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[Anonymous]

Have you also spoken to a lactation consultant? THey are also worth their weight in gold and many of them can spot reflux and give ideas. Just another idea from one breastfeeding mum (hard work but worth it) to another. Good luck.

[hellbennt]

KEEP BREASTFEEDING! (that’s what you want to do!)

IF it’s something in your milk, you can figure that out AFTER you get the meds straight! first things first…really, it’s all in GROUPIE INTRO, lol!

zantac should be fine right away- I would give the MAX dose of 10mgs per kilo. again, don’t just listen to me, check out GROUPIE INTRO and the link from there, PREVACID 101- there’s a link from there about HOW I found out the zantac dose (spoke with a pharmacist, LOL)!

hang in there!

ps: switching to formula for a few days is a myth: it takes TWO WEEKS for any change with all of this stuff! two weeks to see if formula works, two weeks to see if PROPER prevacid works, two weeks to change your diet to see if it is a protein in you milk…so please don’t stress about switching to formula if you don’t want to , because you can change your milk to BE LIKE FORMULA– read GROUPIE INTRO

hellbennt2009-03-29 20:47:44

[Anonymous]

I have a 7 week old that was just switched from zantac to prevacid. She cries after eating, bobs her head left and right and can’t finish her normal breastfeeding session. She will only eat 3-4 minutes instead of 8-10. We did not overlap zantac and prevacid since we were out of zantac. The doctor said it was okay. We did this switch over 4 days ago. She is spitting up more now and crying and bobbing at meals. Is this reflux? I am at my wits end with trying to figure out what this screaming is. She is screaming bloody murder… I need some insight why she is doing this between reflux meds. I thought it was colic because she cries ALL THE TIME. We can’t even get her to sleep other than in our arms, car seat, or swing… When she falls asleep we put her in the crib and she wakes up 3 minutes later crying. The cry out method doesn’t work… Please help!

[Anonymous]

Hi, I was wondering if people had any magic cures for thrush (nipple). Breastfeeding is great but the thrush isn’t!!!!! Still reflux free but guess who seems to be dairy and soy intolerant???? Nick. Not suprising given Alana was I suppose. Being dairy and soy free totally sucks, which is no suprise to many of you! Anyway any ideas greatfully recieved. CUrrently using Daktarin cream and oral gel. Thanks

[Anonymous]

I completely agree with you… we are going to a GI soon. At least if our dr. doesn’t know how to handle a feeding aversion he isn’t being an egotistical jerk and will let us move on… At our last appt. I was in tears and said “how far does this have to go? he’s not gaining weight now, what else do you need?” since the primary reason nobody took us too seriously before was that his weight gain was always great (due to sleep feeding!) and like yours, he is a silent refluxer. Though I think mostly that he doesn’t spit up because he doesn’t eat enough at once. Whenever he does eat a big meal he usually spits a ton immediatly after or even during the feed. This is our second pedi…the first we saw for 3 months and sam only got worse, so after we saw this new dr. only once he said that if sam didn’t respond to a “feeding schedule” then he would send us to the peds GI.

We are going to either Duke Childrens Hospital or UNC-Chapel Hill…from what I’ve heard, both have top notch programs.

You are right when you say that the aversion is worse… It’s so stressful trying to feed a baby that doesn’t want to eat but is HUNGRY all the time! I even tried a little bit of cereal to see if he would go for the food a different way…he just cried. So sad. So I am not doing solids at all until we know what is going on.

So hopefully he will get scoped at least so we can see if there is anything else going on…if there’s not, then I will definitely ask for a feeding clinic referral. Not sure how that would work since he is breastfed, and will NOT take a bottle.

I’m glad that at least we are moving past the “he just needs meds” attitude at the doctors. We did try the bufferbabies and found that the quantity was always an issue and we were running out of it too soon leading to insurance arguments. The nighttime prevacid dose is no problem… He almost always eats before bed because he is tired. The morning does is iffy, but if he refuses the initial meal, then I wait till his first nap and try again. It’s so hard to know if the meds are working like they should be because Sam’s primary symptom was always the feeding issues, and they really never went away, just lessened a little with meds.

