My 10 week son (adjusted) has bad reflux and his GI put him on prevacid. Ever since we started a week ago ds has been eating horribly. He refuses his bottle (pumped bm w/ 24 cal booster) and barely finishes 3 oz when he finally does give in to eat.
I've been seeing on Dr Google that a side effect is appetite suppresant but the pharmacist won't confirm and the GI Dr is on vacation and I can't get an answer from the office. ugh.
What are your experiences w/ prevacid?
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My DD is on Prevacid but she's much older. I didn't notice any difference in her appetite.
She was on Zantac as a baby which did nothing, and Prilosec which helped but not as much as the Prevacid does.
How much did he eat before starting the Prevacid?
DD1: November 2011
DD2: December 2013
He wasn't a big eater before prevacid. He has some eating issues that we're trying to figure out. He was born at 26w2d so I get a lot of "it's a preemie thing" which drives me crazy. The acid reflux was an obvious problem that I thought could be easily resolved but I'm finding out that isn't the case. He was on Zantac in the NICU but he started getting a rash. We took him off when he got home and there was no significant difference before/ after.
With the Prevacid there is a definite difference as he's not throwing up as much but then again, he's not eating as much either.
We're just so frustrated. I'm asking the Dr if we can change from Enfacare to something else as maybe that's whats making the reflux so bad. I pump and give him bf I only use the Enfacare as a calorie booster.
I see the ped tomorrow so hopefully he'll have some answers.
I'm really sorry. I hope you get answers at the Dr. tomorrow.
Maybe someone else with Prevacid experience in a younger baby will weigh in. Hang in there!
DD1: November 2011
DD2: December 2013
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