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[Anonymous]

Hi mommies,

Sophia is on day 11 of Prevacid today. Around day 6 I was convinced that the medication was working. She was so happy and seemed to have really limited problems with the reflux. Then on day 8 and 9, it was absolute hell in our house as the reflux seemed to be 10 times worse than it had ever been.

(Sigh)

She had an upper GI on Tuesday, during which she refluxed immediately. The Dr. administering the test said she had “severe” reflux. Our pediatrician’s office called that afternoon and confirmed the diagnosis and said she would probably end up with more medication and/or increased dosage. She’s currently on 15mg of the prevacid and is 8 weeks old.

We still haven’t been to a ped GI, as our pediatrician seems to think this is a very common problem that they can treat without a specialist. I’m starting to think that maybe this is a more intense problem than originally thought. Did any of you go against your ped’s recommendation and seek out a GI?? I’m just so nervous…I love our ped and don’t want to make her angry, since this is someone I’m going to be seeing a LOT over the next few years. But I can’t watch my baby scream in pain and she’s not here every night at 7pm when Sophia starts screaming for 2 hours. What to do??

Also, I know I shouldn’t let this get to me. But, all of our friends and family keep asking me if we’re going to switch to formula to “help” her. Because I’ve already taken all dairy and meat out of my diet, this seems to be extreme and maybe I should just switch to a soy formula to help her out. I’m so tired of explaining why breastfeeding is so much better for her and that she probably has MSPI, in which case, the soy formula would be worse. I feel like people think I’m doing something that is making her worse, instead of the best possible thing I can do for her. I already had pushback when I initially decided to BF and it seems like everyone just wants me on the formula wagon. Argh!!!

Anyway…not sure if any of you have experienced anything similar to one or more of my issues, but it feels good to get it out there. Hope you’re all doing well with your little pumpkins!

Andrea

[Anonymous]

have any of you ever gotten mastitis when you were NOT breastfeeding? with all 9 of my kids i only got mastitis twice—and the first time was with my 7th baby. sometime in the last 6 months i got really sore in one breast—but it went away a few days later. i remember telling my obgyn the next time i saw him that i had felt like i had mastitis. he told me you CAN get it when you are not nursing.

yesterday, or the day before, i started to get really sore on one breast again. it is a little hard to find the spot when i try—but when i hit it, it hurts REALLY bad. i can also feel it sometimes when i lift my arm, and i am not feeling really well. i can’t decide if i am just tired from the moving stress, or if i am sick. is there anything else that would cause such a painful area in your breast?

[Anonymous]

My son Jackson is 6 weeks old and was diagnosed with reflux one week ago. His primary symptoms are gagging, arching his back, occasional spit up, poor sleep, excessive crying and nursing for hours. He is taking 2 ml of zantac per day. It does not seem to be doing much. Interestingly, it did seem to have an impact during the first few days, but the last couple of days we are back to square one.

I am breastfeeding and I started Dr. Sears Elimination Diet yesterday. I stocked up on pears, rice pasta, rice, rice beverage, etc. My question is whether it is okay to have vanilla flavored rice beverage or any of the rice deserts during the first two weeks. I am determined to stick to this diet despite how restrictive it is!

[Anonymous]

Is it normal for comfort feeding to last 5 or 6 hours with no breaks? I have friends who tell me that I am creating a bad habit by allowing him to feed like this, but it breaks my heart to see him cry when I take him off the breast. If I find medication that works for the reflux, will the comfort feeding subside? Does zantac take longer than a week to fully work? What do you recommend?

[hellbennt]

hi & welcome!

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

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

scroll down, you’ll see a ‘section’ about breastfeeding your GERDling

the constant feeding is called ‘comfort’ feeding & is not uncommon…

so glad you found us!

~laura

[Anonymous]

Thanx Laura…I went throught the link – you indeed have a lot to say!!! Got some usefull stuff there.

