My friends baby is 3 months and has acid reflex, he will start to cry a little after he has just eatin?

Question

he is on prevaset (dont know if i spelled it right) but he still seems like he is in pain, and that his tummy hurts....any advice i can give her, she doesn't know what else to do?????

Answer 1

Try Axid - prescription.  My baby is on it and it works great.  He got the meds when he was 2 months and is now 4 months.  It made feedings a lot easier.  I heard Prevacid isn't as good.  

Answer 2

my son has this and all i give him is some cereal in his bottle and also the type of formula might need changing to a more digestable one

Answer 3

try to not give him a bottle before he goes to bed cause that will upset his tummy too. tell her to try cereal and baby foods he is ready for that and give him water to wash down the milk after every feeding. if that doesn't work then go to the doctor and tell him what is going on.

Answer 4

My son also has this.  The medicine works a little bit, but the doctor also told me to add a tablespoon of rice cereal in my sons bottles for every ounce of formula, and that did the trick!!  Also, tell her to make sure that after feeding her baby she keeps him in an upright position for at least 20 minutes after feeding, and to try to burp him after every ounce.

Answer 5

Both of my kids have had reflux.  I feel so badly for them.  They do outgrow it, but it's difficult on everyone involved.

Do not give a 3-month-old food.  Their bodies are not able to digest foods at that age.

If I remember correctly, bottle-fed babies tend to have reflux more than breast-fed babies.  So, that might be something to keep in mind.

My kids were on Prevacid and something else I can't think of (Zantac, maybe?).  It worked well.  Babies tend to grow out of reflux at about 4-6 months.  Unfortunately, it can get worse before it gets better.

Some suggestions that might help:

Burp frequently.  I have feed my son half of a feeding (one breast), burp him and then finish the feeding (on the other breast).  I burp him afterwards too.

Use a mattress incline.  I think you can get these pretty much anywhere you can get a crib.  Neither of my kids slept on their back in the early stages (not for lack of trying on my part, lol), so I didn't use them, but I always held my babies upright for a while.  It helped some, but there were still instances when they would vomit.

Pressing baby's legs into the belly.  Put the baby on his back, straighten his legs out and then press them in towards his belly.  It will look like he is in the tuck position to do a summersault.  Do this several times.  It may seem like it is painful for him, but it will eventually work.  He will most likely f**t or p**p.  My kids did this.

Placing baby on his tummy.  This can be done sitting in a chair or on the bed or floor (whatever is most comfy).  Place the baby on his belly over the mom's (or anyone's) lap.  Rock legs gently side to side and pat his back.

A little tummy pressure can be helpful, but you need to be sure to do this either before eating or waiting at least 30 minutes after a meal if he is fussing.  During a feeding, frequent burping is pretty much the only thing that worked for us.

Most importantly, be patient.  I know this is the hardest thing to do because it's so hard to see little ones in pain, but they do grow out of it.  As long as he is growing, there should be no lasting problems resulting from the reflux.  Just some discomfort and possible vomiting in the meantime.

I know your pain. (((hugs)))

God bless,

Amanda