Anyone still dealing with reflux?

Re: Anyone still dealing with reflux?

• elishabelle member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  I elevated one side of the crib mattress and built a barrier system under the crib sheet. I am sure it's not "safe, but it beats him rolling down the mattress, which defeats the purpose of the elevated mattress.  

  
  

  DS is 5 months on Tuesday and is on 0.6 ml of Prevacid 2x a day. The specialist said we will try to wean him off at 6 months. Meds have made a huge difference for us. Hope your LO gets some relief!

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Carnation77 member

  January 2014

  At our 4 month appt we finally got an Rx for zantac.  It has worked wonders!  He's 5 months now and transitioning to his crib.  I swear the amount of spit up has decreased by 80%.  Today he actually came home from DC with the same clothes he was wearing when he went!  (He used to go through 6+ outfits  a day.)  We also used the RnP (still kind of do once he can't go back to sleep in the crib) and did all the other things you were listing.  I hope the meds help or your LO grows out of it soon.

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• RuralRoots member

  January 2014

  Had the same problem with reflux and still do at 6 months. It has gotten much better with age! Our pedi had him on Zantac (started about 4 months old) and rice in the bottle to thicken but neither seemed to work. I got so upset about nothing working that I requested to be referred to a GI at the Childrens Hospital. She told us that his belly was on absolute overload. The worst thing for a bad belly is to add MORE to the equation. She told us to slowy decrease the about until weaned off meds and then slowly decrease rice.  We have accomplished both. Still have it come back up but not nearly as much. One more thing.....the meds will not stop him from throwing up-it only helps with the burning that he might be having.
  As far as sleep is concerned..... use the wedge under the mattress pad and sheet. I rolled up two thin hospital blankets and used them under the sheet as "bumpers" I didn't put them too close because I didn't want it to interfere with his shoulders.  Kind of looked like an ended V. He would wiggle at night and end up laying flat after a few hours but it worked after the nighttime bottle (and being held upright for 30 minutes after a bottle). If your worried about him at night, sleep him in the packnplay in your room until you feel comfortable with his own room. I took out the wedge and the bumpers when he was able to roll over bc after that they serve no purpose. He started sleeping on his belly.
  
  I don't know if you BF or FF but we have our LO on Similac Alimentum. It is SUPER expensive but we feel like it helped.  Hang in there..... I know it is hard. It will get better as he gets older.  
  

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• steph191 member

  January 2014

  My LO has been on Zantac since she was 6 weeks old.  Around 3 months I noticed that she was having the symptoms again.  I called the pedi and they upped her dosage since she was at the upper end of the weight limit.  I have no idea how much longer we'll need to be on it, but she's going to be 4 months old soon.  I also have been transitioning her to formula since I'll be going back to work and want to see what will work with her in case we need to supplement and found that Gerber Soothe is working the best for her.

  

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