[hellbennt]

There are some who would say to put a band-aid on the breasts and say no, mama has a boo boo- hurts mama

to put the toddler off

this always sounded harsh to me, but it’s what I’ve heard, even from my lactation consultant…

then try to distract, maybe leave the house for dad to put her to bed

I dont know

I’m down to 1x a day w/ ari- the early am wake up call, lol, so I can get back to sleep for a bit longer

i went ot 15months with jonah & ari is almost there

i’d like to stop but dont know what’ll happen at 5am or 5:30am if I don’t breastfeed him-guess it means i’ll be up for the day

anyway, back to you friend: maybe call:

The La Leche League Breastfeeding Helpline – US began on June 1, 2007. Everyone in the U.S.A. has access to toll free breastfeeding help 24 hours a day. Just call 1-877-4-LALECHE (1-877-452-5324).

[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

scroll down to the ‘breastfeeding section’

so glad you found us!

~laura

[Anonymous]

My oldest dd was a short feeder as well. i fed her every 3 hours, even when she only ate for 5 minutes. You could also wieght her before and after a feed and see how much she took in. If is not very much, i would feed her every 2 1/2 hours. Usually reflux babies do better with small more frequent feedings, of course this is not so easy on mommy.

Breasfeeding is a great priviledge and sacrifice. You should be proud of yourself. Of course sometimes is not posibble. I hope the tips Naomi gave you help.

leo

[Anonymous]

HI Bensmama…thank you for reply. She is gaining weight. I just would like to know – how were your feeding times? I mean did you have any routine? Like every three hours or what? That is what makes it the worse! I have to work and with her it is so difficult to plan when breastfeeding will happen…I always assume she is hungry because of her short drinking…So do you think it is possible to incorporate some routine considering that is nursing for only 5-7 minutes at a time and she has reflux?

[Anonymous]

thanks claire.. but even more complicated. its not like right before bed..like how most kids get a bottle.. its right when she walks in the house from work!! the girl will RUN to her mom..and start reaching for it! The mom doesnt sleep with her anymore. The dad and the girl sleep in the mom and dads bed! And the mom sleeps in her own bed! She said if she didnt..then the daughter would want to breast feed all night.

[Anonymous]

What I did with Claire when I was down to only the 1 bedtime feed was to start letting dh put her to bed! It worked like a charm. He would read her a book, say prayers and she could have some milk in a sippy cup during all of this, then he would sing and put her in her bed and I would come in right at the end to kiss and hug her goodnight! Bensmama2007-10-04 14:48:17

[Anonymous]

Hey! YES!!! We had all of the same problems.. everything from short feeds and green poo. The culprit is most likely the reflux but it is really made worse by your OAL. I also had/have this, and did several things to help. What you need to do is retrain your body to not make as much milk, so that she can get to the hindmilk. The foremilk that she is mostly drinking is what is likely causing the green stools. And it’s also a little harder to digest, so it can cause the reflux/gas issues to worsen as well.

Block feed her on one side only for each feed. Some moms even did several feeds from the same side. That way she will get to that good milk, and your body will start cutting back on how much milk it is producing.

Also, take her off the breast after you let down. She won’t like this, but let your milk shoot out into a cloth or something until is stops and then reattatch her. This way it won’t be shooting down her throat and she might be more comfortable and eat longer. You could also try nursing her lying down or with her in front of you or even on top of you so that your flow is slowed that way.

And… if you’ve done all this for several days and she still is nursing for only 5 minutes, but is gaining weight (is she?) then I wouldn’t worry. My son never really nursed very long, but he was a porker!

Check out http://www.kellymom.com for some more nursing tips. Hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

For all you breastfeeding mama’s.. Since I have NO CLUE 😉

The lady i work for still breastfeeds her 24 mos. old daughter! And wants to stop…but doesnt know how. She said she has basically cut it down to one time a day (at night)… but, her daughter won’t stop. She will run up to her and basically put her hand down her shirt and BEG for it!

Sooo.. how does she stop?? She said that she didnt even know how much she even produced anymore!! So it seems like a comfort kinda thing to me. (Shane does it with his bottle..even when he isnt thirsty)

Any advice??

Thanks in advance!

shanesmom2007-10-03 22:30:34

[hellbennt]

your doctor should NOt tell you to stop breastfeeding!!!

if you can get to a IBCLC (Int’l board certified lactation consultant) they have scales where they weigh the baby before you feed then after to see how much baby is taking in

I so DO NOT like your dr!!!!