Advice Needed! - Flower Mound,TX

If her regular Ped doesnt have any other answers besides meds (which I'm against also), then try finding an Pediatric Gastroenterologist. My son has a similar problem but with out the diarrhea.

I'm so sorry...I feel terrrible for her and it just breaks my heart. I don't have an immediate answer, however, I have a 7 month old and she has slept in a nap nanny since birth. They're foam and set at an incline. This will prevent colic, ear e=infections, etc. Go to www.napnanny.com. They're priceless and highly recommend one. You might look on ebay as well.

Also, if you are bf, the gassiness and diarrhea could be from an overactive letdown. If she is getting too much foremilk, this will make her gassy and possibly give her really runny stools.

If she has reflux, why hasn't he tried zantac for babies? Seems like that's what they used for my first, and we only needed it for a little while before it all passed...

We started my daughter on Previcid when she was 8 weeks old, because she had terrible acid reflux. It really made a difference in my daughter. She didn't scream nearly as much after we had her on it. However, we always put the pill in a syringe, the once that come in two pieces. You take the plunger out, put the pill in, then put the plunger back in. Then you pull some water in to the syringe and shake it up to let the pill break up. It doesn't dissolve but break into really teeny tiny balls instead. Once it has completely broken up, we slowly fed her the medicine. She is going to throw it up if you just give her the pill, because babies have an inborn gag reflex to reject anything solid in their mouths until they are 4-5 months (another reason they say not ti give your child solids until they are 6 months).

I hated the idea of medicating my baby, especially when she was only a month old, but I would seriously reconsider it if I were you. Try it out for about two weeks (that's how long it took to take a real effect on my daughter). It she seems to feel better, then you know it helps. If not, then take her off of it. We tried several times to take our daughter off (bc as I said before, I really didn't want to medicate my baby), but she wasn't ready to come off it until she was about 10-11 months old. Your baby will tell you if it helps.

Good luck! I hope she feels better soon!

Melissa,
When did all this start? Was it after a vaccine? I am NOT anti vaccine but this is the reaction many children are getting fro them.
We had the same problem and it was a vaccine reaction and I learned it the hard way! There is something called Craniosacral Therapy and it helped us. There are 3 therapist I would recommend. I am in a huge hurry right now so if you are interested , email me and I will give you their info.
It is very gentle and my son LOVES it. We still do it today for general all around health. Be cautious if you are vaccinating when your child is in distress like this! Read The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears. Also Classical Homeopathy is WONDERFUL for stomach distress and everything else. Your daughter doesn't just have this for no reason!
L.

Try swaddling (with a Miracle Blanket) and rocking (side-to-side swing like the Fisher Price Aquarium swing). My daughter was the same way as an infant and those were the only things that worked for us.

My daughter was very gassy and had lots of diarrhea. Her doctor didn't think it was anything to worry about. Fast forward nearly six years and my daughter was just diagnosed in March with ulcerative colitis. She was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis before she turned two, but has always had GI issues. Looking back, she's probably had the inflammatory bowel disease all these years, but none of the specialists we took her to, including a pediatric gastroenterologist, felt it was anything to worry about. We were told "lactose intolerance" or "wheat intolerance". She's been tested and both came back negative several times (and we eliminated both from her diet for many months - though nothing changed. She does have peanut and tree nut allergies so we have always thought there was a connection to food.

I think her doctors didn't think much about it because it's uncommon for children as young as my daughter to be diagnosed with this, but it is possible. I went to a conference last month where a doctor mentioned he has seen patients who are young infants. :(

Hopefully your daughter just has a stomach bug or something minor, but if it continues and nothing seems to help, you might take her to a pediatric gastroenterologist.

I wish I had pushed the issue harder sooner than I did. I agree with you to avoid the Prevacid if you can. If you are breastfeeding, you might look at what you're eating to see if that could be causing her some discomfort.

I hope she feels better soon!!

Try baby probiotics. It worked fantastically for both my and my sisters baby. It helps regulate their gut and also helps with bowel movements, among other things! They can be found at any health food store. The refrigerated ones are best.

