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first of all: hang in there!
1) what I would do is look at your diet. The constipation is a BIG RED FLAG!I would either start with milk and soy or just go full force and do the Total Elimination Diet (TED). It sounds like you’re ‘desperate’ enough to try it. I did it. It’s not too hard and it was SO WORTH IT for me to do it. It was worth it in MY case to learn that it was NOT my diet (except for a few foods) that was affecting my baby’s reflux. It can be helpful to find out WHAT foods, IF ANY, are affecting baby. You said you cut out milk for a week. Sorry to say, you’ll have to cut out ALL milk and soy (or just do the TED
) for a good 2 or 3 weeks and that means HIDDEN ingredients like casin, whey, rhennet, etc. You MUST check lables very carefully! So in your case, ESPECIALLY with the constipation, I would do the TED.2) once you’re addressing diet, I would also address medications. You say you gave Prevacid 30mgs 2x a day? 60 mgs a day? I would go to http://www.marci-kids.com and figure out the proper dose for her weight. OR, give 15mgs 2x a day. What KIND of prevacid? solutabs? if so, were you giving on an empty stomach, followed by a meal 30 minutes later? anyway, what I would do is: use whatever form of prevacid you have on hand to get started and, in the meantime, get some Buffer Babies (also referred to as Caracream): https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11191&PID=94236#942363) NEXT: I would figure out the proper dose of zantac. I would give this ALSO. just make sure to give 4 hrs seperate from the prevacid.how much does baby weigh? highest dose is 10mgs per kilo & I can help w/ the math, LOL! don’t just take my word on the dosing- it’s here:Zantac dosing- my/other’s question: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9539&PID=82914#82914
4) I would not quit breastfeeding. That’s just me. Because once you go down the road of trying every single formula you might be headed towards even more frustration and aggrevation. You can make your milk like neocate! that’s what’s great about the TED. there is A LOT of info on this board about doing the TED and what you CAN eat as opposed to what you CAN’T eat. Focus on the positive! It’s just 3 weeks! And then you’ll have some great answers!5) I would skip the reglan for now.6) I would also ask dr. for CARAFATE. you’ll have to ask one of us for the timing of this med. We can ask Sheri, our resident pharmacist or Beth, who’s dh is a pharmacist, LOL. Carafate is like a super duper teflon coating (it’s NOT TEFLON!) for the esophogus and stomach to help it heal. It’s like a band-aid in that it’s not for long-term use- it’s just to get things better for a bit as you figure it all out.so there! LOTS of ideas!
Ohmigosh, you have no idea how encouraging you are!
Thank you. I will start the TED TODAY! (and I wrote the prevacid dose wrong, I did 15mgs 2x a day, total of 30, sorry!) Since it didn’t seem to help should I try it again anyway with the zantac? I haven’t tried the zantac since she was about a month old! I’ll start on both again. You were right, I am ‘desperate’! And I’ll call the dr. about the carafate, I guess I’ll have to wait until monday now, but it sounds great! Again, thank you! momof3angels2008-09-13 10:53:25don’t be sorry to keep posting! I enjoy it (when people actually listen to me
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)!ok zantac dose: 12.5 lbs = 5.7 kilos
5.7 x 10 = 57mgs a day total
bottle should say 15mgs/ml
so 57 divided by 15 = 3.8mls total for the day (you could make it 4mls, I would imagine)
divide this into 2 doses, however you want- maybe more at night/in the evening- you’ll figure it out
make sure to space 4 hrs seperate from the prevacid
you can mix zantac & mylanta cherry supreme, but you have to space the mylanta from the prevacid just like you have to space the zantac from the prevacid
good luck w/ the TED. it was such a blurr when I did it…but Erin here is now an expert! and there is a LOT of info in the TED forum
– much more than when I did it that’s for sure!I think the other ladies have said it all. I think the only thing I would add is this, stick to the breastfeeding. Breastmilk is the absolute best thing for a reflux baby. I had two boys and gave up bf my oldest due to dr. telling me to supplement and him deciding the bottle was easier. With my younger son I was told by the gi doc. that his problems were probably due to food allergies and to stop bf and try a formula. Thankfully I was determined this time around to bf and did try TED. We learned that my son could not have dairy or beef and his reflux was SOOOOOOO much better than my older sons. I have no dought that the bf had a huge part to play in that. Your doing a great job and I can’t wait to hear how things are going.
Oh, my oldest son also had the constipation issues and after drs. prescribing many different meds for it we decided to try a chiropractor. It was amazing! After going to her he had a bm the next day and then the next time it was the same day and then after awhile he started going ever day. Eventually we didn’t have to go as much, but if he got constipated again we took him in and she would adjust him and he would go that day. The constipation can really make the reflux worse. For my oldest it had nothing to do with my diet or his formula, but everything to do with his spine. After that experience we took my youngest when he was about a week old. Thankfully he was in good shape. My oldest had been pulled out with a vaccum and that really jacked up his spine. Just thought I’d add that.Justice’smom2008-09-14 09:24:15
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