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[Anonymous]

When my daughter was an infant the first 2-3 months of her life she was doing that daily. VERY scary. First off have you eliminated all milk products, including hidden dairy from your diet if you are breastfeeding? Or if not get rid of milk based formulas. Once I eliminated all milk from my diet the vomiting stopped for good within weeks. It seems milk is behind projectile voimiting most of the time.

Also, we kept her with us at all times, so she wouldn’t choke. I do not want to scare you, but I will be honest. I personally feel when a baby is vomiting like that it can be a life and death situation. I had her sleep in bed with us or in the bassinette right next to us so I could keep an eye on her. Her choking in her sleep or while I was asleep was a very real fear.

When she was a newborn in the hospital and my husband was asleep and I was laying down I happened to look over at her in that bed and saw her laying there helpless with vomit filling her mouth, and it wasn’t flowing out it was sitting there. I knew she was choking, I had to run over, pick her up, and help her. I hate to think of what would’ve happened if we had both been asleep. After that I didn’t sleep for 3 days.

I know where you are coming from, just keep a good eye on her. Inform your GI/Dr. as well, and put her to sleep on her side, can you believe that was the only advice the ped Dr. gave me when I told him of my fear?

BIG HUGZ,

Julia

MommyofTwo2007-08-14 13:05:35

[Anonymous]

Paula B wrote: Hi Jenn,

So glad to hear Gabe is doing well!! I’ve been paying closer attention to your posts because our little guys are about the same age, and we have other things is common also — breastfeeding (aren’t you doing the TED also?) and Prevacid. Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions here?

Yup, I’m breastfeeding and doing TED, although I’m moving through the diet pretty rapidly right now – thank goodness!

My Nathan is still struggling, even though we just increased his Prevacid dose to 30 mg about 5 days ago. He was getting very little relief on the 22.5 mg dose, and he even started having what looked to me like Sandifer’s symptoms a couple of weeks ago (I viewed the animation on the Marci-kids site). Anyway, now that he’s on 30 mg, I have to admit he is much happier overall, and the Sandifer’s symptoms have pretty much stopped. He seems to not be in pain nearly as much.

BUT he still cannot sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time!! I don’t know if it’s just the sensation of his stomach contents coming back up that is waking him up, or what. Before increasing his dose, Nathan would wake up screaming after a 20 minute nap. I would pick him up quickly and try to rock him back to sleep, but he would scream and stiffen up and twist his neck sharply to one side (which to me looked like Sandifer’s). Now when he wakes up, I can sometimes get him back to sleep by rocking — so I think the pain is much better.

So I feel like we’re close to where we need to be, but not there yet… I don’t mean to complain because I really am happy that Nathan is better, but at the same time I want to do everything I can to get him the sleep he needs (and the break I need!) I just can’t believe he’s on the max dose of Prevacid and still having trouble sleeping 🙁

I totally understand how you feel! I can really sympathize!

If I remember correctly, you recently switched Gabe from the Solutabs to the Prevacid packets — was this because of the lactose in the Solutabs? Nathan definitely has milk protein intolerance, and I’m still on the TED gradually adding things back into my diet to see what else he has problems with. He has been having really stinky gas, so I’m wondering if he would do better with the packets?? Do you think Gabe’s improvement was due to switching?

I have heard that the lactose/lactase? in the solutabs are NOT supposed to bother babies, but some parents still swear that their babe got better after switching. I kept holding out because the solutabs are easier to administer, but Gabe was having stinky, stinky gas ALL THE TIME. I switched and the gas stopped and he’s been much more comfortable. I really do think that the gas was due to the solutabs. Either the lactose or maybe the artificial sweetener. It’s worth a try!

Also, Nathan was on Zantac before getting on Prevacid, and it didn’t do much for him. But I’m wondering if it might give Nathan the extra help he needs? I’ve heard we’re supposed to space the Zantac and Prevacid doses 4 hours apart, which is just about impossible for us when we divide the Prevacid into 3 doses per day — when do you give it? Also, how do you give the Zantac (before feeding, right after, etc.)?

I have tried weaning Gabe from the Zantac several times now and he always regresses. I really thought he wouldn’t need the Zantac, but it really does help him. I give him 15 mg of Prevacid in the am when we wake up. 4-6ish hours later I give him 1 Zantac tablet. 4ish hours after that I give him 15mg of prevacid. I usually give him another Zantac dose around 3-4 am. This has really helped. Again, it’s worth a try! Especially to bridge the gap during the night-time hours. I know that it’s recommended that you break the prevacid up between 3 doses, but with the Zantac it just never worked for us.

Thank you so much for your help! And if anyone else has comments for me, thank you also!!

I hope you can find some answers soon! I’m sure you’ll find lots of great help here.

[Anonymous]

Hi Jenn,

So glad to hear Gabe is doing well!! I’ve been paying closer attention to your posts because our little guys are about the same age, and we have other things is common also — breastfeeding (aren’t you doing the TED also?) and Prevacid. Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions here?