Also, (no offense to the mom below, I'm not trying to be disrespectful!) please don't use baking soda. It states very clearly on the box, not to use in children under 5. Even adults shouldn't use it more then a week or two. Baking Soda is an alkali which counteracts the balance of stomach acid which is naturally created in the baby’s stomach. It can temporarily relieve some discomfort caused by reflux. Unfortunately, sodium bicarbonate (that's baking soda) is absorbed into the bloodstream and can have unwanted side effects. According to some doctors, sodium bicarbonate can cause an imbalance in babies' electrolytes which can lead to serious problems.

Try a chiropractor. But, one that specializes in babies and kids. I've never tried it, but, heard wonderful stories of colic and gastro issues being completely stopped with a regular "baby adjustment". And, since seem to want to go with a more natural / non-medicine approach, I'm thinking this and "baby massages" are going to be your answer.

Also, is she breastfed or formula fed? If formula, it could be the wrong type of formula. That could be an easy fix. To determine if it is really reflux, she would have to see a specialist and they would have to do a test. A regular pedi just "thinking" she is reflux is not a reason to put her on meds so young.

One thing that seemed to work for my DD (now 15 wks) was giving her a few dropper fulls of chamomile tea. It's perfectly safe (all natural) and has a calming effect. Good luck!

Miracle Blanket is a MUST for a colicky/fussy baby! You can buy them online at www.MiracleBlanket.com or if you can get over to Grapevine there is a wonderful little shop called The Nesting Plac that used to carry them. It's over on NW Highway/26.

Best to you! And congratulations on your little one.

Try a pinch of baking soda in warm water. This is the remedy my mother used when I was an infant.

I witnessed the most amazing transformation in a baby with my sisters baby and a visit to Chalmers Wellness in Frisco. I sure wish I knew of him when my lil' one was born with reflux. My sister's baby had colic and reflux and in two visits was a happy and calm baby!!! I am not kidding. All she did was allow him to adjust her (which was awesome to watch as this big guy lays a lil' baby across his chest and did the adjustment), and my sister bought some pink salt from him and she takes that daily which gets to the baby in her breastmilk, this resolved the reflux! Seriously, well worth her drive from Rhome TX. I personally use this office for me and my four year old but never had with a baby. It gets to the root of the issue!!!

http://chalmerswellness.com

Melissa,
When our daughter had colic, we were given a prescription called Levsin. It is liquid. We would put several drops in a small bottle of water one hour before we fed her. It helped the cramping. We also changed her formula to a soy based one. These 2 things together helped, but did not totally cure the problem. At 12 weeks, the colic was gone.:)

Many of the symptoms you describe sounds like lactose intolerant problems. The soy based formula shound help with that!

Good Luck,
K.

HI, I feel for you mom, but i would have to agree with Kelly K. my holistic chiropractor healed my dad from RA(arthritis). going throught the birth canal can be traumatic and as well as a Csection. They don't just "pop&crack" people.
Good Luck and God Bless you and your little one!

A similar thing happened to me with my third child. I was breast feeding and supplementing with formula. I switched to a non-dairy diet for me and to soy formula and it cleared completely up. He was a completely different baby. I know from experience how frustrating it can be to know something is wrong and not know what to do! Good luck.

I've never heard of a small baby being put on a prevacid pill. When they put my son on an anti-reflux drug it was liquid and prescription because it was liquid. As far as the diarrhea, it sounds like she's allergic to milk. If you're breastfeeding eliminate all dairy for about 2 weeks and add things in gradually like cheese, yogurt and see how she does. If you're not breastfeeding try switching to either a lactose free formula or soy. When we switched to lactose free it took about 3 days for my son to become a totally different baby but wow what a difference!

are you still swaddling? sometimes that helps. i know its summer, but that seemed to help for my little one although it was in the fall. if you can get a copy of the "happiest baby on the block" video you should. we used that for our dd when i thought she was starting to show signs of colic and it really helped to eliminate it. i dont really know if it was true colic or just the fact that i didnt know what to do as a first time mom to help her feel more comfortable.

