GERD in infants - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

babyin2006 · 05-11-2007, 12:18 AM

Anyone here with a baby with GERD. I've been on the infant care board and didn't get much response. My 6 month old son has been diagnosed with acid reflux. he has been having this since 2 months. HE is on Prevacid 15mg daily.

Feeding him is a challenge; he drinks very little and spits up often. Please let me know if anyone on this board has an infant with acid reflux.

Thanks,

Laura51 · 05-11-2007, 03:01 AM

I don't have a baby with GERD but I have cared for alot of little ones with GERD. I know they eat slowly and spit up alot. Also, after feeding they need to be up in an infant seat to prevent other problems. Good luck with your little one.

Mike In NY · 05-11-2007, 05:02 AM

You should consider a Probiotic for your baby rather than medication. Find a health food store and look for a Probiotic for infants. It does exist. You should look for one that has more Bifidobacteria than Lactobacillis. Doctors never recommend Probiotic for patients both infants and adults but rather drugs. I had a severe case of Acid Reflux and resolved the problem with a powerful Probiotic. An all natural approach is safer than medication for both children and adults. Kefir (cousin to the yogurt) is also a Probiotic. You may want to consider this along with the Probiotic. Kefir can be purchased in the dairy section of your supermarket.

mkgbrook · 05-11-2007, 09:10 AM

My son has had GERD off and on since birth. We did the prevacid and it helped some.. milk o mag and milanta.. a little in each bottle seemed to work the best. He had food allergies and bad colic. We have run the gauntlet getting things to settle out. You just have to be open, keep good notes and vary things one at a time to see what makes things better and worse.

Best of luck.
Sincerely,
MG

ArwenE · 05-11-2007, 07:29 PM

Yes my daughter had reflux so bad that I had to force feed her every drop...it took me 5 hours a day to feed her 16 ounces of formula.
Around 8 months or so she began to outgrow it.
We were able to stop the Prevacid not long after that.
It seemed like forever though...
I was fortunate, because unlike most babies with reflux she was a good sleeper (at night anyway).
She threw up A LOT... So much that it ruined our brand new carpet (we were dumb enough to get ivory carpet but that was before she was born & had never even heard of reflux in an infant.
As long as your son is gaining weight (my daughter was slow to gain but is now a very healthy 3 year old)... then you should be able to ride the reflux out. I read so much on the subject back then & I saw that most kids outgrow it by 12 months, many at 6 months etc...
Now that he sould be starting/increasing solid food, that should help matters as well.
I wish you LOTS of luck!