Feeling like we're starting on solutions.

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Just saw the Pediatrician today and told her I suspected my daughter was a GERDS kid. We had a long conversation and I brought up:

1. Spitting up and frequency
2. Back Arching
3. Head Turing *Sandifers?
4. Feeding duration (2 hours to get through 3 ounces and settle somewhat – sometimes she doesn’t settle until the next feed.)
5. Sleep deprivation (both her and I – I’m lucky if she sleeps for a 2 hour stretch.)
6. Spitting up and choking episodes (Red faced “gunk gunk” body arched.)
7. Spitting up brown curdled milk
8. Impossibility of laying her supine because of items #1 and #7, she sleeps prone. No “back to sleep” for us!
9. Impossibility of using a car seat = spit up and pain.
10. low percentile weight gain.

So after this long discussion she agreed it was most likely reflux but wants to rule out a milk allergy. She has us on the following:

1. Alimentum formula (Similac)
2. Domperidone 4mls x2 day
3. Novo-Ranitidine 1ml x2 day

And she’s agreed to sign off on a medical letter of necessity on the RESQ Wedge I’ve order to aid my DD in sleep: http://inventorspot.com/inventions/resq_infant_reflux_wedge_4195 (Purchased at Pollywogbaby.com) in the hopes my insurance company will cover the costs.

She’s also written a requisition for chest x-ray to be sure she’s not aspirating any stomach contents.

She had her first dose of the Novo-R at noon today and although the peppermint flavour wasn’t to her liking (she spit up her first few gulps of milk after the dosage) She seemed to settle and have a puzzled look on her face as if to say “I’m not sure what’s going on but I’m waiting for this burning pain that isn’t happening”.

So Yeeeeeah for small mercies.

I’ve been in touch with our Nerologist (long story found here: http://www.eppicphotography.ca/janna) but yes she has her very own pediatric neurolgist and I’ve asked him to refer us to a pediactric GI. I’ve since had answer back and he’d like to speak with me so I’m looking foward to connecting with him.

Our solutions to date have been all about positioning postioning positioning and more positioning. She never lays flat supine and rarely lays flat prone. She’s always in arms lately and we take extra care to ensure her body is never slouched over. This has reduced the amount of projectile spit-up but not the spit-up in general and she’s still quite uncomfortable during the evening to night time hours. Hopefully this first step will see some positive changes in her.

Jsquared2008-10-08 18:16:18

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