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[Anonymous]

Our pedi has prescribed Prevacid Solutabs. Up until a few days ago, the 15mg dosage was working fairly well. The grunting never stopped while sleeping but she wasn’t spitting up and wasn’t refluxing it as much. She could eat peacefully. Then a couple days ago, she started with the congestion (large green boogers), spitting up, refluxing while breastfeeding, etc. So, I increased her dosage yesterday of the Prevacid to 22.5mg (1/2 of the 15mg tablet). Thus far, not as much spitting but still refluxing while breastfeeding, grunting while sleeping, hiccups, etc. Maybe I need to give the increased dosage a bit more time.

My uncle is a doctor and I got him to prescribe us Zegerid. Should I go forward with this? It seems much easier to use, esp with a breastfed baby. The 30 minute wait with Prevacid is killer. Do you give the Zegerid mixture (mylanta/Zegerid) with water in a bottle, EBM or formula?

What has been your experience?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info about the Amby bed! I would love to let him stay asleep BF, but am worried that it will make him spit up more? We all sleep better when he nurses, but I am afraid to not burp him. I have even started feeding him sitting up instead of laying down…which is SO not fun, but there are so many nights, where I just want to let him stay asleep at the breast.

I am going to try the elimination diet as soon as I read up on it.

I feel fortunate after lurking around the forums. He spits a lot, but it’s not everytime that he looks like he’s in lots of pain. Nighttime is just horrible with the painful sounds…but he doesn’t seem to make them as much during the day?

I’m not sure what to think, I will get the results of the xray in the am and will see the Dr in another week. It just seems to be a rollercoaster.

[Anonymous]

Hi, and welcome!

I was wondering what foods are in your daughter’s diet? A lot of our little ones with reflux and sandifer symptoms are unable to tolerate cow’s milk (through breastfeeding, formulas, cereals, solids, etc.) and sometimes soy as well. Also, some have difficulty with solids as well and do better if solids are left out of the diet until they are older and the GI tract has “matured” so to speak. My daughter improved a great deal once we got her onto a milk/soy free formula. Or if you are breastfeeding, many little ones do better if mom eliminates all sources of milk/soy from her diet.

You may already be doing some of this, but I didn’t want us to overlook a potential source of discomfort for her. I hope you find some answers and that she begins to improve soon!

[Anonymous]

I am new to this board, and very happy I found it! I have a 10 wk old who has been on Prilosec for 3 wks. It is helping his reflux, but he is sleeping worse now then 1 month ago! I was going to use prevacid acutabs, but couldnt administer them. I am breastfeeding and have been dairy free for 2 wks, thinking a protein sensiivity is causing his restlessness. Has anyone found this is caused by prilosec? is prevacid better? Or is it just that acid reflux babies are restless and bad sleepers!

[hellbennt]

lori, I don’t like OJ bcse it’s so acidic so I was always petrified to give it to Jonah. also he reacted to it when I drank it while breastfeeding…

[hellbennt]

I just posted a ;ong response. it disappeared. erg

OK:

this is short & sweet- not angry- just condensed-not bossy-just fast

1) get another dr:

I would never say to go from PPI ‘back’ to H2blocker. Me, I would stick w/ the prevacid

2) try reglan- you can always stop. but i don’t think it’s here nor there. if you see a bad reaction, give benedryl and throw the reglan away.

3) call la leche league 1-877-452-5324

4) find & go to aa Int’l board certified lactation consultant

http://www.ilca.org/falc.html

5) when you say TEd what exactly do you eat? any chance you’re taking a medication or vitamin or supplemnt w/ hidden traces of milk or soy?

6) go post on yahoorefluxbreastfeeding site

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/breastfeedingreflux/

(copy & paste your post & tell exactly what you’re eating)

7) email dr philips! phillipsjo@health.missouri.edu

copy & paste your post- tell him (& us) exactly what you’re eating

8) read this:

There’s an article at Dr Jack Newman’s site about the use of Pancrease
(digestive enzymes) to resolve blood in the stools.

info here
http://www.drjacknewman.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&itemid=120

article from Journal Human Lactation
http://www.drjacknewman.com/images/stories/Articles_pdf/schachjhumlact2002.pdf

9)and then email the mama who posted this- she’s from the yahoo board- i will PM you her email

10) go here; Mspi/allergy info(‘main page’): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2697&PN=1&TPN=1 and click on the link Misconceptions about elemental formula

11)

hellbennt2008-02-14 19:15:40

[Anonymous]

We saw a GI for the first time last week. He is a new doc in town. The one I really wanted to see won’t be able to see us for another couple of months. DS is 8 weeks old and is on 15mg prevacid solutab and breastfed.

