FU to Reflux & milk protein allergy (alimentum formula)
On Friday, DS was diagnosed with acid reflux; he was refluxing silently. (You could hear/see him bring it up but he would swallow it rather than spit it up.) He fussed the most right after each feeding.
He was given Zantac which "helped" but he still had a little trouble with it. We were told to add rice cereal to his bottles if we felt he needed it. Anywhere from 1-2tbsp per ounce of formula. We didn't want to but on Saturday night we tried it. I only added 1 tbsp to the entire 4oz bottle. He slept AMAZING. No more reflux pain!!
After we noticed that his reflux was under control we quickly learned that he still had a lot of pain when trying to poop AND/OR pass gas. He also had a LOT of gas all day long. (We tried Mylacon & gripe water- neither one helped much. The gripe water did at first but after a few times of using it was ineffective.)
When we were at the pedi on Friday he also mentioned treating DS for a milk protein allergy. We decided to go ahead and switch DS to Similac Alimentum (which the Dr. suggested) and see what happened.
Let me say, this formula is amaaaaazing! It's also very expensive ($25/can.) DS is less gassy, passes gas with ease when he does have it, and even poops without turning so red and tense he looks like he is going to explode. I'm sooo happy. He is sleeping great. The ONLY time he fusses is when he is ready to eat, is wet or has a burp stuck in there. We are quickly learning to identify the cries that pertain to each of his needs- which helps with my stress level!
So, to all those mama's who are trying to decode what's wrong with their LO's I just want to say DON'T GIVE UP!! Be persistent and trust your instincts. I had a lot of people tell me "oh it's just colic, he'll grow out of it" and I wasn't willing to just accept that it. If I had he would be struggling with both acid reflux AND a milk protein allergy on his own.
Re: FU to Reflux & milk protein allergy (alimentum formula)
I am new to Bump as of yesterday and have lots of questions about spit up. My LO spits up at any time the same amount, whether it's right after BF, even expressed, or 3 hrs later before her next feeding... and it's not a little dab dribbling down her chin (but not projectile). I can always predict when she's going to do it: everytime I lay her down for diaper change or when she's squirming in her crib (again laying down). She still does it sitting up too.
I've tried burping her few times during her feed, walking with her/keeping her upright 30 min after eating, I have 4 different brands of bottles, and just started eliminating Dairy out of my diet 3 days ago. So far, no change. I did introduce milk-based enfamil last week, and she was worse, discontinued that.
She's gaining weight, but I can't stop worrying.
Is this a typical symptom of reflux?
LO doesn't have constant fussiness while feeding all the time, but I dont' know what you consider large amounts. For example, when she wakes up for BF (after 1 hr sleep), I change her diaper and she spits up enough to wet the top half of her shirt. To me alot is only relative I guess. But of course, she'll continue spitting up after her feeding where I've learned to buy those bibs with extra padding around the neck so that she won't wet her clothes again. Then she'll squirm alittle when I lay her to sleep where she'll do it again, then I carefully take off her bib after she falls asleep. So spit up that's wetting the top half of her shirt 2-3 different times from 1 feeding to the next (every 2-3 hrs) ok? That's just normal spit up? I just want to be reassured that that's not too much.