Thank you for taking the time to write all that you did.

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
This is my first post and I need help! My 5 1/2 month old was diagnosed with reflux at 3 months and given Zantac for the last 2 months. When it no longer seemed to be working, the ped. switched her to Prevacid. She’s been on that for more than a week now. Here’s the deal: she is gaining weight rapidly and has been since birth. She is breastfed and has been feeding every 2 hours pretty much since birth. For the past 3 days we have been struggling with her for every nap and bedtime. She will lay down, close her eyes, and then several minutes later, start fidgeting and eventually crying until we pick her up. She arches her back as well.

By the end of the day, she is so exhausted she falls asleep nursing but she will not fall asleep lying down. I know she is uncomfortable but I don’t know why. I know the Prevacid takes a little while to work but should her symptoms get worse? The ped. says she will grow out of it and referred us to someone who helps parents find ways to calm fussy babies. He said a GI visit is not necessary b/c she is gaining weight. But in my heart I know there is something wrong. Any ideas on this situation?

[hellbennt]

hi & welcome!

I have a LOT to say & (most of) it’s here:

J

Groupie Intro: my intro: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853&PN=1&TPN=1

Please PLEASE take the time to read/scroll/skim through the info from this link, as it truly will help you!

my son had SEVERE reflux and it was not always related to eating- it would happen any time- his was due to an immature LES (Lower Esopogeal Sphinctor), so he would reflux at any time. How do I know it was his LES and not due to what he was eating? Bcse I was breastfeeding and I did the TED (total elimination diet) and found out what, if anything, I was eating that bothered/affected him & it was not milk or soy, the main offenders…there’s more about all of this from the link above!

how is his poop? ‘normal’ breastfed baby poop? yellow/mustardy w/ seeds? some green stools are normal, but not frequent green stools…does he: grunt and strain, as if one would think he’s having difficulty passing a stool or gas? does he have foul smelling poops or gas? often? how’s his skin? excema? these can all be signs that his reflux might be diet related…

so glad you found us!

~laura

[Anonymous]

Hello! Reading these posts has provided so much information, thanks to all! I still have some questions and welcome your advice.

Here is my situation. My son is 10 weeks, and has had episodes of pain for about 6-7 weeks now. During
these episodes, he arches his back, straightens his legs out stiff as a
board, cries out very sharply and loudly, whimpers, his face turns red,
he claws at his face/head or our chest when we hold him, and is
generally inconsolable for the duration of the episode. These episodes last anywhere from 1-2 minutes to 10 or more minutes at a time.

It is not clear if the episodes are triggered by
feedings, as they might occur immediately after feeding, or an hour or
more after a feeding. Usually, he has several episodes
per day, but he also has days when he has no pain at all. He doesn’t
seem to have any episodes when sleeping overnight. He also sounds “gurgly” after a feeding, and seems congested when he wakes up in the am.

I am breastfeeding (pumping milk for bottles). He
does not spit up at all, sleeps well (6 hours at night), and eats well. He’s gaining
weight perfectly, according to his doctor.

The first ped (not our doctor, but in the same practice) said that it sounded like gas (because there was no spitting up). Based
on her recommendations, I eliminated all potentially problematic foods
from my diet (gassy vegetables, dairy products, caffeine, etc) for over
two weeks. We also used Mylicon drops. These changes may have reduced his pain episodes slightly (it is hard to tell), but did not eliminate them.

Our Dr. diagnosed the problem as acid reflux at
his 2 month appt last week (said the back arching was classic reflux),
and prescribed Zantac (.8ml three times a day). He said if there was no
improvement in three days to call him. We called him after 5 days and
said there was not improvement. He prescribed Prevacid Solutabs (7.5 mg twice a day). He said that we should see an improvement in 3-4 days (though I’ve read on here it takes up to two weeks for a difference). It’s been 5 days. The second day he did not have any pain, but the third and fourth day he has again.

I faxed info to the Ped from the MARCI-Kids
website to see if he would increase the dosage of Prevacid (they
recommend 8-10 mg three times a day – almost twice what he’s getting
right now!). The Ped said that he wouldn’t change it,
because the dosage was recommended to him by a Ped GI. He gave me the
number for the Ped GI, if I wanted to treat the reflux more
aggressively.