I have been on TED for close to 1.5 months now. I uped his prevacid dose from 15mg to 22mg, 15mg at night and 7 in the morning and saw an improvment right away but that didn’t last for more than a week. All of a sudden, he started throwing up and spitting up a lot more and seemed in so much pain when he is pooping.

This new GI didn’t want to increase the prevacid dose instead he wanted to take him of prevacid, put him on axid 3 times a day and give him Reglan 3 times a day. He also tested his poop and it showed some blood so he sent us home with Elecare and asked to give it to him for a few days and then we can go back to breastfeeding once his guts heal as he puts it.

I had read some horrible stories about Reglan and told him I really do not want to give it to him. He said in lower doses he shouldn’t have any side effects. I also told him that we tried Zantac and it didn’t help and I didn’t want to take him off prevacid because it heals the esaphogus on top of neutralizing the acid.

He said to trust him he has seen many kids do really well on reglan.

I asked him about the gastric emptiying study and he said they do not do that on newborns.

Anyway, I went home even more depressed and confused and instead of doing what this guy said, I uped my son’s dose to 30mg a day. 15mg in the morning and 15mg at night. We saw an improvment right away but that again didn’t last and my son is now throwing, spitting up and having yucky bowel movments more than before.

We haven’t tried the Elecare yet. Nothing changed in my diet and my son is not sick.

I am just baffled and readt to try what this doc is suggesting but am

really worried about the sied effects of Reglan. I called his regular doc and he said he wouldn’t hesitate to give him Reglan and that he has never seen any bad side effects on it. He used to give it to his patients all the time 5 years ago but stopped since there was some study that showed that it didn’t really do anything.

So my question is after all this rambling. has anybody put their kid on Reglan? And what was your experience with it. The doc prescribed 0.6mg 3 times a day. Is it worth the shot? I am just terrified of the side effects

Oh, he also said that the prevacid can cause loose and greenish stool in some babies.

[Anonymous]

My DS is 11 weeks and takes prevacid solutabs which have to be given at least 30 minutes before a meal (we are breastfeeding and he eats every 30 minutes ) so that is hard. But then he also just started erythro. I am not sure when to give these meds so they don’t cancel each other out. I am supposed to give the “8 drops” of the erythro 3-4 times a day.

Any suggestions would be great. Also he has not been tested for DGE but the doc was hoping the erythro would help with the spitting up and the prevacid for the reflux?

any suggestions would be great. I am so new to all of this.

[Anonymous]

My DS is 11 weeks and takes prevacid solutabs which have to be given at least 30 minutes before a meal (we are breastfeeding and he eats every 30 minutes ) so that is hard. But hen he also just started erythro. I am not sure when to give these meds so they don’t cancel each other out. I am supposed to give the “8 drops” of the erythro 3-4 times a day.

Any suggestions would be great. Also he has not been tested for DGE but the doc was hoping the erythro would help with the spitting up and the prevacid for the reflux?

any suggestions would be great. I am so new to all of this.

[hellbennt]

ok tamaraq, the baby IS on prevacid…oops!

well, I *think* I remember another post where Ann Marie was asking you to clarify the ‘happy’ spitter part of your sig?

I’ll just creep off now in embarrassment (about the zantac part, not about telling you to please seek out breastfeeding help…)

[hellbennt]

Kdenihan wrote: Shpuld she be tested for something???? How long before they test her. Should I have her tested for a milk allergy? I know there is no cure but, why hold off on putting these kids on something stronger?
How long in your experience does it take to see any change from mylanta and zantac? My next appt is a month from now and I feel like it is a long time to judge if something is working or not

I have a hard time keeping track of everyone. please go to the top of the page, to the upper right hand corner & click on .settings’ and then update profile’ to make your signature- you can please put baby’s age (DOB), meds- names & doses (for what weight), name of formula/breastfeeding…thanks!

ok:

I can’t say whether baby should be tested for something. there aren’t a lot of tests per se. there’s mainly symptoms. if you go to Groupie Intro & scroll/skim through to find about Sandifer Symptoms- this might help you.