My Nathan is still struggling, even though we just increased his Prevacid dose to 30 mg about 5 days ago. He was getting very little relief on the 22.5 mg dose, and he even started having what looked to me like Sandifer’s symptoms a couple of weeks ago (I viewed the animation on the Marci-kids site). Anyway, now that he’s on 30 mg, I have to admit he is much happier overall, and the Sandifer’s symptoms have pretty much stopped. He seems to not be in pain nearly as much.

BUT he still cannot sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time!! I don’t know if it’s just the sensation of his stomach contents coming back up that is waking him up, or what. Before increasing his dose, Nathan would wake up screaming after a 20 minute nap. I would pick him up quickly and try to rock him back to sleep, but he would scream and stiffen up and twist his neck sharply to one side (which to me looked like Sandifer’s). Now when he wakes up, I can sometimes get him back to sleep by rocking — so I think the pain is much better.

So I feel like we’re close to where we need to be, but not there yet… I don’t mean to complain because I really am happy that Nathan is better, but at the same time I want to do everything I can to get him the sleep he needs (and the break I need!) I just can’t believe he’s on the max dose of Prevacid and still having trouble sleeping 🙁

If I remember correctly, you recently switched Gabe from the Solutabs to the Prevacid packets — was this because of the lactose in the Solutabs? Nathan definitely has milk protein intolerance, and I’m still on the TED gradually adding things back into my diet to see what else he has problems with. He has been having really stinky gas, so I’m wondering if he would do better with the packets?? Do you think Gabe’s improvement was due to switching?

Also, Nathan was on Zantac before getting on Prevacid, and it didn’t do much for him. But I’m wondering if it might give Nathan the extra help he needs? I’ve heard we’re supposed to space the Zantac and Prevacid doses 4 hours apart, which is just about impossible for us when we divide the Prevacid into 3 doses per day — when do you give it? Also, how do you give the Zantac (before feeding, right after, etc.)?

Thank you so much for your help! And if anyone else has comments for me, thank you also!!

[hellbennt]

I’ve read on ‘the boards’ to take: fenugreek & blessed thistle

take 3 capsules of each, 3x/day &

don’t panic if you smell like syrup!

oatmeal should help too!

also:

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).

[Anonymous]

I think you can take Reglan (by rx from your doc) and some herbs that can help you relactate, but it would also involve lots of pumping and/or nursing. The kelly mom site probably has the info but I think the herbs are called Fenugreek and Mother’s milk.

Good luck.

[hellbennt]

oh & when you get a chance could you put baby’s age and meds/formula/breastfeeding, etc in your signature? so many people have joined recently & its hard to keep track of all these little GERDlings– just go to the very top of this page, go to the upper right hand corner and click ‘Settings’ and then Edit Profile and go down to Signature. thanks!

[hellbennt]

it is not less effective if you have a good dose to begin with and then split it up- actually babies’ metabolisms are really fast so they speed through the dose anyway, so giving it spaced apart is recommended…

when you get a chance could you put baby’s age and meds/formula/breastfeeding, etc in your signature? so many people have joined recently & its hard to keep track of all these little GERDlings– just go to the very top of this page, go to the upper right hand corner and click ‘Settings’ and then Edit Profile and go down to Signature. thanks!

[Anonymous]

Awww,don’t feel terrible and it isn’t a silly question!!! I don’t really know the answer but I’m sure Laura will have something to say about it She’s a great bf advocate. Also,as a fellow bf mama,a lot of times when I had questions about bf and didn’t want the moms here to get too tired of me(),check out http://www.kellymom.com. That is a GREAT resource for bf questions and they respond so quickly to posts. They have LC answering a lot of the questions including other bf moms and are so great. I hope you can keep bf!(I bet there’s a way,I just don’t know it)For you and your lo. Here’s a BIG hug!!! Let us know how it goes!!

[Anonymous]

This may seem really stupid, but does anyone know if you can bring back your milk? It hasn’t completely diminished, I still leak very occasionally. I have had a really hard time getting my milk to come in with my first and now again same problem with my son. Both my kids were premature, the difference being my son who is almost 6 weeks old has just been diagnosed with acid reflux and since I gave up on breast feeding now I feel really guilty… like I could have prevented this! I stopped before the problems started and there was so much pressure to be sure he gained weight! So if I start pumping again will it come back? Feeling terrible, please let me know. Appreciate it!

[hellbennt]

I am so sorry ‘they’ are making you watch your baby suffer like this!!!

