Sleep Problems with a Baby on Prevacid

Here's what we did that worked. J started on Reglan early in life, he took 0.9? It was a very skinny syringe that went to "1" and his dose was just under that. He had the medicine about 15 minutes before every bottle. We added about 6 drops of simethicone (gas drops) to the nursery water in every bottle when we made them up for child care or shopping trips, they looked slightly milky but it was the drops. We never laid him down flat. He slept in a bouncy chair, it reclines slightly and when he moves it sways/jiggles/bounces up and down. We sat it in his baby bed and strapped him in until he started fussing and seemed to want to lay down, maybe 10/11months.

I don't know anything about Previcid as a med except it causes the acid producers in the stomach to not make so much acid. Reglan, on the other hand, causes the stomach to relax and that allows the food to go on out at the bottom quicker and less painfully.

Pharmasists know everything about med's, doctors don't know much. Talk to the pharmacists that filled your prescription about the side effects you are possibly seeing.

I raised one who had reflux I nursed him because he had reflux, one of the things his pediatrician suggested was that I change his positionn when feeding him. That helped alot. I refused to medicate my babies with things that are supposed to warn us when things are not working for our babies.

How old is your daughter? This may be just as simple as a salt deficiency. Of course, not just any salt, but air-dried or solar-dried sea salt (preferably mediterranean). Alessi Sea Salt is the best brand that I know of on store shelves. The body actually uses the salt to make hydrochloric acid in the stomach, a crucial stomach acid to prevent reflux issues. It also plays a role in the development of the Adrenal glands (important for stress mgmt, sleep, energy, brain function, fluid balance...) as well as the production and movement of the bowels. Depending on the age of the child, it is generally recommended to give a pinch of salt in each feeding for an infant, 1/4-1/2tsp daily for a toddler, then 1tsp daily for a young child all the way up to adulthood. Hope this helps your little one.

Hi, I had a son with reflux & a milk allergy also. Je was sick or almost a year and a half before he finally out hrew it. We went through the medicine phase as well and yes it changed his daily pattern of sleeping & eating. We couldn't find a way around them or to change them back, so after a while we took him completly off amd tried other remedies. See the thing is o was a child with severe reflux that needed surgery so i kinda received info from a lot of people. The one thing we did do before stoping the meds was lower the amount, but add a little cereal in his bottle to help settle it a little. I hope this helps out a little. Good Luck.

hmmm, never heard the salt thing before. I would talk to her doctor about it. #1: I think a lot of children's sleep patterns change around 4 months, so it may not have anything to do with the Prevacid or the reflux. #2: It may be that her reflux is not improving, maybe she is not comfortable when you lay her down (try elevating the head of the mattress to see if that helps). #3: It could be the Prevacid which can cause insomnia. However, if that was the case, she would probably be having trouble sleeping at bedtime too.

I don't have any experience with prevacid, but have you considered taking her for further allergy testing? It could simply be a food that's causing it and the medicine may be masking something. If you have the means and access to a holistic practitioner, consider this as there are natural ways to deal with reflux that could prove helpful.