Advice Needed with Reflux

So as some of you may know i have a 4.5 month old and we have repeatedly been to my dr about reflux he just keeps ignoring me its now to the point DS2 just keeps vomitting and crying through a bottle and not wanting to feed at all (bottle fed) the other day he went all day off 1 bottle which is not right did this make my dr give me anything still NOPE :wall:
So i took it on my own thing and gave him 1ml of mylanta the other day he ate a whole bottle and slept for 5hrs straight, again yesturday he wouldnt eat so i gave another 1ml of Mylanta then an hour later he ate a full bottle again and last night i gave another 1ml before bed (6-7hrs inbetween doses) he ate again then slept all night

My may point of this is, am i doing the right thing??? im sick of my Dr not listening to me and saying its something else :| he arches his back ALL thre time, regurgitates (sp?) i know its reflux, i got given tablets a week ago by a paediatrition BUT its very hard to cut them into 30mg tablets for dosage and i cant get scripts off him as he is a 4hr drive away, my Dr also knows this but still refuses

TIA

Get a new doctor. Seriously, he is not listening to you and not helping your bub.

I agree see another gp who will listen, reflux can be manageable with medication but it seems some dr's just don't listen.

my hardest thing with seeing another Dr is i live rurally like a 30-40min drive into town, there are a couple of local Dr's and one of them is the one who refuses to give me anything i will try and see one of the other Drs just harder to get into see

Is there a chiropractor that you can see? I know that seeing one really helped Phoebe, within a week I had a whole new baby! But I agree with the previous ladies, try and see a new dr. Also will he sleep on his belly? Sometimes that will reduce pain, or even leaving him to sleep in his pram on an angle may help too.

nope, he hates tummy time he screams blue murder, he likes to be elevated though in pram, rocker

Yep, i agree, see another dr.

Also get a pill cutter from the chemist to cut up the tablets. My DS has been given tablets too and i have a pill cutter to cut them in half.

I hope u get someone to listen to u soon xx

Can you see another doctor or get a referral to see a pediatrician? I had 2 doctors tell me just to monitor DD2's silent reflux and i said to hell with that! The poor thing was in pain and arching her back and screaming through every bottle. I finally found a doctor who had a degree in child health and he put her on meds straight away. She is now the most happiest baby. She still has moments where the acids hurt her when they come up (which we're seeing a paed on Tuesday to get her meds upped) but she at least will drink her bottle now without any fuss. So definately listen to your instincts and find another doctor or pediatrician as in my eyes its not right for them to be in pain when it is treatable. If left untreated can cause serious damage.
Best of luck hun xx

thankyou again i gave him 1ml mylanta this morning and he has had a fantastic appettite for the rest of the day, so its most definently proving that he has reflux

Kristi- they are 150mg and i need to cut them into 30mg tablets not easy and i have bought a pill cutter but its still not easy knowing how much to cut them into iykwim?

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thankyou again i gave him 1ml mylanta this morning and he has had a fantastic appettite for the rest of the day, so its most definently proving that he has reflux

Kristi- they are 150mg and i need to cut them into 30mg tablets not easy and i have bought a pill cutter but its still not easy knowing how much to cut them into iykwim?

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:O Omgggggg how on earth are you meant to do that!! How ridiculous!! Keep up the mylanta and try to get into a different dr or see the paed again, even if u have to wait, book the appt and then ask to go on the cancellation list. He definitely sounds like he has reflux to me. Could you ring and speak to the paed and get them to fax a script through to your local chemist maybe?

i know stupid huh with cutting the tablets, i am keeping the mylanta up i just dont know how much he is meant to have iykwim?? or for how long! Im worried im going to overdose him which is WHY i just want my Dr to give me something i know he can gave

I just might ring the Paed tomorrow and see if they might do that cause this is just terrible for him, i suffer reflux so i know how much it hurts and is uncomfortable

thankyou so much for everyone's replies!

I know there's an infant gaviscon that you could try that would have the safe doses on it??? good luck with it sweetie, hope u get some relief for your lil man soon!

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i know stupid huh with cutting the tablets, i am keeping the mylanta up i just dont know how much he is meant to have iykwim?? or for how long! Im worried im going to overdose him which is WHY i just want my Dr to give me something i know he can gave

I just might ring the Paed tomorrow and see if they might do that cause this is just terrible for him, i suffer reflux so i know how much it hurts and is uncomfortable

thankyou so much for everyone's replies!

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I hope you get some answers from the Paed. My DD was unsettled when she was a newborn and we were questioning whether she had reflux or colic. I went to a breastfeeding clinic and was given info from the MCHN, she wrote notes for me and i just looked it up. My baby was about 8 weeks old.

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Mylanta 2.5ml before feeds/ 4 times per day
see dr for reflux medication-zantax
see osteopath

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If you are giving 1ml and you are seeing results, this might encourage the dr to prescribe you Zantac.

If you can't get in to a dr, can you see a maternal & child health nurse and get their advice?

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i know stupid huh with cutting the tablets, i am keeping the mylanta up i just dont know how much he is meant to have iykwim?? or for how long! Im worried im going to overdose him which is WHY i just want my Dr to give me something i know he can gave

I just might ring the Paed tomorrow and see if they might do that cause this is just terrible for him, i suffer reflux so i know how much it hurts and is uncomfortable

thankyou so much for everyone's replies!

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I was going to suggest trying infant gaviscon like the PP has suggested. If that or the mylanta works, i would give it to him until u can get into the dr or paed, at least he is getting some relief then. Could you ask at the chemist how much mylanta u should be giving him?

How did you go with ringing the paed? I suffer reflux badly too, so, like you, i understand the pain our little ones are in and i wouldnt wish it on anyone.

I really hope you get somewhere with a dr soon and ur little man is on the road to feeling better soon xxx

I didnt get around to ringing the paed, i keep giving him the mylanta and its really doing the job he has been eating alot today which im very happy about

I will ring the Drs tomorrow snd book in with another dr

About asking a chemist, ive been to my local chemist plenty of times telling them about him all i get is you need to see a dr, so they wobt tell me that but i have a friend who works there ill see if she might be able to find out for me

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My young man is now on 10mg of Losec twice a day and 5ml of mylanta three times a day. Weighs in at 5.5kgs (hasn't got the weight loss issue you can get with reflux)

Just thought I'd let you know so you can be reassured that 1ml is perfectly fine

Danielle thankyou sooo much thats the reassurance i was after, he seems to have it come and go those few doses of mylanta and we are back to normal for now

My DD2 is on 5mg losec (half a tablet) once a day and 2mls mylanta 2-3 times per day (as per her pediatrician). As for your dosage, are you able to desolve the full tablet in say 15mls water and then give him 3mls of it?

ShootingStar- its a 150mg tablet and he is suppose to have 30mg twice a day but yeah the tablets are hard to cut down into 30mg :/

Yeh, but if you dissolve the whole tablet in 15mls of water, then give him 3mls of that solution, it would be the same as him having 30mgs of the tablet iykwim. Saves having to cut it and try to work out what 30mg is . Because you need to discard of any unused tablet anyways as it become inactive (so the paed told me).

unused tablets to be thrown away? after how long? I cut one at night and use the rest in the morning....

Not sure Danielle.. the pediatrician just mentioned it becomes inactive or something once its cut and left, so to make sure i discard whatever isnt used (DD2 is on half a tablet once a day). So sometime within that 24 hours it becomes inactive.. im guessing not long after once the granules are exposed to air.. so if you find your DS is a bit more irritable after the 2nd half of the tablet your giving in the morning, it might be why?