Should I Seek a 2nd opinion?

[Anonymous]

I took my 9 week old twins to a pedi gi dr today for the first time. They’re on zantac and mylanta and NOT working. He takes a short history, listens to their chests and then says go up .2 on the zantac and see him in 3 weeks. Oh yeah and add rice cereal(1 tsp) to all bottles. He then tells me if I want to continue giving them bm I cannot eat any milk or soy or stop bfing. My pedi and I were just starting to add dairy back. And he said that had I held them in for 3 more weeks they probably wouldn’t have reflux. They were 35w2d. I was flabbergasted and insulted. I am afraid to feed cereal or any solids because of food allergies and asthma and he just dismissed my concern. And he refuses to even try prevacid or prilosec because they haven’t been tested in preemies. I tried explaining that feeding times are a nightmare but he refused to listen and just dismissed my concerns. Help!

[Anonymous]

I would try for a second opinion. This guy sounds like a jerk! While yes, reflux does seem to occur in a higher percentage of preemies than full term babies, it still happens to a lot of full term babies. Kaelyn was born just 5 days early and yet she still had a horrible case of reflux. No doctor should dismiss your concerns without giving you legitimate medical reasons!

[Anonymous]

Definitely get a second opinion. This guy sounds like he’s an idiot, and will probably just end up wasting your time. And as for your docs opinion that they wouldn’t have reflux if they were full term, Hailey was almost a week late, and her reflux is AWFUL!!!!- so so much for that theory. I hope that you find a doc who will listen to you and help your little ones.

[hellbennt]

momoftwins06 wrote: Oh yeah and add rice cereal(1 tsp) to all bottles. He then tells me if I want to continue giving them bm I cannot eat any milk or soy or stop bfing.

OK GET ANOTHER DOCTOR!!! not yelling at you, but HIM!

it is doctors like THIS that ‘make’ me stick around this place! I just wrote this here!: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4962&a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1

ok, about breastfeeding your GERDling: I have to go to bed, but I’ve written all about what I think and have experienced here: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2697&a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1 – scroll down to the 7th post- you’ll see “Elimination Diet (breastfeeding your GERDling)”

hang in there!!!

~laura

ps: from here (welcome/intro): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853&am p;am p;PN=1&TPN=1 you’ll read about thickening…scroll to the ‘breastfeeding’ section

hellbennt2006-3-8 21:14:29

[Anonymous]

it just seems like some gi docs are not up to date on their info—–not sure why, since they “specialize” in pediatric gastro problems. i wish i could send you to our ped gi—-he was up to date on info with sylvia’s reflux, and he is up to date on celiac with my other girls. (although it was my detective work that first suggested celiac as a problem) i’d go for another opinion. kevieb2006-3-8 22:46:20

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