My DD was born 1 month early and ever since then life has sucked. I love
her and she is very cute, but I am so depressed. I get to shower once a
week, and I don’t want to leave the house ever. She has had reflux since
3 weeks. No one seems to think it is that bad (including my husband),
because she smiles all the time and is gaining weight. Her main problem
is that she she fights the bottle and doesn’t sleep that well – naps or at
night. She was taking a bunch of 45 minute naps and then at night we
would be up all the time (she has always only slept a total of 12 hrs a
day). First she was on zantac. We have continually raised the dose of
that drug, then 4 weeks ago it seemed to just stop working. We then
tried reglan with the zantac, and that made her space out and scream for
4 hours at night. We just started her on prilosec (2 ml in the am – the
dose is 2mg/ml). It is day four. The doctor also told me I should not
keep her on the zantac and the prilosec at the same time. The only thing
the prilosec has improved so far is her naps – now they are btwn 1-2
hours (her eating is also a little better – still fights bottle a little). At night
we play the binky game every hour. Up until 4 weeks ago she did not
need the binky to stay asleep. She also constantly sucking on fingers
and gagging herself and constipated. Ugh. I know these things sound
minor, but I have not slept in 19 weeks. (and over the past 3 days she is
also constipated and I have given prune juice and karo syrup – no luck yet
– and she has always gone at least once a day).
Does anyone know if the dosing of the prilosec is correct? I don’t
understand the dosing charts. My DD weighs close to 14 lbs.
Has anyone had the binky problem and found it gets better when the
reflux gets better?
Has anyone had the hand sucking problem? Is it the reflux? teething? just
cause?
Any suggestions? Sorry so long – thanks for listening!!!!
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