I have a lot of info about breastfeeding a reflux baby from groupie intro- go to the main Forum page, then to the Introduce Yourself Forum and once there you’ll see a post at the top called ‘groupie intro’

there’s a LOT of info there to help you- scroll down to the ‘breastfeeding’ section…

are her stools green? stringy (mucousy)? frothy/foamy?

or ‘normal’ breastfed baby stools? I ask bcse if you have OAL (overactive letdown) this can exacerbate reflux…I also ask bcse frequent green mucousy stools may indicate a protein intolerance or allergy, which you can address by changing your diet…

another link to look for in ‘groupie intro’ is BABYWEARING. this SAVED us!!! you can hold your sweet baby and still manage to do a few things here & there- your arms are free

so glad you found us!

~laura

[hellbennt]

it can take up to 14 days to see the full effect of the prevacid, so I would continue with the zantac until you see the prevacid working- make sure you space the meds 4hr apart

also check out that you’re giving the prevacid correctly (there’s a post in the medicines fprum at the top called ‘treating GERD w/ PPIs- scroll down to the purple post, Prevacid 101, to find the link about when/how to administer prevacid) & also check out the prevacid dose http://www.marci-kids.com

as for breastfeeding, I’m always curious as to why people supplement– just being nosey not judgemental…anyway I would say to cut soy out of your diet too & see if it makes a difference, bcse something like 40% of babies who have difficulties w/ milk proteins have difficulties with soy proteins…

I have A LOT to say, so go to the Introduce Yourself Forum and click on ‘Groupie intro’ – it’s the top post

so glad you found us!

~laura

[Anonymous]

I have a 7 week old girl with reflux. Tried Zantac for the last two weeks; it seemed to help but then she got really bad last 3 days–not sleeping more than 1/2 hour and spitting up everything. Ped switched to Prevacid (at our request). How long for it to kick in? Also, I am breastfeeding and occasionally supplementing with formula–Good Start. I was thinking I should also switch to soy formula as I have eliminated dairy from my diet.

[Anonymous]

Help I am a mother of three fantastic children. I have a 8 year old daughter and a 6 year old son both healthy. My latest addition is my daughter who is now 1 month old. She has reflux. One night she stopped breathing we went in an ambulance to the childrens hospital where we spent 3 days in ICU. My little girl has only gotten worse with her reflux since then. I finallly got a doctor to send me to a pedeatrician. My daughter also has an umbilical hernia which they will not fix until she is two years old. It was this surgon who is referring me to a pedeatrician. She spits up all day long and crys horribally, I won’y get into see this pediatrician until 4-6 weeks!!! What do I do until then I am afraid she is not gaining enough weight!! HELP! any suggestions. We are already setting her at an angle holding her upright after she eats but stll she spits up, more and more each day. I feel like no one cares or believes me. My in-laws think it is because I feed her too much. But I don’t she just has more feeds because she spits up so much ARGH what do I do. I am breast feeding so I let her eat as she likes, that is when she is not struggling to eat. I fel really hopeless.! Please forgive my typing and spelling I am doing this with one hand the other is occupied with baby

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have been a weight watcher for Gabby since she was born. It all started with breastfeeding and worrying if she was getting enough to thrive. She was and I continued to worry worry worry until she was nine months old and almost 18lbs. She was born at 6lbs so she tripled her birth weight and this made me feel so much better.

Fast forward to her twelve month check up. She is only 19lbs 1 oz. She was 17lbs 11oz at 9 months. She dropped from 27th percentile to the 17th. She didn’t gain much at all but she started walking at 10 months so I know she’s burning a lot more calories. She is such a finicky eater. She has also dropped her six ounce bottles down to four so she’s taking the bare minimum 16 oz of formula a day. I haven’t started milk yet but will in the next few weeks. The doc is a bit concerned. I’m doing a weight check in six weeks. She did gain 2.25 inches though and is 70th percentile for height. Her head circumference also went up percentiles.

So, I’m worried, but I’m not. I’m kind of curious what your lil ones weighed in at around a year. Or if you have had some time where your lil one dropped off in growth. I’m almost glad she’s not 20lbs so people can stop askign me when I’m turning her car seat around. (I don’t plan to until at least 30 lbs) Anyways, sorry for the saga. Now, do your best to make me feel better. 😉 You guys are always good at that!

[Anonymous]

Hi there. Sorry to hear that you’re having a hard time with your son. I read your other post, and the problems with feeding are often a classic sign that there’s pain. My daughter showed most of her pain during feeding- I think that if they’re esophagus is really raw, then eating feels like dousing a wound with acid. My daughter eventually stopped eating b/c we couldn’t get her pain under control. I agree with Christine- I’d try a higher dose of PPI. If he’s still in pain, then he likely needs a higher dose, maybe 30mg, if your doc will agree. Once the PPI is doing his job, there’s really no need for him to require both meds. The other thing is to make sure that you’re giving the PPI properly- if it’s a solutab or packets, it needs to be given on an empty stomach and followed up with a meal 30 minutes later to activate the med. My daughter had a feeding aversion- eventually she associated the idea of feeding with pain and she would scream and cry whenever she was presented with the breast/bottle. I hope that you can get a higher dose for your son. Good luck.