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Zantac experiences?

brideseabridesea
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DD has been tentatively diagnosed with silent reflux (reflux without spitting up) and started on Zantac today.  She is 9.8 lbs and getting a dose of 0.7mL 2-3/day.  Her first dose was pretty terrible-- she screamed and arched and was generally miserable.  Can you share your experiences?  Did your baby hate the taste too?  Did anything help?  If Zantac worked for you, how soon did you see improvement?  TIA!
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  • MassaRNMassaRN
    DS gets zantac and he does fine with it.  We have always mixed it in with an ounce of milk.  You could try a little less like maybe 1/2oz.  zantac didn't work for dd though and she is on prilosec.
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  • ancjphancjph
    Two of our babies had reflux. Emma hated the taste and would spit it right back out. Our doctor told us to mix it with just a little milk or put in it an empty nipple and she just sucked it with out even knowing. Give it a few days before you start seeing the result. With your DD getting a few times a day it will start working sooner then if she was taking it once a day. I hope that helps.
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  • ShainaShaina
    Oh so sorry hon.   :-(    My Bella has mild reflux and has been on Axid for about 2 months.  She seems to be doing pretty well on it....
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  • dragonflyinndragonflyinn

    Both of my boys were started on it. Both hated the taste but we continued to give it through the med syringe to the back of the mouth. The pedi said to give it a week or two to work.  It worked for one DS and did nothing for the other.  He was switched to a med that is similar to prevacid.

    Good luck 

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  • lstaylor73lstaylor73

    both my guys got it for 4 weeks and they HATED it and it made them much more irratible and reflux symptoms were worse, believe it or not.  many on the preemies board gave up because they saw no improvement with zantac tho many still like it fine.  You can ask them to flavor it with something like grape. ours was peppermint which is bad for reflux (stoopid pharmacist).

     

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