(if baby doesn’t have Sandifer’s not to worry. just a thought)

as for milk allergy, soy allergy, etc- again it’s symptoms- rashes, extreme cradle cap, excema, constipation, gas, etc. From Groupie Intro there’s a link to the ‘main’ MSPI page. this will help you. look for link that tells you ‘best explanation b/t allergies & intolerances’

zantac takes maybe a few days. might not be a high enough dose. figure for 10mgs per kilo:

1) take baby’s weight in pounds (round to nearest whole or whole & half pound- so 15 lbs 5 ounces is 15lbs and 15 lbs 8ounces is 15.5 lbs-there’s 16ouncs to a lb…)

2) divide by 2.2 to get kilos

3) multiply baby’s weight in kilos by 10;

this gives you number of mgs of zantac fo the day

4) divide this number

by 15 (there’s 15mgs/ml in your bottle of zantac- check the bottle);

this gives you the total mls of zantac for the day

[Anonymous]

I am so right there with you. Nursing sessions feel like a wrestling match with all the pulling, unlatching and re-latching. So much for the peaceful bonding breastfeeding experience I was dreaming of. He projectile spited or more like vomited 3 times since yesterday. I am so tired and depressed and just want to give up. I have been on TED for a month now and no improvment. I raised his prevacid dose from 15mg to 22mg and saw a little improvment but it didn’t last long. And now he refuses to eat. Even when I pump milk for him and try to give it to him so that my milk flow doesn’t overwhelm him, he doesn’t take more than 2oz every 3 hours and he is 7 weeks old. He used to drink 4oz at a sitting. i am so worried he will loose weight . I need to see a GI and I have been crying non stop since yesterday. I feel so famished all the time on this diet that hasn’t helped any. I feel so weak and depressed

We tried to put him on Alimentum to see if it helps and he won’t take it and if we get him to take one oz of it, he throws it up right away.

I have another little girl that needs my attention and I have neglected her so bad because I am always taking care of him. We do 3 loads of laundry each day. I can’t take this anymore. it is like living in hell on earth

[Anonymous]

My dd wouldn’t breastfeed, wouldn’t take formula, and wouldn’t eat solids. You can have just a bottle aversion, or a global feeding aversion which is to liquids and solids.

[Anonymous]

thx for the info. with feeding aversion, do you mean they won’t eat solid foods, or that they won’t even take formula/breastmilk? (sorry, this term is all new to me!)

[Anonymous]

This is what I found about Levsin on webmd. I didn’t paste everything, but if you want to know more search for webmd and then go under drugs & treatments and type in the drug name. I would say to be very careful to make sure you don’t dress your baby to warmly, but other than that I don’t know. Let us know how it works. As far as I know that is a new one to these boards, but I could be wrong.

Hyoscyamine is used to treat a variety of stomach/intestinal problems such as cramps, infant colic, and irritable bowel syndrome. It is also used to treat other conditions such as bladder and bowel control problems, cramping pain caused by kidney stones and gallstones, and Parkinson’s disease. In addition, it is used to decrease side effects of certain medications (drugs used to treat myasthenia gravis) and insecticides.

This medication works by decreasing acid production in the stomach, slowing down the natural movements of the gut, and relaxing muscles in many organs (e.g., stomach, intestines, bladder, kidney, gallbladder). Hyoscyamine also lessens the amount of certain body fluids (e.g., saliva, sweat). This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as anticholinergics/antispasmodics.

How to use Levsin Oral

Take this medication by mouth as prescribed, usually 30-60 minutes before meals, or as directed by your doctor. Use the dropper that comes with this product to measure the dose out carefully.

Dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. In young children, the dosage is also based on weight. Do not increase your dose or take it more often than prescribed without consulting your doctor. Adults and children 12 years and older should not take more than 1.5 milligrams in 24 hours. Children aged 2 to 12 years should not take more than 0.75 milligrams in 24 hours. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Antacids lower the absorption of hyoscyamine. If you use antacids, take them after meals and take hyoscyamine before meals; or take antacids at least 1 hour after taking hyoscyamine.

Drink plenty of fluids while taking this medication unless your doctor directs you otherwise.

Inform your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.

This drug may make you dizzy, drowsy, or cause blurred vision; use caution engaging in activities requiring alertness such as driving or using machinery. Limit alcoholic beverages.

This drug may increase the risk for heatstroke because it decreases sweating. Avoid becoming overheated in hot weather, saunas, and during exercise or other strenuous activity.

Kidney function declines as you grow older. This medication is removed by the kidneys. Therefore, elderly people may be at greater risk for confusion and unusual excitement while using this drug.

Children may be more sensitive to the effects of this drug.

Hyoscyamine should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.

This drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.