It just breaks my heart to see my son in so much
pain; I feel helpless and cry a lot. The stress of this is affecting
the whole family. I just want my baby to be pain-free, especially since
I have to go back to work soon and leave him with a sitter.

My questions are this:

1) Is this really reflux, or might it be some other problem, since it does not occur consistently with feedings?

2) Should I make an appt immediately with the Ped GI, or wait two weeks to see if the Prevacid kicks in?

3) If I see the Ped GI, what tests should I have done?

4) Any other advice?

Thanks so much in advance! 🙂

calichica302009-03-20 10:52:11

[Anonymous]

I am breastfeeding. We are also concerned about the skin issues…my husband has the trilogy (allergies, asthma, eczema). We are hoping he does not get that too!

[hellbennt]

hi & welcome!

the first thing that jumps out at me from your post is the skin issues…so what jumps to mind is MSPI (milk soy protein intolerance)…what formula is your baby on or are you breastfeeding?

[Anonymous]

Well, so far we’d been going to our family doctor. She’s been great! She’s referred us to a ped who also runs the breastfeeding clinic. Even though I’m not breastfeeding, she thought the ped might be able to help a bit more with feeding issues. Plus, where I am, it’s very difficult to get an appointment with a GI doc unless you have a referral through a ped. Next week we see the ped, and then we’ll take it from there.

We’re seeing some improvement today. She hasn’t cried with a feed all day today. She fed without too much fight, but she pushes the bottle away once she’s had 3 ounces.

[Anonymous]

My baby is 7 months old and we have been dealing with colic and reflux since she was born. I finally stopped breastfeeding around 4 1/2 months and since then she has been on Alimentum, which has improved the reflux but it is still there. She has also been on Zantac, Prilosec, and is currently on Axid. It is the only one which has shown the slightest help. But she still arches her back, cries for at least three hours a day, has a lot of gas, only will eat 5 oz at most at a time, and stools are completely irregular (one minute diarrhea and another almost hard stools) and sometimes can go two-three days without one. What is normal and should I continue to talk to my pediatrician about this? They seem to think she is fine. The last couple of weeks she has learned to sit up on her own and that has helped some. She is still only sleeping (at the very most) 5 hours at a time (and that is pushing it). She used to only sleep maybe a half hour at a time before the Alimentum but after it increased to about 3 hours at most. I am exhausted still!!! Any advice? Is it normal for a 7 month old to still be refluxing this bad or is it something we are going to have to live with? I just feel sorry for her.

[Anonymous]

My son is 7 weeks old and was just started on Zantac (about 4 days ago). I am breastfeeding but we have been giving bottles with expressed breastmilk – about once a day because I will be going back to work in a few weeks. I am a bit confused because he ussually does better, reflux wise, during the feeding that he is fed with a bottle. Sometimes he even is screaming at my breast and we finish the feeding with a bottle and he does great. Everything I’ve read so far has seemed to say the opposite is ussually true. Has anyone else had this experience or have any explanation for it?

[Anonymous]

hi, hi, hi!! Good to hear from you Therese.. I’ve thought of you often in the last year. So good to hear that Alana is doing well, and that new baby Nick is healthy and happy too.

I struggled with OALD as well… no fun, especially for a refluxer. Block feeding and taking baby off the breast at letdown worked best for us.

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to chime in & say that you don’t have to quit if you don’t want to… if you are ready to then that’s completely okay too but based on your comment (“I wish I didn’t have to stop…”) I just wanted to let you know that you CAN do it & your baby will be fine/get better – it may just take some time. There are so many here to support you through it (dietary changes/breastfeeding) if you choose to. Again, no pressure but wanted to let you know that I/we are here to help you if you want. My son is a sensitive as they get (seriously-SUPER sensitive) & it was possible to continue – a challenge but possible.

As for how to tell if there is reactions… mucous in stool is a good indicator – also the eczema as you mentioned. There are many other indicators but those are just two.