Using Colief?

LJUTCMommy

If you're using Colief and EBF, when did you notice a difference? We are on day two. Administering it is a PITA, but I will pretty much try anything at this point to make my baby happy. We've tried Gripe Water, Gas Drops, Colic Calm, Infant Probiotics and Baby Zantac. Colief is my last resort. 

So far, I haven't noticed a difference. The only thing is she is now spitting up more. I think this is probably due to getting a couple syringes of pumped milk before her feeding. If she can't keep it down though, it probably won't work anyway.

So, if you use it, when did you see a change? 

LJUTCMommy

@Suchgreatheights324 That's what's happening to DD too. She normally only spits up once or twice a day, or not at all. The past 2 days, it's been every other feeding. And sometimes, way, way after a feeding. Like, an hour after she ate, I put her in the ergo and then I had to throw it in the washer as it was covered in spit-up. 

Sadly, I don't think it's working for us. 

:::Remembering: This too shall pass::::

LEMSA

Coilef works well for us. BC it's such a pain to give, I do it twice a day. Once in morning and at night. I do simithicone gas drops for his 2 night feedings bc he doesn't burp well at night. Occasional gripe water if he's acting gassy during the day. But between those two we've done really well.

LJUTCMommy

suchgreatheights324 said:

LJUTCMommy said:

@Suchgreatheights324 That's what's happening to DD too. She normally only spits up once or twice a day, or not at all. The past 2 days, it's been every other feeding. And sometimes, way, way after a feeding. Like, an hour after she ate, I put her in the ergo and then I had to throw it in the washer as it was covered in spit-up. 

Sadly, I don't think it's working for us. 

:::Remembering: This too shall pass::::

Luckily, LO has been a lot less fussy lately. Not sure why, but I haven't felt like we needed to use anything else. I did ask my ped about it just in case he started again. She said that a lot of her patients who didn't do well with Colief, did great with Gerber Soothe Drops.

Yep, I give her those too! I think she just has QUITE the little personality. She is almost 3 months, so hopefully this will all be over in a couple weeks to a month anyway. FX.

BellaOso

We EBF but I only give her a tiny bit of milk with her Colief. Like 3/4 of a teaspoon.

She never spit up more with it, just became more content. Also using infant probiotics. I noticed an improvement in 3-4 days of starting Colief and definitely notice when we do not use it.

I'm really bummed to hear this didn't work for you.

Do you think there is a chance your LO has reflux? My DD1 did, DD2 does not seem to so far. DD1 did a lot of angry crying during and after feedings. Some babies do or do not actually spit up with it. Babies with reflux arch their backs, have a howling scream, often turn red and stiffen their bodies.

MrsI

We notice a difference with the first dose. I EP so I add the drops to the pumped milk before putting in the fridge but the 1 time I nursed we gave the drops in one of these...(pic below)... Mixed with expressed milk. Maybe it would help? If you expressed some before the feeding and added the drops and just kept this in the fridge ready to go it might mot be as much of a task to administer the drops.

LJUTCMommy

BellaOso said:

We EBF but I only give her a tiny bit of milk with her Colief. Like 3/4 of a teaspoon.

She never spit up more with it, just became more content. Also using infant probiotics. I noticed an improvement in 3-4 days of starting Colief and definitely notice when we do not use it.

I'm really bummed to hear this didn't work for you.

Do you think there is a chance your LO has reflux? My DD1 did, DD2 does not seem to so far. DD1 did a lot of angry crying during and after feedings. Some babies do or do not actually spit up with it. Babies with reflux arch their backs, have a howling scream, often turn red and stiffen their bodies.

Yep, dd has silent reflux too. She is on baby Zantac now, but I think her dosage may be too low to be super effective. I am going to talk to her pedi about it tomorrow.

She does all those thing you mentioned, though less often since starting the Zantac. She also still drools and pushes her tongue out a lot, which I know can be other reflux symptoms. And she still fights her feedings at times.

LJUTCMommy

MrsI said:

We notice a difference with the first dose. I EP so I add the drops to the pumped milk before putting in the fridge but the 1 time I nursed we gave the drops in one of these...(pic below)... Mixed with expressed milk. Maybe it would help? If you expressed some before the feeding and added the drops and just kept this in the fridge ready to go it might mot be as much of a task to administer the drops.

I am using a similar method, pumping about an ounce in the morning, then using that milk all day. I mix the drops in before each feeding.

I use a syringe because dd won't take anything else from me.

BellaOso

@LJUTCMommy

Sorry, I realize this may be kind of a "dead topic" at this point, but I thought this might be helpful.

We tried Zantac and got no progress. We switched to Prevacid and she was new baby in 2 weeks. Any idea if your ped would consider switching meds? We used the suspension of Prevacid which had to be prepared at a compounding pharmacy. It had to be refrigerated but it was well worth it.

If you do this, you may want to suspend the Colief and other stuff except the probiotics. That way you can get a baseline for how she is doing and then see what things really need to be added.

I know the pain of the reflux-y baby well. You are both in my thoughts!

LJUTCMommy

@BellaOso That is so funny you mentioned the prevacid! I just took her to the pedi yesterday and asked if we could start it, because the Zantac isn't working well. 

I am still waiting for the RX because apparently only 1 pharmacy in our area can compound and it's independent so it may be another day before it's ready, but I am really looking forward to trying it.

And, yes, I will be suspending all of my LO's other products.

DH and I were joking that we need to take a photo of her little medicine cabinet, so we can tell her...we tried everything, no really, EVERYTHING. 

Thanks for your thoughts!! 

BellaOso

LJUTCMommy said:

@BellaOso That is so funny you mentioned the prevacid! I just took her to the pedi yesterday and asked if we could start it, because the Zantac isn't working well. 

I am still waiting for the RX because apparently only 1 pharmacy in our area can compound and it's independent so it may be another day before it's ready, but I am really looking forward to trying it.

And, yes, I will be suspending all of my LO's other products.

DH and I were joking that we need to take a photo of her little medicine cabinet, so we can tell her...we tried everything, no really, EVERYTHING. 

Thanks for your thoughts!! 

YAY! I look forward to seeing a post about how happy your little one is with her new meds!