While we wait, what to do?

[Anonymous]

Hello, Ladies. I’ve finally scheduled an appt to see a very good (supposedly) GI doc. BUT the appt is not until December 15! (he’s all booked) so meanwhile, I have to deal with a very unhappy baby. Any suggestions on what I can do meanwhile? Thank you

[Anonymous]

go to your regular ped? show or fax him/her all the info from marci-kids.com if your child is in pain from reflux. be persistant-do not take no for an answer!

can you explain your situation again. what is your childs age and symptoms?

nataliachick72006-11-16 18:12:48

[Anonymous]

My daughter’s 8 weeks old. She’s very gassy and seems to swallow a lot of air when she breastfeeds. She’s become very fussy lately. The reason we think it might be reflux are the symptoms which are: stiffening of the legs, arching the back, coughing, trying to swallow as if the milk is backing up, very unhappy when lying down, ok when held (she might be just used to being held, i don’t know)…but she’s becoming increasingly worse with time. Wanted to see if the GI confirms reflux.

[Anonymous]

your ped can confirm it in the meantime. my sons ped just confirmed it by symptoms, its not that difficult. have you been to the ped?
i dont breastfeed but i know several moms on here had OALD and that made reflux worse…could you have that?
does she cry a lot?

[Anonymous]

forgive me for my ignorance but what’s OALD? she seems to fuss more after she eats, that’s true.

[Anonymous]

over active let down.

[Anonymous]

I do have it from time to time.

[hellbennt]

from my welcome/intro there are links to info about OALD:

Maybe you have OAL, Overactive Letdown?

about OAL (overactive letdown):

Posts from this site: second post, in purple: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2852&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=2

http://www.users.qwest.net/~fsdebra1/refluxoal.html

about oal: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/fast-letdown.html

[Anonymous]

i got it confirmed from my ped as well.. my son was about 4 or 5 weeks, and we just told her the symptoms and she said speak no more.. gave me zantac.. and that was that. (even thought i had to go back several more times and say he still cries constantly)

soo i would take her to your ped tomorrow and let them know what is going on…

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry you have to wait so long to see the GI.

My family doctor diagnosed both of my refluxers by their symptoms and prescribed meds for them. Maybe you can ask her pediatrician or your family doctor for a prescription for a PPI (like Prevacid or Zegerid) to tide you over until you get to the GI. A month is too long to see your baby in pain.

You might want to read up on these PPI meds so you are well informed when you talk to her doctor and when you go to the GI. Here’s a link to some current research on reflux and meds for infants with reflux. http://www.marci-kids.com Printing the info and taking it along is a good idea.

Many moms here use Mylanta Cherry Supreme. It can give some temporary relief until she’s on some meds for her reflux.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I definitely concur.. go see the Pediatrician. Ours knew exactly what was going on just by what I told him and by watching my son in the office. He prescribed the PPI right away and has been very helpful. I think reflux is common enough that most pediatricians are pretty familiar with it. You could also try gas drops, of course and maybe something like gripe water..

[Anonymous]

DO NOT GIVE GRIPE WATER to reflux babies::

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Posted: 20 October 2005 at 7:54pm | IP Logged

One of the main ingredients in gripe water is sodium bicarbonate
(baking soda), which is a natural antacid. Unfortunately, on its own
sodium bicarb is not a very good antacid, which is why it is not sold
as such. The reason for this is that, while it very effectively
neutralizes stomach acid, it also activates or “turns on” the acid
producing proton pumps in the stomach lining, causing them to produce
even more acid. Magnesium hydroxide and calcium carbonate are more
often used as antacids because they neutralize acid without turning on
the proton pumps.

When combined with a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) such as lansoprazole
or omeprazole, sodium bicarbonate actually enhances the action of these
drugs. In order for a PPI to inhibit or “block” proton pumps, the pumps
must be in an active state. So when a PPI is combined with sodium
bicarbonate, the bicarb neutralizes the acid, protecting the drug from
degradation in the acid, and turns on the proton pumps, which are then
blocked by the PPI. Zegerid is an FDA approved form of such a
combination. It contains omeprazole, sodium bicarbonate, and a
peach/mint flavoring.

Because gripe water contains sodium bicarbonate, which can actually
cause more acid to be produced, it often provides temporary relief from
the symptoms of reflux, but then causes it to come back even worse than
before. For these reasons, I do not recommend the use of gripe water. But if it works for you and your child, that is great.

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