It could it be a milk allergy. Since you're trying anything out, you might try a non-dairy based formula for a day or two and see what happens. (They have soy-based). If you are breastfeeding, you can pump those days, and you'd have some stored up for the future. My son was allergic to dairy and actually didn't have a problem with breast-milk, but when he had milk-based formula (for dates, outings, etc) he'd get gassy, fussy, constipated, etc. You never know!

I just wanted to chime in and agree with those who talk about changing your diet if you're breastfeeding. My daughter has the same problem. She is on previcid (1/2 a pill disolved in the cheek 2x a day), but she's doing much better so we're going to try her off of it when we're done with this prescription (a few more days left). Anyway, I did an elimination diet to see if I could figure out trigger foods for her. Someone below said to wait 2 weeks after eliminating a food. I waited 3 days to see if there was a difference before taking away another food. I just kept eliminating foods until I saw a big improvement. Then I gave her a few weeks before I started to slowly add back 1 food at a time to see if she could handle it now. For my daughter the big triggers are dairy, eggs, peppers, and beans. I saw a huge improvement after I eliminated eggs. It's kind of annoying to not be able to eat those foods, but it's definitely better than seeing her in pain.

I really hope you can figure out something that will work for your daughter. I had asked my doc about eliminating foods and he didn't think it would help, but I tried it anyway. I'm glad I did.

Is she breastfed? If not,try switching her food as this can be a milk allergy.Also,elevating the head of her bed.Lying flat makes the reflux worse.I never had a colicy baby but they say sitting them on top a running dryer or a ride in the car will help.Bless you,and hang in there. It will get better.

MY daughter had colic, and was on Prevacid (which we were able to feed to her very easily), but the doctor also recommended giving her Mylanta. It was a LIFESAVER!!! We would give her about a teaspoon from a plastic syringe ( the kind that comes w/ infant ibuproferin) after almost every feeding. It really helped, and the doc said that you really can't overdo it. I still give it to her some nights before bed, when we try a new food.

I have a sugestion for you-it is probably what you are eating. Eliminate all dairy from your diet and see for 3 weeks what happens. This includes cheese, milk, yogurt, ice cream, etc.
You can drink rice milk, almond milk or soy, use soy yogurt and soy ice cream if you must have it. But this may help a lot.
My daughter has had 3 with dairy allergies, even one in the womb. So she does not eat dairy the last trimester and the whole time she nurses, and she nurses about 19 months! Then no dairy for the child until 2-3 and they eventually grow out of it. Good Luck!

If using formula Nutramagin was a godsend for us. Expensive, but our daughter no longer had gas like she did at the breast for 3 months nor like she did on other formulas. We also used the Dr. Brown bottles which really reduce the air intake. It was like she became another child almost instantly.

Melissa,

There is nothing worse than seeing your baby in pain. Both of mine (now 3 & 2) were diagnosed with acid reflux. My daughter (3) was diagnosed at 4 weeks, and we tried several different formulas (I had nursed until this point) but things only got worse. We then put her on a lactose free formula and Prevacid. When we finally got the dosage right (a whole tablet divided into two feedings - one in the morning and one before bed) she was a different baby. NO more SCREAMING in pain and we had no more issues. She out grew it by 9 months (took her completely off everything) and is a happy adorable 3 year old who has no issues with dairy anymore.

With my son, the day he was born, I heard him swallowing just like his sister and worried that we were on the way to having the same issues. The doctor recommended it we give it a few weeks, but by 4 weeks it was obvious he was having problems too. We tried formula (I was nursing again) which made things worse. I continued to nurse him since he wasn't lactose intolerant, but gave him his Prevacid in a bottle of pedialite. He was off it by 6 months and I was able to nurse him until 13 months.

I know it is really hard, but talk to your doctor about adjusting the prevacid levels and try giving it to her in a different form IF nothing else is working.

