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[hellbennt]

hi & welcome! you’ve found a great place!

the key to all of this is RESEARCH and, of course, support!

the issue might be with the solution/compound, i.e. the fact that your meds are compounded/made into a liquid…so, the issue might not be the meds, but their FORM as well as the dose size…

http://www.marci-kids.com is at the FOREFRONT of research of PPI use and dosing in infants/todders. You might want to start there to see if PPI dose is ‘proper’

then, hop back here to learn HOW to get that proper dose, if need be, and what FORM of PPI and HOW to administer…

Prevacid 101(last post on the page): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

unfortunately the majority of drs & pharmacists don’t know…babies metabolisms’ are much faster than adults, so the drugs work differently with them…

after medication, you might then want to look at diet…

I have a LOT MORE TO SAY! and most of it is here: Groupie Intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853

it’s looong, but PLEASE read/skim/scroll through it & refer back to it, as it TRULY will help you!

so glad you found us!

~laura

ps: when you get a moment, please go to the upper right-hand corner of this screen and click on ‘settings’ and from there you can edit your signature and let us know how old baby is, what formula or breastfeeding, MSPI or not, what meds and what doses and form of meds and how you’re administering-thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your message. He is actually breastfeeding, not on formula. I have also wondered if he eats to “kill the burn” as you say. He is now almost 10 pounds (went to a well-baby clinic yesterday) and he is still gaining 2 oz per day.
I will call the dr today and see if we can get him in again and see if he can prescribe something. Nights seem to be the worst – is this common? He just screams and does this “nnn’geh!” sound over and over and over again with his legs stiff as boards, its disrupting his sleep for sure!
When he poos they are normal, yellow and seedy.
I’ll keep you updated.:)

[hellbennt]

don’t use the liquid…

welcome! you’ve found a great place!

the key to all of this is RESEARCH and, of course, support!

http://www.marci-kids.com is at the FOREFRONT of research of PPI use and dosing in infants/todders. You can check there to see learn about PPIs and infants

then, hop back here to learn HOW to get that proper dose, if need be, and what FORM of PPI and HOW to administer…

Prevacid 101(last post on the page): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

unfortunately the majority of drs & pharmacists don’t know…babies metabolisms’ are much faster than adults, so the drugs work differently with them…

after medication, you might then want to look at diet…

I have a LOT MORE TO SAY! and most of it is here: Groupie Intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853

it’s looong, but PLEASE read/skim/scroll through it & refer back to it, as it TRULY will help you!

so glad you found us!

~laura

ps: when you get a moment, please go to the upper right-hand corner of this screen and click on ‘settings’ and from there you can edit your signature and let us know how old baby is, what formula or breastfeeding, MSPI or not, what meds and what doses and form of meds and how you’re administering-thanks!

[hellbennt]

welcome! you’ve found a great place!

the key to all of this is RESEARCH and, of course, support!

http://www.marci-kids.com is at the FOREFRONT of research of PPI use and dosing in infants/todders. You can check there to learn more.

then, hop back here to learn HOW to get that proper dose, if need be, and what FORM of PPI and HOW to administer…

Prevacid 101(last post on the page): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1936&PN=0&TPN=1

unfortunately the majority of drs & pharmacists don’t know…babies metabolisms’ are much faster than adults, so the drugs work differently with them…

after medication, you might then want to look at diet…

I have a LOT MORE TO SAY! and most of it is here: Groupie Intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853

it’s looong, but PLEASE read/skim/scroll through it & refer back to it, as it TRULY will help you!

so glad you found us!

~laura

ps: when you get a moment, please go to the upper right-hand corner of this screen and click on ‘settings’ and from there you can edit your signature and let us know how old baby is, what formula or breastfeeding, MSPI or not, what meds and what doses and form of meds and how you’re administering-thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thanks Erie and Laura.

[Anonymous]

I’m so sorry I’m just now getting to this post. I’m kind of in a hurry so I only read the last 4-5 responses. Let me know if there are any other questions but I will address the turkey issue…

I couldn’t eat turkey as my son was intolerant to it. But, he started tolerating it around 12 mths old. I’m VERY careful about the types he eats as he is still intolerant to MANY things.

Here are some ideas & as Laura said, check ingredients & go for whole as much as possible. The problem w/ some turkey (as I’m told) is that they are fed a lot of soy so if your baby is intolerant to soy that can have an effect.

Anyway, I know you said you couldn’t find free-range turkey or ground turkey where you live. I would stick w/ plain ground turkey then if I were you. Then, if you get to a baseline you can try adding in specific brands/kind of other turkey.

Please let me know if you have any other questions…I am SO very happy to help, just not a ton of time ;).

