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Reflux, Cereal, Constipation, Sleep and Twins...warning: a Little Long!
Asked by M.M. from San Diego
on February 1, 2008
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My 4 1/2 mo old twins were just diagnosed with reflux. The Dr recommended we start them on rice cereal 2/day to help (among other things). It has seemed to help Mica...
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- Ok, well it seems that you have received a lot of info already. I just wanted to ditto the comment from Jackie K. Trying a different reflux med from a peds GI like pre...
- You are right not to let them cry it out--they are not comfortable, in some pain, and leaving them to cryis a really really bad idea. Don't let anyone talk you into t...
- My son had terrible gas and constipation as an infant. He would scream and wake multiple times in the night. The pediatrician told me not to worry, he most likely had...
Milk Allergy, Acid Reflux or WHAT???
Asked by J.L. from Charlotte
on January 21, 2009
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I daughter is 6 1/2 weeks old and is having issues with feeding.
Symptoms:
Spitting up - a lot now that on Nutramigen, before it was occasional.
Diarrhea - for a ...
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- Hi J., These sound like a variety of symptons. I was doing a little research for you, but hard to pinpoint. Look at this site. http://www.parents.com/baby/health/...
- J., I would take your child to Dr. Freeman (a GI doctor at UNC) and ask if perhaps your son had EGID (Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease). Tell her that someone...
- Hi J., I am so sorry for your frustration. I have been there myself. My son was breastfed until he was 4 mos old, and honestly, the symptoms were WORSE when breastfed...
Acid Reflux in Infant
Asked by M.Q. from New York
on November 20, 2009
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Hello everyone. I am writing to get as much feed back on acid reflux in infants as I can. My daughter started spitting up when she was 2 weeks old i was breastfeeding ...
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- My 3 year old had bad acid refux as an infant. She could not tolerate any fomula but the Similac Lactose Free. She does not have a milk allergy but it was to heavy on ...
- M., My son was diagnosed with Acid reflux at 3 weeks. He had been eating 6-8oz in one feeding (which is a lot for a 3 week old)....little did we know he was doing ...
- try Enfamil Lactose Free formula. sometimes it is not the milk protein that the baby is allergic to, but the lactose. my son did amazing on this stuff.
Formulas/treatments That Work Well for Babies with Ger/acid Reflux
Asked by O.T. from New York
on January 31, 2008
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I have a 3 week old daughter that was just diagnosed with GERD/acid reflux. I am trying to get recommendations on formulas that are better tolerated by babies with GER...
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- My son was diagnosed with GERD at 1 month. The dr. recommended putting rice cereal in his bottle of Nestle Good Start formula. He was also prescribed zantac. His scr...
- We had the same with our son although probably not as bad. We also tried alimentum but our son didn't like the taste. We went back to Similac Sensitive (lactose free...
- Hi O., My son had a little reflux when he was a baby. What we did was hold him upright for a half hour or sit him up at an incline after feeding, to help him diges...
Help! Screaming Baby! What to Eat When Nursing?
Asked by K.S. from Norfolk
on October 6, 2008
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I'm dyin' here!
My six-week-old is on Zantac for reflux, but she still cries...and cries and cries. For up to an hour and a half (usually right after I feed her.) ...
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- My daughter was colicly and had reflux as an infant. Our doctor told us not to lay her flat int he crib but to have it raised slightly. You can do this several ways:...
- Chamomile tea was the only thing that worked for my newborn. It naturally soothes the tummy and helps them be calm to sleep better. ~L.
- Hello, If you pump breast mils and give it to your baby in a bottle try adding 1-2 teaspoons of Karo syrup. This helped my baby with stomach problems. Good Luck!
Experience W/ Colic Calm Gripe Water ? Prevacid/Zantac Not Working
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on May 4, 2008
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My baby is 5 weeks old and was diagnosed a week ago with reflux (GER) which she's had probably since she was about 3-3.5 weeks old. She cries nonstop all day basicall...
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- I'm sorry if I repeat what others have said, but this is what worked for us. I have a 15 month who doesn't have reflux anymore and a 5 week old with a bad cas of it...
- My daughter had acid reflux as well. She had burps and gas like a frat boy! We went to see a specialist and he gave us some type of formula that was broken down more...
- Hi Jeannie, my name is Lena Is your baby on formula or breast milk? What I would suggest is stop meds and give her Mylacon its for babys, and you dont need a prescript...
11 Mth Son - Cycle of Congestion/ear Infections, Has Reflux, Doesn't Sleep Well
Asked by S.V. from Dallas
on March 13, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I have a 11 month old son with a combination of issues. Most recently, he has been sick on and off with congestion and ear infections, accompanied by...
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- My 12 yr old daughter has a history of digestive problems, ear infections, congestion and repiratory related illnesses. These problems started from birth. She never sl...
- I don't have any particular advise, except that if you are unhappy with your current doctor's advice, please seek a second opinion before this goes any further or your...
- I would suggest taking him to an ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor. They may suggest tubes in his ears. I had similar situation with my daughter except the reflux was n...
Seeking Some Advice About How Much Formula I Should Be Feeding My Five Month Old
Asked by C.Z. from Harrisburg
on July 21, 2007
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I am having an issue with getting my five month old to eat her bottles. She was only eating about 20 oz, so i went to the doc's and asked them how much she should be ...
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- "smiling" stop worrying. Your daughter is fine, she is just growing up faster then your son did. I agree with you, I don't think she has AR either. But what I do t...
- Hi there, It sounds like your little one is just ready for food! My daughter was completely on cereal and food by the time she was 6 months. She still took her bott...
- Hi, C.! One of the things I've learned is that as great as doctors are, sometimes they don't really know what a mother knows in her gut about her own child. If you...
Finicky Eater...
Asked by B.S. from St. Joseph
on March 9, 2007
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My 2 month old son is having issues taking his bottle. He wouldn't nurse well when he was born, so we swiched to the bottle which went well until he was about 6 weeks...
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- I would also like to suggest talking to your pediatrician about acid reflux. My son Jack would not take a full feeding the whole time he was in the NICU. He was diagn...
- My first thought is try a nipple that gives more than what you're using now. Maybe he's so hungry for that one that he does take it doesn't matter how little he gets ...
- Have you looked into relactating? http://pregnancy.about.com/od/relactating/ Also, if your son is circumcised it's important to know that the pain from the surgery...
Reflux, Sleeping W/3 Week Old
Asked by B.S. from Scranton
on February 10, 2007
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My little guy has been fussy, spits up, crying a lot and very gassy since he was born. At our 10 day check up with the Pedi he suggested that perhaps my little guy ha...
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- my daughter had prblems with reflux and out ped sugested that we tilt her crib so she sleeps at an angle, with her head up. i worked for her. good luck
- My son had horrible reflux. He had choking episodes in the nursery several times after he was born. When we took him home, he could not lay flat and even sleeping on t...
- Hi, I'm S., my daughter had reflux, she's now 15, good news most baby's out grow it.
