New here – at wits end

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I’ve been reading for a while, but never posted. My 41/2 month old son was diagnosed with reflux at 3 weeks and started taking ranitidine at 6 weeks. Ranitidine made a big difference – he is no longer in pain. In addition to the reflux, our major concern is his weight. He was born at 8’15, then lost over a pound when my milk didn’t come in, gained back, started refluxing like crazy and has never done well since. He just hit the 13 lb mark last week at 4 months old! (His length and head are ok and he’s hitting all of his milestones). He often has mucousy poops (no blood) and has a come-and-go rash all over his tummy and back.

Here’s what we’ve tried:

1) he’s been tested by blood and skin pricks for every possible food allergy with all normal results.
2) I went off dairy/soy for 2 months with no major results. It seems that he is sensitive to butter and nuts, but even when I was completely dairy free, he still had some mucousy stool.
3) For a week, I pumped all of his milk and fed it to him by bottle to ensure that he was getting enough milk. I got 24-28 ozs. per day so that doesn’t seem to be the issue.
4) This week, I’m pumping all my milk to maintain supply while he goes on a one week trial of Alimentium. I’m hating it – it smells horrible, he seems very gassy, he’s still refluxing, but not in such large quantities and his diapers still have some mucous. [I’m cutting dairy/soy/nuts at this point to so that I can start BFing again if the docs say its ok.]

We have not had any GI studies done. I’m seeing the ped again on Tuesday and am wondering if I should ask for some. My baby is very active and energetic, but I’m so worried about his weight. Thoughts?

[hellbennt]

hang in there!

I would (and did) do the Dr Sears Total Elimination diet…

it might be something in your diet, especially w/ the mucous and rash…

allergy testing isn’t accurate at all until baby is at least 2 yrs old or even 3…

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT:

Erin‘s sticky: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12948&PID=105126#105126

More Erin: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13175&PID=106395#106395

Erin post: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13576

Great anne post: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9242

Exposure to foods & blood testing: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12993

Sheri’s allergy/intolerance explanation: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10223&PID=87638#87638

Another Sheri explanation- intolerance/allergy post:

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11579&PID=97442#97442

Accuracy of allergy testing & great post by sherri explaining IgE and IgG (intolerance/allergies) https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10815

(sue again, replying to gina- breastfeeding info to (TED)https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11324&PN=1

probiotics, brands used:

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8970&PN=1

erin posts that mentions enzymes:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12781&KW=enzyme

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12610&KW=enzyme

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12227&KW=enzyme

Post from me:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12200&KW=enzyme

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