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This is just an opinion and I really don’t want to upset anyone
, but rice cereal is a food. They don’t recommend it to 6 months in aus. Peads will not reccomend rice cereal to thicken formula/milk in Aus. I read on the boards that many have success with it though?there are those who swear it helps. there are others who tried it and then stopped because they didn’t see a difference & didn’t want their babies on cereal so early. there are still others who never wanted to try it…
from the ‘introduce yourself’ forum there is a sticky (top post) called ‘Groupie Intro’
from there, look at the ‘section’ about what to feed your GERDling- & there’s a ‘section’ about the different formulas-there is information there so you can make your own educated decision…
HTH
It is really hard to see them cry and in pain
, so it is very understandable that you would want to try everything. The first few weeks when I was waiting for someone to tell me what was wrong with my baby were absolutely terrible. But she is so much better now. Hang in there, I am sure you will find she gets better, you are already making a good start with the meds and the special formula
.Who diagnosed the reflux and prescribed the meds- was it your GP or a specialist? How long as she been on the prevacid? If it is only a few days you might need to wait a little longer for a positive effect. How are you giving it to her- 1 dose or 2 or 3. Are you timing it around meals. I would definately give them a call if your baby has been on the meds for a few days (say 10-14) with no improvement.
You could try some mylanta when she is feeling really bad?.I used this for a little while when I was waiting for the meds to kick in. I have read some people give it just before a feed to stop the acid a bit. Some people also use Zantac whilst they are waiting for the prevacid to work- as youcan see from my signature, Alana is still on both (Zoton is prevacid in Aus).
Above all, know you are doing the best you can. Give your babe lots of support, love and hugs when they are feeling bad and know that whilst it is awful for both of you, this time together is cementing a loving and caring relationship- your baby will know you can be relied upon for comfort when they aren’t feeling well.
15 mg may not be enough to stop the acid and make her comfortable. Here’s a website with some current research that shows infants need higher doses of PPI meds than adults because their metabolism is so fast that they eliminate the drug from their systems 3-4 times faster than adults. http://www.marci-kids.com
Myles was on 15 mg for weeks and he continued to be miserable. It wasn’t until I finally convinced his doc to raise his dose to marci-kids standards that he finally improved. I printed and faxed the marci-kids info to her and that’s what finally swayed her. Once he was on the right dose it really was like night and day…he was a new baby.
Crying during feeds is a classic sign of reflux so I’d definitely try to get her Prevacid dose increased.
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