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My only thought might be that he needs a higher dose of Prevacid. The fact that it no longer seems to be working after seeing results…hmm…have you checked the marci-kids dosing for his age, weight? I know many moms have said that Prevacid did cause some initial stomach upset but that it subsided shortly after starting.
Also remember that many babies are intolerant to milk products but not necessarily allergic. You may find that he still has some problems digesting a milk based formula. I would wait until all other questions are answered before doing a formula switch just so you can really make sure what’s going on during the trial.
Good luck and sorry I couldn’t be of more help! It sounds like you have an extensive team of doctors behind you!
welcome!
click on my welcome/intro, which you can find as the top post in the Introduce Yourself forum, and look for a link called ‘mspi’
and, from there, go to page 2 & scroll down to where you see ‘google cache’- this will explain all about the difference b/t allergy & intolerances- it’s really helpful
We were told by our insurance that they don’t cover neocate also.
I had my pediatrician call our health insurance and now they send us 4 cans a month on top of what we get from WIC 
I would definatly not do the milk formula 
Whatever you do don’t take NO for an answer. ::HUGS:: THis is a great forum 
I hope your little boy feels better soon 
Couple thoughts….
I wouldn’t change to milk based formula at this point. As pp said, allergy and intolerance are two different things. Also, allergy test aren’t very reliable at this age. Why add something else to your plate?
It could take a couple weeks to see improvement with a dose increase.
Teething can make reflux worse….usually temporarly. Also, motrin can be upsetting to the tummy
it would not take one or two feedings to see if neocate is working. i guess it is possible, but it can actually take months for neocate to heal the damage in the body. there is a great article that explains how neocate works. go to the search function and type in “misconceptions” and choose “topic subject” you will find a thread called: misconceptions: neocate&elecare. the article makes it really easy to understand.
aspartame gives me stomach aches….i imagine this would be hard to detect in a baby though
its just trial and error….Hi Sarah
Your pead is probably right then…it could take a couple of feeds on the Milk Formula to see if your bub reacted. But this would only be so if it was a milk allergy I think (or a very strong intolerance). Alana is intolerant and when we tried a full milk based formula trial it took about a week for me to be convinced she was reacting to it. In contrast, when I gave her “adult” yoghurt recently I knew within hours!
Goodluck with what you try. I’m glad you have found a pead you feel comfortable with. My Pead is great to, particularly when it comes to the milk intolerance stuff. She wasn’t so helpful with the reflux though, but still I like her. We can’t be good at everything
Oh, and it can take a couple of weeks to see the full effect of a increase in med dose for some babies.
It doesn’t sound like things are quite right with your little one yet…so I guess if I were in your shoes I would try either the increase in meds again, or neocate (personally I would do the meds, but thats just me, and I probably don’t have a great rationalle
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