Hi,
I have a 15 month old who has had GERD from birth. He still has episodes--burps a lot, his eyes get watery, and his breathing is rough at night. He still gets up 2-3 times a night as well. He was originally using Prilosec as a younger infant, and has been on Prevacid since about 3 months. I would STRONGLY recommend using the medication. Since being on the medication, he no longer seems to feel the pain of the reflux, since the acid is neutralized. I would be very concerned with the pain as well as with the damage that reflux causes. The medication is simple to administer and has no negative side effects that I am aware of. Definitely worth trying with your baby.
Good luck,
cindy
I have to say 3 out of 3 had GERD, 3 out of 3 have Milk and/or soy allergy. Prevacid & zantac, the zantac effertabs go down a bit easier than the zantac liquid(nasty taste) Zantac is 2x daily prevacid is just a solutab put in cheek once a day and works for 24 hours, I do give malox 1/2 tsp in am prevacid in the afternoon to allow for peak performance at night 1/2 tsp malox before bed. Works great, we also use the malox for gas purposes as well. I have tried the chiropractor for the reflux with no luck in 4 mo. so clearly it wasn't the right course of treatment for my son, but it did help my 3rd & 4th with other issues.
I would also recommend finding a good allergist wherever you live. They can do a simple blood test to tell you what she is allergic to. The tests they do at the peds office are very unreliable. I had one come back not allergic to anything only to find out 2wks later from the allergist that my #4 was severely allergic to milk & peanuts...thank god for the allergist.
Anyway good luck.
We used Zantac for my daughter starting when she was about 5-6 months old. She still didn't sleep more than 3-4 hours at a time (EVER) until she was 3.5 years old. However, she is now 8 and has no trouble with sleeping anymore, and her development, social, academic, cognitive, and physical, is actually ahead of the curve.
So, try Zantac if you think it might help, but don't expect it to be the silver bullet for your sleep issues.
You could try some hready herbal aloe (helps with indigestion, acid issues, and heartburn). It's all natural and I really like it. Give me a call if you want to order some or know more about it.
Mona A.
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