When they chuck it there is nothing you can do apart from wait for next time.
What i do is dissolve on a spoon with 5mls of water and then stir with a a syringe and then draw up cloudy liquid in syringe and avoid the slushy mess of coating etc.
tomorrow is 7 days but noticded imrovement at about 4 days.
he is having half a tab 2 times a day.
DO NOT CRUSH the little white balls need to remain coated till they hit the gut to work properly. Pharmacy i got from said to crush but my dad and dh best mate are pharmacist and said dont (i checked because i remember dissolving for oldies when working as a nurse.)
Thanks feeb, what do you mean by little white balls?? i just crushed half a tablet and i didn't see any white balls! sorry if thats dumb but i am so sleep deprived!
Also he's been sick twice since i gave it to him, do you think that dose was wasted or would it have some effect??
They are sooooo tiny not like big that u can easily see until dissolving.
Just cut in half and place on spoon and then with a syringe drop water staright onto it and it will "rupture" you can see some of the little balls but not that easy as the coatings from outside of full tablet also dissolve.
Look hard to know how much if any he would have had to take effect as Jacob does the same.
The giving it half an hr before a feed DOES not work as who can calm a starving child for that long. I tend to give it to him then change him (have his head elevated on cloth nappy or blanket while changing and screaming and then feed, if do it slow and cahneg clothes etc at same time and then get yourself a drink can kill about 10 mins thats enought for me and i then feed him as i feel soooooooooooo bad. MCHN and my dad and other pharmaist friend said thats as good as u can do.
Thanks Feeb, i'm glad its working for you. Is jacob much happier now? how long does he sleep for? are you breastfeediing?
I really hope this kicks in soon, last night was the worst and i haven't really had any sleep all week. He just needs to be held and rocked and as soon as i put him down he cries.
He still chucks but not as much and doesnt get as hysterical.
Fully breasfeeding still, he is still a snack and snoozer so feeds takes ages and weight gain has been slow probably due to combo of long feeds and chucking.
I hope it works for you soon, have you tryed a swing??
T - I think most people get the 2 x 1/2tablets daily. Maybe you should call your GP and ask if she can 'confirm' that and give that a shot as well.
I had a look at Aidens charts last night, at 6weeks, he was 4.75kg, I am not sure how much A weighs now, but, I would think it would be ok to give him the 2 x 1/2 tablet dose's. I dont think it is weight related dosage, as Aiden stayed on that dosage right up to 6months. And, A's reflux is worse then Aidens, so, i really feel that he needs more.
Perhaps a GP cant authorise that higher dose amount? Not sure.
thats the thing, when i was at the dr, i was SURE he said 2 x half tablet a day, but when i got to the chemist he told me once a day and i questioned him about it, he went to double check the script and came back and said it definately said once a day. Do you reckon i should ring the dr and ask??
I do have a swing but its an upright one and he doesn't have the head strenght for it yet, wish i got a laying down one but they are so pricey.
The carrier Ali leant me though is helping to settle him because i've now figured out how to put him in it so he's upright! so thats a godsend. Once he's deeply asleep i can transfer him to the couch because he likes to sleep in front of the heater, but he still only catnaps for half hour etc.
Last night dh said he could feel all this gurging in his tummy and you can hear the stuff coming back up so his reflux is definately worse than my first ds was.
NOw that he's asleep i was thinking i should make his daily dose of losec, do you think its okay to make it now and leave it sitting in the syringe until he wakes up?
Okay so i rang him and he said that for his age and weight he would only prescribe half tablet daily... he said we can reassess in a week but that he won't prescribe any more he would have to refer me on to a paed for a higher doesage... so maybe thats why you got more debbie because you saw the paed. Bugger, i guess i'll have to wait and see.
Thanks mummab for starting a thread about losec. my son has only just started taking it has of yesterday. can losec made babies have problems doing poos? i am not sure if it is the losec or the needles he had yesterday (2 month old). does a losec tablet really dissolve in water. i was crushing them up and putting it in his milk.
Losec should be taken half an hour prior to a feed so it has time to kick in. I found the best way to do it is to put the 1/2 tablet into the syringe & then suck the water up into it, that way you make sure you get the entire dose in the syringe. And yep definitely don't crush the balls, they need to be intact to work properly. I wouldn't make it up too long prior to giving it to him as the balls will turn brown & I'm not so sure that that's a good thing! Might be ok, but I wouldn't do it personally.
How long for Losec to work?
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