you.

Best of Luck.

Ruby

Henry, 5 months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

Okay, so I know most of you waited until your children were atleast 6 months old to start solids. HOWEVER, I decided to start Henry on cereal last week because of his intense interest in eating and the pressure from the pediatrician.

We did oatmeal for a few days and he ate less than a quarter of a bowl of it made with 1 tbsp oatmeal. He is really interested in it but really didn’t actually eat that much. Since that was successful I then went onto rice cereal. I have been giving it at lunch time and he probably eats about 1/2 bowl made with 1 tbsp dry cereal.

For the past 3 nights he has been up SCREAMING and GRUNTING every 2 hours. This is very odd because the one thing he always had going for him was sleep. . .he would sleep 10 hours a night for the past 2 months.

We just changed to prevacid solutabs about 3 weeks ago and this has helped a lot. He hasn’t been as cranky during the day and at times has been pleasant. So if it is the cereal it is NOT affecting his daytime mood. And his stool has not changed.

Can the cereal be causing this awful sleep? It seems like such a small amount to cause this large of problem? Wouldn’t he be awful during the day? and finally WHY WHY WHY can’t a refluxer have GOOD DAYS AND GOOD NIGHTS????? Could it just be some developmental phase to cause the change in sleeping?

Frustrated and Tired,

Ruby

Henry, 5 months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

So I got the latest issue of REAL SIMPLE magazine today and in it there is an article called “Nothing in Moderation.” Under the “food” heading a line caught my attention. It said “Avoid most antacids. By neutralizing existing stomach acids, they prompt the stomach to produce more of them. The exception is Gaviscon, available in drugstores as chewable tables or in liquid form. It contains an ingredient that forms a barrier between the acids and the esophagus.”

This confused me as I was just about to try Mylanta with my son. Has anyone heard of antacids causing the stomach to think it has to produce more acid? Or do you think this is just referring to taking antacids AFTER eating as opposed to BEFORE eating?

Ruby

Henry, 4 1/2 months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

rubicube2006-4-13 16:53:36

[Anonymous]

I also concur with these other moms, and am so sorry you have a doc unwilling to listen

I want to offer some of what’s happened to us with food issues. I hope I’m not repeating myself as I know I’ve responded to you in the recent past!

Lucas is MSPI. His MSPI seemed to involve mucousy spit ups– like egg-white looking spit ups only they were white instead of clear– fussiness day or night, but he never had blood in stools or mucous in stools or ezcema or any other signs of MSPI besides fussiness and these mucousy spit ups. BUT, when I removed dairy, he spit up less and the mucousy spit ups were gone. I’ve recently removed gluten from our diets to determine if this would change any of his night waking patterns and it has (and I’m talking a very strong pattern for over a year). I’m only saying this because he has great days for the most part, and horrible nights. And you think, if this is an allergy or even intolerance, why at night and not during the day? My husband has asked me this question several times. I don’t know the full answer, but part of it is that night wakings are a symptom of food allergies, and when babies are laying down (naptime, or nighttime) the situation for reflux is completely different– and the other part is that babies can be distracted from their discomfort during the day while they are feeling good–but it’s hard to be distracted from pain at night– or when you’re not in a great mood. And it’s pretty classic that babies are fussier in the afternoon/evening, when they are melting down from the day, [OR when they have metabolized their last (low) dose of ppi drug HOURS prior and can’t get comfortable…..]

Do you notice a correlation between his fussy times and the timing of the meds? LIke is he always pretty good for 3-4 hours after the ppi, and then horrible? There is the mylanta and zantac for breakthrough acid, but there is also a drug called carafate, you could ask your new ped gi about that. He might be up for it as it’s a pretty old school med (been around a long time) and sometimes it can do a great job with the breakthrough acid. The marci-kids site isn’t a huge fan of carafate, but I and several other moms have used it quite successfully for periods of time to get through the breakthrough acid periods.

I FULLY support breastfeeding, and understand the job of living on “air and water” to figure out what is bothering your lo while bfeeding– WAY TO GO! I also think your gut instincts are probably something to listen to….but just wanted to let you know the little we’ve learned about food issues and the presentation of symptoms in our child. You won’t necessarily see symptoms day and night for food to be an issue– at least it was that way for us– and we may be the exception rather than the rule, but it’s good to know. I just wanted to let you know, to add to what you know about the realm of possibility with food problems.

[Anonymous]

I have never used Mylanta or anything like it before. However, I am at my wits end with the afternoon and evening pain my son has. Do I need to give the Mylanta a certain amount of time before the feeding or can I give it immediately before? Is it a liquid that I use a syringe?

Thanks for the help.

Ruby

Henry, 4-months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

I have been cloth diapering Henry for a couple of months now. I actually find this to be rather easy, compared to what I thought it would be and I hardly notice doing one more load of laundry a day to wash the diapers.

However, I think cloth diapering is actually making his reflux worse. If you cloth diaper, you know that they are much bulkier than disposables. Anytime I try to put pants on him they become very tight at the waste. Even with the next size up in pants they still seem very snug. I really only use elastic waist pants because that is what can stretch over the diaper and I know that those types of pants are not recommended for refluxers. Now that the weather is getting nicer, he can go without pants more and this won’t be an issue. Does anyone else have this problem?

Ruby

Henry, 4-months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

Shannon,

You might want to check, but I think Dreft has fabric softener in it. I used cloth diapers and I was told NOT to wash in Dreft because it has fabric softener which may irritate skin. However, I never checked into the actual ingredients of Dreft. We now use All Free and Clear (but just half of what is called for) and we put vinegar in the rinse cycle which helps get out any soap residue from the clothing, plus vinegar is a natural fabric softener. Just an idea.

Ruby

Henry, 4-months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

Well Michael had his appointment with the allergy clinic this morning. He tested positive for allergies to both dairy and soy. The doctor told me that he will probably grow out of these by age two. We have an appointment for Sept 12th to get him retested and see if he outgrows it. The doctor told me to go on breastfeeding him and eliminating all dairy and soy from my diet….guess I will just have to wait for that slice of pizza! Ah well… abscence makes the heart grow fonder! Guess I will be breastfeeding until he is two after all!

Does anyone know if “soybean oil” is a problem for soy allergies? I know this may sound kinda silly but a couple of products list this as an ingredient but don’t have soy in the allergy list.

[Anonymous]

Laura,

A while back I posted a question about what baby carrier is best for a reflux baby. In your response you listed some various websites. Through a link here and a link there I was able to locate a woman nearby me who is a babywearing advocate and has different slings. She has invited me over to try some out and learn how to use the ones I have better.

Thanks for the help

Ruby

Henry, 4-months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

I’m pretty sure all store brand formulas are actually made by the exact same company. I know people who use the store brand and are very happy with it.

In general, all baby and infant formula brands that are sold in the US must meet the minimum nutritional requirements of the the ‘Infant Formula Act’ and FDA regulations.

So I don’t think it matters if you go with store brand or not, they should all meet the same nutritional standards

Ruby

Henry, 4-months old, reflux

Breastfeeding on the eat-nothing-that-you-like-diet

7.5 mg prevacid 2x a day

[Anonymous]

He probably does better in novel situations because it helps distract him from what ever is bothering him. I don’t think he’s screaming because he’s bored!

I’d definitely try the Mylanta before his afternoon bottles. And like Laura said, Zantac may help with break through acid. Maybe your doc would be willing to let you use Zantac in the afternoon since he won’t increase his Prevacid (which is probably what the poor little guy really needs).

I sure hope things get better soon.