Amy 333
03-29-2009, 09:43 AM
My baby has been throwing up his milk after each feed for the past 2 weeks. Sometimes he throws up all the milk others only part of it.
At times it s projectile though not always. One day he seems slighlty better the next he s sick again.
I was bf though started giving him the odd bottle few days after birth.(i can only breast feed for 6 weeks as have to take meds after which are not safe during b/f)
however i tried b/f only for the last 5 days..thinking it might be some form of allery to the milk...though he still threw up.
We have been in and out of hospital ....i feared he might be dehydrated. we were discharged for the w/e have to go back in tomorrow.
They did an u/s from which they found that he has borderline pyloric stenosis though presently it is not severe enough to warrant surgery. They also mentioned reflux or gastro enteritis.
Any insight?
amy
At times it s projectile though not always. One day he seems slighlty better the next he s sick again.
I was bf though started giving him the odd bottle few days after birth.(i can only breast feed for 6 weeks as have to take meds after which are not safe during b/f)
however i tried b/f only for the last 5 days..thinking it might be some form of allery to the milk...though he still threw up.
We have been in and out of hospital ....i feared he might be dehydrated. we were discharged for the w/e have to go back in tomorrow.
They did an u/s from which they found that he has borderline pyloric stenosis though presently it is not severe enough to warrant surgery. They also mentioned reflux or gastro enteritis.
Any insight?
amy
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dina08
03-29-2009, 11:02 AM
Oh...we lived through this. I would recommend getting to a pediatric GI doctor right away. If your baby has reflux, you might need medication. We did not know to do this right away and our baby ended up with a severe feeding aversion. The first medicine they will usually put the baby on is Zantac. I will warn you that it tastes awful. Some pharmacy's (my Walgreens here could) can flavor it for you. We went with grape flavor and it was still some trouble. So, then the pharmacist made it from scratch. When he does this, he does not put in the peppermint flavoring that babies hate. The reason that the peppermint is there in the original formula is because they put alcohol in the medicine and the only thing that covers up alcohol is peppermint. Anyhow, when the pharmacist did this, my daughter would take it. Zantac stopped working at a certain point (you have to keep increasing the dosage along with the weight of your child as they grow). Then, we switched to Prevacid. I can tell you the details of how to do that one if you end up needing it. It is now very easy to do. I wish you the best of luck and I have a lot of advice that I could give you if you need it.
Amy 333
03-29-2009, 02:01 PM
Dina thank you for your reply....i have often thought of you lately as i recall your posts re the prob.
Firstly how is your girl doing now? hope all s ok...
So how was the diagnosis done? Did they do any tests to confirm it was reflux? I have been to 2 peadiatric GI specialists...at 1st they thought it was pyloric stenosis so they focused on that...apparently this presents at 6 weeks so they are thinking it might be the prob. Values on u/s were borderline.
Did Lily throw up after every feed? Was it the whole lots or just spitting up?
Is the medication safe? Does it have any contraindications?
I just hate seeing my baby so uncomfortable seems like he s in pain after each feed.
Thank you.
Amy
Firstly how is your girl doing now? hope all s ok...
So how was the diagnosis done? Did they do any tests to confirm it was reflux? I have been to 2 peadiatric GI specialists...at 1st they thought it was pyloric stenosis so they focused on that...apparently this presents at 6 weeks so they are thinking it might be the prob. Values on u/s were borderline.
Did Lily throw up after every feed? Was it the whole lots or just spitting up?
Is the medication safe? Does it have any contraindications?
I just hate seeing my baby so uncomfortable seems like he s in pain after each feed.
Thank you.
Amy
WhiskersOnKittens
03-30-2009, 01:52 AM
Hi Amy,
I'm so sorry to hear your little guy is having such troubles! Is he gaining weight alright?
Anyway, it could very likely be reflux, that was my first thought. But I wanted to let you know that sometimes an allergy of some kind (cow's milk is usually the main offender in lo's as far as allergies go) can cause reflux. Do you eat a lot of dairy? You can try cutting back or cutting it out all together for a week or so, and see if his condition continues. And although it generally takes a few weeks to leave the baby completely, you should see at least some improvement if this is the problem... Does it seem to be worse when he's drinking more formula, or is it the same whether your just breast feeding, or bottle feeding?
I hope he starts to feel better soon!
Whiskers :wave:
I'm so sorry to hear your little guy is having such troubles! Is he gaining weight alright?
Anyway, it could very likely be reflux, that was my first thought. But I wanted to let you know that sometimes an allergy of some kind (cow's milk is usually the main offender in lo's as far as allergies go) can cause reflux. Do you eat a lot of dairy? You can try cutting back or cutting it out all together for a week or so, and see if his condition continues. And although it generally takes a few weeks to leave the baby completely, you should see at least some improvement if this is the problem... Does it seem to be worse when he's drinking more formula, or is it the same whether your just breast feeding, or bottle feeding?
I hope he starts to feel better soon!