Erin

[Anonymous]

I’m not eating turkey from the deli, its turkey meat, I bought turkey meat: breast, leg, thighs, maybe that’s the problem?……Oh Gosh, how did this happen?….when they told me at the hospital my baby scored 9 and 10 I was the happiest person in this world, he was a very healthy boy……I am still happy but this is killing me 🙁 …. Thanks Laura, I appreciate your help

[hellbennt]

hmm..not sure. maybe it’s something in the turkey breast? is it sliced from the deli? sometimes poultry has ‘ingredients’ like flavorings, etc.

try finding something w/o added hormones, antibiotics, nitrates. applegate farms is good for sliced turkey.

maybe try a kosher turkey? it is brined, so that is salt, so I’m not sure?

call the companies and ask if there are ANY trace amounts of dairy or soy used in processing their product…

[Anonymous]

I am not eating lamb ( i don’t like it) or rice. Where I live I can’t find free range turkey so I was eating regular turkey breast or ground turkey. Can I have just regular ground turkey?

[Anonymous]

I am not eating rice or lamb….I can’t find free range ground turkey where I live so I was eating regular turkey meat and ground turkey. Can I do ground turkey only, even if is not free range?

[hellbennt]

rice. you forgot to list rice. try cutting out the rice for a few days…

and is it free range ground turkey and free range ground lamb?

what is it that is different about the TED than the diet you were on before the TED? just trying to help you piece it together…

hellbennt2009-07-21 09:52:25

[Anonymous]

The blood on his stool came back. It seems that as soon as I started TED the gas came back and today morning he had blood on his stool again and his nose sounded more congested than before. Is this normal?….could it be the turkey, zuchini, yellow squash, sweet potato, potato or pear that his allergic to?….. 🙁 Thanks for your help

[hellbennt]

ack! this is hard!!!!

everyone will tell you something different, but here’s what I’m going to say after reading your post:

1) keep breastfeeding- you can make your milk like alimentum in no time, considering you’ve been limiting dairy & soy. alimentum still has milk proteins in it-they are very very broken down, but they’re there- so your breastmilk most likely is pretty much like alimentum now- so the next step would be to make your milk like neocate (see #3 below)…

2) buy your own hemmocult strips to test the diapers yourself. this way YOU know what’s going on (info for this is in #5)

3) you CAN do the TED. if it’s too overwhelming right now, ‘just’ start with milk and soy. you say you’ve eliminated them, but have you TOTALLY? have you been reading ingredients to make sure you are not eating any ‘hidden’ dairy or soy? have you checked ingredients in your vitamins, etc? if you have not gotten to this step of eliminating ALL milk and soy, then this is a place to start w/o having the overwhelming TED in front of you..

4) if you ARE eliminating ALL dairy and soy, even ‘hidden’ dairy and soy and you’ve eliminated them for a good 3 weeks, then yes it might just be time to move on to the TED. you can do it! there is a lot of info here to help you and for you to know what to eat, etc.

5) you *need* to read this- look for the post by erintx:

Erin’s sticky: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12948&PID=105126#105126

6) along with diet, medication is most likely necessary. it is rare for diet alone to work, although it did work, for the most part, with Erin (Link in #5) but even her baby needed medication- read her story & you’ll see…

7) from what you’ve posted it seems as though you and baby are happier with breastfeeding. if you decide to supplement or even switch to formula we are here for you! it’s just a hard road to go down- but it’s all hard…

8) here is info about the formulas, especially neocate & elecare, the ‘next’ formula after alimentum

Misconceptions about how Neocate & Elecare work: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6013

[Anonymous]

Hi all

I just found this site a few days ago and already it’s been a huge support to me. There are so many awesome mommies out there!

My DD is 5 months old. Some background…. The first two weeks after she was born were great. Breastfeeding was initially painful, but got better. Starting screaming all day around 3 weeks of age. I called doctors and nurses for support. Was told she was going through a growth spurt and to keep nursing her. One nurse told me that I might not be producing enough milk and to supplement with formula. Starting giving her 2-4 oz of Enfamil Gentlease every day. She was still fussy and wanted to nurse a lot. Did not experience much spit up. We tried swaddling, rocking, white noise, etc. She wouldn’t nap during the day. It took a lot to get her to sleep. We’d swaddle her tight and walk with her for what seemed like hours. When we finally thought she was asleep, we’d try to put her in the crib and she’s thrash her head back and forth and wake up. At her two month appt, shared our concerns with her ped. who though she might have “silent reflux” and prescribed Zantac. It didn’t seem to work for her. The only change we noticed was that she woke up more often at night (started waking up every 1-2 hours). We discontinued Zantac after a week. I first noticed blood in her diaper when she was 2 1/2 months old. Went to an on-call ped right away (not our usual ped). He said it was likely a fissure. Sure enough, he saw one. I tried to share my other concerns… fussiness, no sleep, etc. He told me that there have been fussy babies for years and to toughen up! Boy, did I feel dumb!! We were told to treat the fissue with petroleum jelly. It seemed to go away. I started back at work in May. I work for a school, so I only had to be back at work for a few weeks until school got out. My MIL and mother were able to take turns watching her. I wasn’t able to pump a lot at work, so we increased the formula to about 6-8 oz per day. She started taking longer naps and waking up only a few times at night. Then the blood starting coming back in her stool. She still was fussy, seemed uncomfortable a lot of the time. I called an on-call doctor about the blood. He mentioned that it may be a dairy allergy and to try a hypoallergenic formula. I stopped supplementing with Enfamil and started supplementing with Alimentum (powder) for a few days. But it smells horrible and she didn’t seem to like it so I stopped. By this time she was about 4 months old. At her 4 month appt, a ped said she is likely suffering from a dairy/soy allergy and to eliminate them from my diet. She also gave us samples of Alimentum to try, but really encouraged that I breastfeed exclusively. So, I did my best to eliminate dairy and soy from my diet. I messed up a few times. Her diapers were filled with mucous and had blood in them every now and then (not consistent). We went to the ped office again because of the blood. I was told not to do anything differently and that she would likely outgrow this. But I was going crazy with her crying and the blood!

