Fussy Eater… Help…

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I’m Karen, new to this forum. I have a post on the ‘New Members’ thread that sort of gives a history on me and my 10 week old son, Brady. Brady has GERD and is on 15mg Prevacid/day and 1 tsp Mylanta before each feeding. Those things seem to keep his GERD in hand. He’s also a belly sleeper, which helps a lot. I do have to give him Benedryl at night to keep the congestion at bay, but that too is manageable.

However, he also has an immature digestive system… and this is where I am loosing my mind. Here’s the scoop…

Brady was on breast milk and Enfamil with lipil for 4 weeks. The first two were awesome, because the ratio was 1:1 formula to milk. We noticed he was stuffed up all of the time, but thought nothing of it. Then, as he got hungrier and my body failed to keep up, it went to 2:1… that is when the trouble started. He was so congested he could barely breathe, and he was very fussy, particularly after meals when he was burped.

My ped had us switch to Lactose free when I gave up breastfeeding at a month. No luck, he got worse… and stopped moving his bowels. Then we went to soy, but he hated it and there was no improvement. Finally, he is on Nutramegin, and it has helped his fussiness, as he has an immature digestive system. Also, he is on 15mg Prevacid/day and 1 tsp Mylanta before each feeding.

This worked great until he hit 8 weeks. Then, he decided he hated Nutramegin. The ped told us to try the Enfamil with Lipil again… he LOVED it, but it made him terribly uncomfortable, unconsolable. We tried Alimentum yesterday, and he projectile vomited it. Back on Nutramegin, with him fighting it every step of the way (he cries through feedings).

Nutramegin tastes like battery acid (I tried it). Not that Enfamil with Lipil is much better, but apparently Brady likes it a whole lot better, despite the fact that it causes him agony.

Does anyone know of anything I can add to make it taste better? I am thinking Karo syrup, but that could give him the runs. Juice apparently is not recommended because it can cause a condition that makes carbohydrate absorption problematic if given too early. I am also thinking of thickening with rice, but don’t want to bind him up.

Help me… I have a hungry kid (cries when he is hungry) who won’t eat… I am going nuts…

[Anonymous]

When Colt was on Neocate we added Karo to give it a better taste. I am surpised that the Mylanta isn’t causing the runs. We are still using karo in every bottle and it doesn’t give him the runs so it might be worth a try. We also thicken with rice and I think that changes the flavor of formula too. I wish I had more help for you but at his age there isn’t many options. Sorry wish I could help more,.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm…were told the Nutramegin was making his stool runny, but even when he went back to the Enfamil, it was still loose… could be the Mylanta, then?

[Anonymous]

Mylanta is notorious for causing loose stools. A higher PPI dose and less Mylanta may part of the answer…. I answered your other post. Welcome!

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