What ever ends up working for her I hope you find it soon. Good luck,
H.

Consider your baby may have a milk allergy. Mine did. She took soy formula just fine. Now she's a mother and her son was also allergic to milk, but also to soy and corn, so she put him on Alamentum. He outgrew the allergy just as she had done. You just have to try things to see what works.

Melissa I feel for you. When our babies are upset we are upset. There could be several different things that could be causing the problem. However, the result is that her gut is out of balance. In our intestines we have good and bad bacteria and when the bad bacteria out number the bad we get out of balanced and this can effect lots of different areas in our bodies. Are you breast-feeding her? If so you can start my adding a high quality multi-vitamin and pro-biotic to your diet which will then be transferred to her through your breast milk. If not you can add an infant multi-vitamin and pro-biotic to her milk. This will help to get her balanced out and relieve her symptoms. We use Shaklee vitamins in our house and if you would like to try them just send me a message. Shaklee has a 100% money back guarantee as well.

Talk to your doctor before stopping meds, just to be sure. But I think it would be okay to do that.

She could have any number of issues: food sensitivity, food allergies, IBS, etc. Is she breastfed or bottlefed? If it's breast, it could be linked to something you're eating (all mine had issues with dairy). If it's bottle, it could be the type of formula.

I think the only way to know for SURE is to try something and wait about 2 weeks to see a result. You won't be able to see changes overnight, but if you are patient you may see improvement. If there is no change, try something else.

I'm so sorry, I know it's frustrating. Overall, trust your gut. If your pediatrician isn't adequately addresing your concerns, get a second opinion from another pediatrician, or family doc, or even a pediatric GI specialist.

I read a great book called "Colic Solved" by dr. Bryan Vartebedian. It was so helpful and informative.

Good Luck!

poor baby i didn't read any of the answers but are you breast feeding? She could be allergic to milk that your drinking or her formula if it is milked based. Also my oldest did that and we did all the same we read best baby on the block and did it exactlly what the book said and omg it helped so much. They grow out o it usually so there is end in sight but usually at 6 months or so. Goodluck.

he probably ordered prevacid because insurance carriers will make that a mandatory primary medication to first use. so ask him for zantacs. zantac is diluted with water and it helps tremendously. remember, you have to give it time too. Also, i hope you are not jumping from formula to formula because that messes up the babies tummy a lot. i had that mistake with my youngest and finally went to an allergist and she said to put him back on regular formula and he will be fine. guess what two days later no reflux no colic and no diarrhea. some babies can not tolerate the most sensitive formulas because they are so watered down especially when they are colic and have reflux. i also used chamomile tea. i gave it to him right before bed because at night it was worse you can try that as well. good luck.

I know that this is an old remedy, but it will help with the colic. Put her in her infant seat strapped in on top of your washer and put your washer in the spin cycle for a few minutes.

I had the same thought as Laura, wondering if this is a vaccine reaction. Please read up before you give more. Sears has a book, Stephanie Cave has a book, and there are a few more. You can stop completely or delay vaccines. If you are breast feeding consider your food. She may be reacting to something you are eating. Milk products are the most common allergen as well as wheat and soy products.

im so sorry to hear this,
i went throught this with my son, WE choose not to put him on medication, but to go through different kinds of formulas, we eventually found out, he was allergic to the protien in milk, formula,...The pedi put him on ALimentum formula, and it didnt solve the problem, BUT definetly bettered his gassy, colic, reflux symptoms....
i hope this helps...

Is she breast or bottle-fed? If it's the latter, you may want to try changing bottles before you change formulas and that may help with the colic. Our little girl was pretty colicky until I switched to Dr. Brown's bottles. I've also heard the Born-Free bottles are good. We were using the Playtex Ventaire before.

my daughter had same problems. I took her to the osteopath and she was relieved almost at once. I only had to take her two times!

Melissa, You did not mention what you are feeding her. Are you breastfeeding? If so, it could be something in your diet that is adversly affecting her. If you are formula feeding, it could be the formula. Have to switched formulas?

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