Whiskers :wave:
dina08
03-30-2009, 09:48 AM
Amy,
My baby threw up (projectile) after almost every bottle and sometimes in the middle of a feeding. It was awful. It got worse and worse. I forgot to tell you that one thing that might help before medication is to thicken the formula or breast milk (if you can express it and put it in a bottle). You can add rice cereal or oatmeal baby cereal. I'm not sure what it might be called in the UK. However, the rice is binding so it can constipate the baby. It did to my baby, so we gave her oatmeal which has the opposite effect and it worked great. If the thickening doesn't work, you can use the formula Enfamil AR (added rice). It works a little different. It's thick to begin with (you will probably need to use a different kind of nipple with a larger hole or you can take a paper clip and make the hole in the current nipples bigger). However, when this formula hits the stomach acid in the childs belly, the formula thickens even more. The idea is that it is harder to throw up a shake than water because it's thicker - gravity helps keep it down. We were on this formula until age 1 and it worked wonders.
No tests were done to figure out that she had reflux. The GI doctor knew it from asking us questions.
My baby threw up (projectile) after almost every bottle and sometimes in the middle of a feeding. It was awful. It got worse and worse. I forgot to tell you that one thing that might help before medication is to thicken the formula or breast milk (if you can express it and put it in a bottle). You can add rice cereal or oatmeal baby cereal. I'm not sure what it might be called in the UK. However, the rice is binding so it can constipate the baby. It did to my baby, so we gave her oatmeal which has the opposite effect and it worked great. If the thickening doesn't work, you can use the formula Enfamil AR (added rice). It works a little different. It's thick to begin with (you will probably need to use a different kind of nipple with a larger hole or you can take a paper clip and make the hole in the current nipples bigger). However, when this formula hits the stomach acid in the childs belly, the formula thickens even more. The idea is that it is harder to throw up a shake than water because it's thicker - gravity helps keep it down. We were on this formula until age 1 and it worked wonders.
No tests were done to figure out that she had reflux. The GI doctor knew it from asking us questions.
dina08
04-05-2009, 09:11 PM
Amy,
How is it going?
How is it going?
Amy 333
04-10-2009, 11:29 AM
Whiskers thank you for your input. He was not gaining weight at all. and that worried me.
Dina.....the gi specialist diagnosed reflux.they still have not totally excluded pyloric stenosis but hopefully they will soon.
Julian was put on AR formula and is doing so much better. he is now putting on weight sleeps better cries less and rarely throws up.
he does spit up some milk especially when i am burping him....i am not really concerned about this./ though i am slighlty concerned if the reflux may cause any damage to hias oesophogus. he still is slighly uncomfortable after each feed. i try to keep him propped up. are there any special wedges one can use?
was lily put on medication too? i believe so....
he was slightlt constipated for the 1st few days though seems to have adapted now.
So how s Lily doing?
Amy
Dina.....the gi specialist diagnosed reflux.they still have not totally excluded pyloric stenosis but hopefully they will soon.
Julian was put on AR formula and is doing so much better. he is now putting on weight sleeps better cries less and rarely throws up.
he does spit up some milk especially when i am burping him....i am not really concerned about this./ though i am slighlty concerned if the reflux may cause any damage to hias oesophogus. he still is slighly uncomfortable after each feed. i try to keep him propped up. are there any special wedges one can use?
was lily put on medication too? i believe so....
he was slightlt constipated for the 1st few days though seems to have adapted now.
So how s Lily doing?
Amy
dina08
04-14-2009, 12:52 AM
Sorry...I have been offline for a few days. I'm glad that he is doing better. Lily has been on Prevacid. We also put books under her mattress to prop her head up and that helped as well. I also got to the point where I did not burp her at all. I would just slowly lift her onto my shoulder after a feeding and after a few minutes she would burp. If I burped her, she would usually throw up. It's getting better now. I hope it continues to get better for you too.
Amy 333
06-01-2009, 05:18 AM
Dina how s Lilly?
Julian s so much betetr.....AR formula has worked miracles on him.....he still throws up every now and again....though much less than before and he s putting on weight...so i am no longer concerned.
He hates being flat and just screams if i put him on his back.....
Can t belive he s already 3 months ....Lily must be 17 months i think now....
Take care.
Julian s so much betetr.....AR formula has worked miracles on him.....he still throws up every now and again....though much less than before and he s putting on weight...so i am no longer concerned.
He hates being flat and just screams if i put him on his back.....
Can t belive he s already 3 months ....Lily must be 17 months i think now....
Take care.
zmanzelli
06-30-2009, 12:12 PM
Hi Amy!
First let me say congrats on Julian! I am so happy for you :)
To keep Malachi raised, I bought a wedge that also had sides - at 3 (probably 4 now) months, it should still work! I got it at Babies R Us...
Zena
First let me say congrats on Julian! I am so happy for you :)
To keep Malachi raised, I bought a wedge that also had sides - at 3 (probably 4 now) months, it should still work! I got it at Babies R Us...
Zena