Hi everyone! A little background: My daughter is now 5 months, 12 pounds, been through Zantac, Losec, Prevacid,Bethanacol, and Reglan. We thought we were getting somewhere with the Prevacid, but then she began to have terrible stomach spasms through the day and night. Once we stopped the Prevacid, her spasms died down.
Starting about a month ago, she would refuse feeds for up to 8 hours, one time even going 14. It was always a hassle to get her to nurse. Finally a week ago, she accepted a bottle of pumped milk. Still, she had terrible gas and would wake up every 30 min. to an hour at night.
I have cut out dairy, soy (except for ‘traces of’), eggs, beef, and nuts. She is still having stinky gas and always strains to poop. She’s constantly drawing up her legs and crying. She doesn’t have diarrhea anymore, but I’m concerned about the gas and pain.
I tried her on Alimentum for the first time yesterday. She would only take a couple of ounces at feedings, and acted so fussy in between. She did sleep much better, but her diapers were never very wet. After she continued acting sluggish and fussy and her reflux became worse, I decided to hold off (don’t know if that’s the right decision).
She guzzled down 4.5 oz of breastmilk at her last feeding.
I’m so frustrated because I don’t know what to do. I would love to continue to nurse her, she does well on breastmilk beyond the gas. I’ve already lost 20 pounds and counting from the limited diet. Should I try cutting out wheat too? I just know that doesn’t leave me much to eat.
My father just sent over (we live in HK) some bentyl. Any experiences with that? Wondering if it will help with the gas?
Sorry for all the venting. I just want my little one to be able to rest. She really is so happy when she’s not in pain.
C-Mommy2009-04-29 01:41:48
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. look for ‘prevaicd 101’ (& others) hellbennt2009-04-30 21:01:26
