when should I be giving the med?

[Anonymous]

Is there a better time to be giving the Axid? Before a feeding or after?

Also how long did it take before you noticed a change? Right now my biggest cues to know that things are working : are the posturing while nursing. Not going back to sleep at night after a feeding, not wanting to nurse pulling off and screaming. I always wonder if I have the right diagnose. My GI never did any testing other then the stool sample- which did come up with blood in the stool, but since I have given up soy there hasn;t been anymore.

Oh well thanks again

[Anonymous]

if you dont see improvement with the fussiness during/after feeds, i
would suggest trying to get a dose increase or trying a different PPI
like zegerid.

i dont think there is a time requirement when admistering H2 blockers-if i am wrong im sure someone will correct me.

the main thing that is important is that you are administering the med
more than once a day. babies metabolize meds very quickly this needing
the dose at least 2 or 3 times a day.

[Anonymous]

H2 Blockers like Axid and Zantac don’t seem to have the same success rate in treating infant reflux. My daughter was on Zantac and never got any relief. My son was on Prevacid and did much better. You can read about PPI meds for reflux at http://www.marci.kids.com

H2 Blockers are very weight senstive. She may have outgrown her dose already. My daugter had two increases in her dose in less than a month and eventually plateaued on it and the drug no longer worked for her. I’ve read here that that is common.

Is she sensitive to milk as well? She may have other sensitivities besides soy. Have you tried the Elimination diet to help find what other foods may be bothering her?

Her symptoms definitely sound like reflux, but she may have food senstitivites as well.

Good luck. I hope things improve soon. I sure know how hard it is.

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