Now I’m at home again (off work for the summer). I tried nursing exclusively for a couple of weeks, not eating dairy or soy. Blood in her diapers would show and and disappear. She would have lots of gas. I was getting so frustrated, tired and hungry! I’ve been losing a lot of weight b/c of my limited diet. I try to keep eliminating things, but have not totally done TED. I’m also just completed exhausted from it all. So about a week ago I started supplementing with Alimentum (powder) again with the thought of switching completly to formula. A few days ago, we started giving her only Alimentum. She seemed to get more fussy (if that’s possible). She started spitting up much more on Alimentum. Also, her eyes seemd to be red and itchy. However, she started sleeping better only waking up once at night. And she did not have gas on Ali. In the mean time I was pumping to keep up my supply. My husband and I thought she seemed miserable on Ali (spitting up, crying, groaning), so we stopped after three days. I’ve been nursing her again for the past two days. However, now I’m confused b/c her formula diapers seemed to be getting better with no visible blood and she didn’t have any gas on Ali. Now that I’v started breastfeeding exclusively again, she’s have more gas. I’m guessing the mucous and blood will be back in no time. But she seems happier nursing.

Sorry this is getting long!

I’m not sure what to do. I feel like a complete failure! Will I ever get this figured out?? Will her allergies/intolerances be worse b/c it’s taken me so long to figure this out? I feel like the peds I’ve seen have totally failed us.

I need to make a decision and stick with it. I feel like we have been so inconsistent. So, I need some advice.

Should I make the switch to total Alimentum (powder)? As I wrote, she didn’t not seem to have gas and her diapers seemed to improve in three days… however she seemed even more cranky, had more spit up, itchy eyes and it was so hard not to nurse her. I only tried Alimentum for a few days. I’ve read a good trial is really 2 weeks.

Or should I try TED? I’m not sure I can do it. I already seem to be failing with my limited diet (no dairy, no soy)… she’s still gassy and cranky. I’m guessing she’s intolerant/allergic to something else besides dairy and soy. And she wants to nurse so often! I’m not sure I can keep my supply up when I’m losing all this weight. And I’m not sure that I can pump enough when I go back to work. Also, I’m concerned that when she starts daycare, she’s going to go into complete shock from not being able to nurse every two hours (or even more often).

What about meds? Should we see a GI specialist?

HELP! Any advice??

[hellbennt]

thickening can be ‘controversial,’ although some have had great success!

the key to all of this is RESEARCH and, of course, support!

why does dr want to thicken?

the ‘main’ reasons for thickening are for adding extra calories- is your baby gaining well? if this is the reason for thickening, then there are other ways to add calories (dr helps w/ special formulation of special formula, etc)

and also thickening is good to keep liquids from going into the lungs- aspiration- there is a test for this, though, called a Swallow Study (not the same as an upper GI) and after this study you are then told exactly how to thicken w/ specific terms like ‘nectar consistancy’ etc- and you are also then usually told to use a thickening agent like Simply Thick or Thick It.

is your baby in pain? the meds will help with this. the meds do not help with stopping the spitting up- just with helping with the pain of reflux.

the thought on reglan is to help speed things along so that the stomach empties faster and the idea is then there won’t be as much spitting up.

there are not a lot of fans of reglan, but it has helped some. like I posted above, the key is research.

please please read here: Groupie Intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853

it’s looong, but PLEASE read/skim/scroll through it & refer back to it, as it TRULY will help you! there is info about Reglan there, too.

so glad you found us!

~laura

ps: when you get a moment, please go to the upper right-hand corner of this screen and click on ‘settings’ and from there you can edit your signature and let us know how old baby is, what formula or breastfeeding, MSPI or not, what meds and what doses and form of meds and how you’re administering-thanks!