How much crying is normal?

[Anonymous]

your child should not be crying during feedings with proper doses of meds. you also have to space those 2 four hours apart.

and this is the link for how to properly compound PPI’s. most pharmacies are not aware of these directions:

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4505&a mp;KW=pharmacy+compounded

[Anonymous]

I found that when Cooper was at his worst the only time he didn’t cry was when he was either eating or had fallen asleep on my shoulder, so something is definately off with that. Depending on how long you have been on Prevacid, it may not be working at full strength yet. Being the wife of a Pharmacist, and knowing that he has the latest information regarding medications, he was adamant that we use either the solutabs or granulated prevacid and with that said, if I were you I would try to get the solutabs and the granulated has to be mixed with 2Tbsp of water and for a 7 week old, that is probably difficult, also the texture is different and I know Cooper did not respond well to the granulated prevacid. You can also try the Mylanta Supreme. We are finding that Cooper loves it and it helps with his breakthrough pain. I hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

I hope that when the meds start working correctly, that your daughter will have much relief. The Ph Probe actually isn’t that bad and it may give you answers. I would wait a week after giving the meds correctly and see if she is better. I think the worst thing about the pH probe was that they didn’t want ours to eat that morning so the tube could be placed and they wouldn’t vomit it right back up with any food/formula. After that, it was 24 hours of do-what-you-usually-do and let the maching record what is going on in the tummy. I hope she gets relief soon.

[Anonymous]

well compounded prevacid is an immediate release suspension, there is no waiting period like there is with the solutabs or capsules. you should see results in 2-3 days. otherwise like i said, its not made properly or the dose is too low.

good luck.

nataliachick72007-5-14 19:7:4

[Anonymous]

The thing is that if there’s esophageal damage, even if the dose is right and it’s being made right (which is often hard with a compound), it might take a while to get some real relief… the acid might be stopped but the feedings are still hard because it still hurts to swallow.

My guess though would be that either the dose is on the low side, it’s not being made correctly, or the two meds were cancelling each other out.

What happens if you try to give some mylanta before a feeding? Does that help things at all?

[hellbennt]

GERD and crying: Cause and effect or unhappy coexistence? https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3355&a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

Actual site http://www.jpeds.com/article/PIIS0022347603003342/fulltext

[Anonymous]

Everyone’s already given you great advice. The only thing I wanted to add, is that we are also using the compounded Prevacid. You don’t have to time it around meals like other forms of Prevacid, but I try to give it on any empty stomach and wait 30 min before I feed him simply because Bryce spits up a lot too (although it’s getting better now) and he’s much less likely to spit the medicine up that way.

Good luck! I hope once you get the dosing and timing right, everything will improve for you.

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