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[Anonymous]

Hello all! This is my first post on this board. After searching around I found this board and after reading others, it is nice to know that others are in the same boat as my wife and I currently are with our 3 month old son.

Our son was born one month prematurely. Since almost day one he has been a difficult baby. He cries all the time and seems to be in pain an awful low. After going to our pediatrician countless times, she finally put him on Zantac. She prescribed .5ml twice a day. After being on this for about two months, it did not seem to be doing much of anything.

Again our pediatrician said it was just a phase and that things would get better eventually. However, my wife and I were convinced something more was wrong with our boy. He was miserable and in turn we were miserable.

Finally, we set up an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist. After meeting with her for an hour last Monday, she came to the conclusion that our son was allergic to the protein found in both milk and in soy as well as having a reflux problem.

My wife is breastfeeding some and giving him formula as well. The GI had us switch to Enfamil AA Lipil and also she prescribed Prevacid. Thus far, the new formula seems to be helping our son out.

The first three or four days things seemed to be getting better. Our son would drink all the formula and sleep well at night…only waking two times for feedings. However, over the last three days, things have seemingly gone downhill. While he is still sucking down the formula, he is having big problems with the reflux. He is spitting up a lot, and when not spitting up, you can hear the liquid in his esophagus or even see it in his mouth. He is back to crying an awful lot and cannot sleep more than 10-15 minutes without waking up in a panic, screaming and yelling. It is very tough to watch and to deal with as a parent and it is tough for our little guy as well.

Does anyone have any experiences similar to this? Is it possible that the Prevacid is not right for him or that the formula, despite positive results thus far, is not good for him? His problems originally centered on the stomach, but it seems to be more the reflux now. I have read that other than Zantac and Prevacid, some doctors prescribe Prilosec for infants with reflux issues.

How long does it take Prevacid to work? After seven days should we be seeing results. Is it normal that after a few good days, things have gotten worse for our son taking this new formula and prevacid?

Any insight or information that anyone might be able to pass along to us would be greatly appreciated. I am going to call the GI nurse tomorrow and let her know what went on this weekend with the constant pain, lack of sleep and numerous bouts of spitting up. I am hoping she can give me some answers. This has been a frustrating three months for my wife and I and all we want to do is help our son feel better.

Thanks for reading our story. Anything you might be able to help us with would be appreciated.

ChicagoTom

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone for your input…just to let you know as well…that her digestive problems only seem to happen at night…she isn’t that fussy during the day which is weird.

[Anonymous]

thanks my conern was mainly an overload of lactose rather than a intolerance – hence me switching to lactose free – I have been punping and have been thinking she isn’t getting enough hind milk but mostly foremilk which is why her poos were many a day and sometimes watery – tummy aches, gas and then her other systems.

[Anonymous]

Well, prior to all this changing of formulas…we were on good start with the biotics already in them….plus my Breast Milk so she would probably have 5 bm’s a day…some normal some were quite liquid. I brought this up to my dr and she said that she wasn’t concerned unless they are more watery…if there was stool still present they were fine….when we switched her to Lactose-Free (on my own notion as I thought she may have a lactose overload rather than an intolerance (because she wasn’t vomitting or blood in her stool) her poos turned to really thick. They have always been green/yellow but never really constipated…some seedy depending on when she got Breastmilk (BM). But she was still having other symptoms, coughing, runny nose, water eyes and sneezing. Sometimes hyperactive as well. But I think that is just her temperment. So the doc mentioned switching to soy….now I think she only goes once a day and she seems to have the systems. I think switching has caused her duress on her systen causing her this pain.

[Anonymous]

I agree w/Laura. If you truly think that milk/soy is a problem for your LO it’s best to move onto nutramigen/alimentum or even elecare/neocate. My DD was diagnosed w/MSPI and alimentum was great for a month and then it all went down hill. She is now on elecare and has been since about 7mths old. She has done very well. For her it took not only a good form of PPI/dose but also formula. So, I really don’t think that the milk sugar is what’s bothering to her. It’s more than likey a milk protein issue. Have you been asked about her bm’s? This can give a lot of vaulable info as to whether or not MSPI is an issue.

[hellbennt]

I’m not quite sure WHAT lactose free formula is for?

because allergies/intolerances have to do with milk PROTEIN and

lactose is milk SUGAR…it is pretty rare for a baby to be lactose intolerant (it happens to people as they get older/adults and can no longer process the lactose…breastmilk is mostly made up of lactose…so babies are made to handle it)

something like nutrimigen or alimentum would be a good choice of formula- still contain milk proteins but they are very very broken down- if after 2 weeks (should give every change a good 2 weeks) you think it’s time to switch formulas then after those two it might then be neocate or elecare…these are elemental formulas…

[hellbennt]

for the solutabs: it’s 15mg solutab one time a day?

