The Waiting Game

So sorry you are going through this still. I wonder if the Zegerid just isn’t the med for her. You may want to try prevacid or Nexium just to see. I know timing around meals is a pain, but if it helps with her pain then you may just need to do that. Have you tried the Cherry Mylanta Supreme to see if that helps at all? It may help with her poops as well. It will get better but that involves the right meds/formula and until you get there it may be a tough road, but there is an end. I promise. Try to stay calm and just love her like only you can and this to shall pass.. I just can’t tell you when.

I can relate to everything you said in your post. Sounds so much like Landen. We actually tried Neocate twice and we learned that the sodium bicarbonate in it really bothered landen and made all of his symptoms worse. Zegerid helps lots of babies, but some just can’t have it. That was the case with Landen.

Also, maybe her tummy is cramping a lot b/c of the milk proteins in Nutramigen? We had this problem with Alimentum. landen did OK on Alimentum for about 4 weeks and then went downhill fast. Blood & mucous returned in his poop, stomach cramping, increased reflux symptoms, crying & irritability. None of this improved until we switched to Neocate formula. Once we switched to Neocate and he was on it for a few weeks, I truly had a new baby (along with Prevacid, that is).

I feel your pain. i havnt even gone back 2 work yet and ashtyn who is going through all of the above is 2 mo old i have totally changed my 5 and 3 yr old girls sleep schedule to sum what of the babies just so i can atempt to get sum sleep. i am sick of waiting 2 i just want to see my baby smild and coo but all i get to see is tears and screaming the docs just say try this it wil take 2 to 7 days to show improvement and if that dont work we can do this which wil take another 2 to 10 days to show improvement. if i had a dime 4 everytime i have heard that id be rich. i hope it gets better 4 every 1 i pray every nite 4 her and every baby like her to stop hurting and be the happy baby i know i gave birth to

It is sad to hear you are hurting and it is so hard to watch it happen. We were told to try something for weeks, but the weeks drag on as he suffers more and more, while the doctors go home to happy times.

We talked to a medical person and they said there are so many combos of drugs that they are beyond comprehension, so it is finding the right one for your kid. HELLO THAT COULD TAKE FOREVER.

I see that most people have no idea what they are talking about in the medical field. I run with a doctor and he said that it is so new and unfounded that the doctors he knows say they are experts, because there is no fundamental course of action to prove them wrong.

hang tough

Sorry that you are having to cope with this! We all understand your struggles and in my opinion, we are all saints! Do not feel bad about anything that you try because you have your baby’s best interest at heart. That being said, it is hard to make clear, level-headed decisions when you are tired and frustrated. I think that I have made some crazy decisions when I was going insane due to this reflux roller coaster. My son is 10 months old and even though he is still spitting a lot, it actually has gotten easier. Sometimes it is hard to see the progress until I read a post like yours and it brings me back to our early days. There were times when my son would scream for hours, would not tolerate ANY road trips and would literally choke if he was laid on his back for anything. For the most part, those days are over. He is on prevacid, which seems to be doing the trick as to the acidity. Just need to figure out the spitting thing! My point- there is light at the end of the tunnel. It may not get perfect anytime soon (but maybe it will!), but things WILL get easier. Have faith! In the mean time, hand the baby to your husband, grab a beer or glass of wine and take a bubble bath. It is much deserved.