My daughter had suspected DGE, as well as silent reflux, constipation, and a feeding aversion. She had feeding therapy from 8-16 months of age. She was discharged being able to self feed small amounts of cut up foods, with a limited amount of foods that she would eat (extremely fussy eater), ability to drink soy milk from a sippy cup (in theory, as she rarely did it), and sleep feeding of approximately 16oz of formula a day. She was also on prevacid, 30-42mg daily.
How much prevacid is your son on? What type and how do you give it? What tests did he have done? Has he done feeding therapy? If he has not done feeding therapy, I would say that he needs this based on where he’s at with his feeding. He seems to have delayed oral motor skills and feeding skills, which often go together with a feeding aversion or feeding problems. A feeding evaluation would help you to know what his deficits are, i.e. oral weakness, decreased oral motor control, sensory issues, or a feeding aversion. Then they could direct his therapy to his needs. It’s a long-term solution. But if this helps at all, by age 3, I would say that my dd was almost a normal eater, just very fussy with foods and textures, and was weaned off prevacid. Now at almost age 5, she’s the better of my two eaters and poops on her own without needing miralax.
Hang in there.
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