7.5mg two times a day? or 15mg two times a day?

are you giving the solutab on an empty stomach, followed by a feeding 30 minutes later?

what are baby’s poops like? regualr mustardy/seedy breastfed baby poops? or frequent green (a green poop here & there is ‘normal) poops?

watery & green? foamy, like shaving cream? stringy/mucousy or curdled/mucousy? foul smelling?

foul smelling gas?

any excema?

these questions can help us determine if it may be related to a protein in your diet

as for probiotics:

Probiotics, brands used: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8970&PN=1

[Anonymous]

We have been on Prevacid for 2 weeks, though the learning curve of getting all the beads into his mouth via syringe took me a few days. So, maybe 1.5wks of getting all the active med.

The prev is 15mg solutab. I asked my ped (via the nurse taking a message) about emycin but he just said “I’d like you to try the reglan. We have lots of children on reglan.” Ugh. So, I called the GI and left a begging message to come in sooner. We do probiotics with DS#1 w/ good results. ANyone know how much I can give a 1month old? I DO think he needs a motility agent but i was hoping the CHOP GI would be open to something other than reglan. Does anyone know how young you can give emycin? You may not be able to give it to such a young one (1month).

Crohn’s disease is genetic, but of course we don’t have anyone else in our family with it. Grr. Lucky DS. I think there’s a strong possiblity of other GI issues with DS#2 b/c of the genetics. Crohn’s is inflammation of the colon. We had lots of cycling b/c constipation and diarrhea before they did a lower GI and found the inflammation in the colon.

And yes, I am SO afraid of it being allergies. THAT was why I was breastfeeding..hopefully to avoid it. The idea of the TED makes me want to curl in the fetal position!!!

[Anonymous]

thanks very much for your input…it helps to have others to go to and to see what others have gone through. Last night was brutal…she had major gas pains and I had to hold her for quite a while…so not sure if SoY is the answer afterall. I may switch back to the Lactose Free formula. But she had a very big poo this morning…so it could have been making its way throuh last night which caused her pain….definitely trial and error for sure.

[Anonymous]

For some babies prunes do help. But I’ve read of a few on here that haven’t had luck w/prunes or even juices to help combat the constipation. It’s very possible that your LO will do fine. I just wanted to inform you of the possibility in case it happened and you weren’t sure why. As far as gripe water goes, I wouldn’t mess w/that. My DD did very badly on it(the 2 days I gave it to her). Little Tummies Gas Drops do so much better for the gas, but it doesn’t always help every baby. Little Tummies worked great for my DS but not for my DD. Every baby is different. To answer your last ?…I would think that the best would be that the formula takes care of everything(not including meds) and that you shouldn’t have to rely on other things(i.e.prunes, gas drops, etc.)to help make your LO comfy. As long as the soy isn’t making the reflux worse and the meds are helping and you don’t notice any type of allergy or intolerance to the soy, then I would think it would be fine. It really sucks but it’s definitely trial and error in order to figure things out. Hopefully the soy makes a difference!

[Anonymous]

Prunes can combat that can’t they? As well, Gripe Water is supposed to be great for Gas as well? Or do you just hope the formula works well so you don’t need these? Thanks for your input.

[Anonymous]

Just in case you didn’t already know…Soy can be very constipating. Hopefully your LO does well w/it. Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

Well we have switchd her to Soy to see if any symptoms go away. We shall see….so far she has been sleeping a bit longer this mornig..that is a good sign.

[hellbennt]

mspi= milk/soy protein intolerance

[Anonymous]

Hey Anne…

It does seem to me that it’s possible for babies to have yeast without the spots. I can’t remember where I read that, maybe kellymom? Anyway, if your doc does prescribe the antibiotics for mastitis, then, for sure, you will need to watch for yeast, if you don’t have it already. When I had thrush on my nipples, it was crazy painful, not the hot hard pain of a plugged duct or mastitis, but a sharp, cracked nipple feeling. The main tip off was that it hurt like hell when the shower water hit the nipple.

As for probiotics, there are several out there that moms have been using with great success, especially for food sensetive babies. I think one is by Klaire labs… you may be able to find it by doing a search on the forum. Or maybe Laura will stop by and post if for you.

I have a bit of a soft spot for moms who breastfeed their refluxers because I really think it’s so hard to do. It was for me, anyway. Breasfeeding my two is still one of my greatest accomplishments. So, I try to respond to breastfeeding momma’s questions. Hang in there.