Feeding

Sam! We've missed you! Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question, just wanted to say hi and see how things were going. :)

My son was born may 11 and is also on ar lipil. He eats every 2-4 hours and usually between 2-5 ounces. I think your son is pretty normal... Btw, does the rice starch constipate him?

Awe, that's good. Post some new pics soon, I want to see your beautiful boy. :)

Well my son got constipated a week after starting ar lipil. The doc said most babies do. Now I have to give him karo syrup every day, which sucks bc its pure sugar and that isnt good for a baby. Hes got reflux though, so I dont have a choice. Anyway, just watch the bowel movements, if they start getting firmer and turn into little balls he is constipated. (sorry if im being too gross)

It's all normal sam!

He'll grow out of that and will start to eat on a good schedule when he's around 2-3 months I think. That's what brayden did anyways!

I never went by the amounts given by the doctors...I just let jace eat when he wants--although now that he eats people food I do make sure he eats healthy....So he's not dead yet so just let the lil man pig out and eat when he wants...It makes them much happier and they arent whinny because they are comfortable because their belly is full...All babies are different anyways so I dont see why they give every baby the same guidelines ...Never understood that ..Hrmm

Im sorry one of my kids has acid reflux which can cause the to spit alot as children and the actually prescribe a childrens does of zantac (aka antacid) giving your kid that cr@p would actually make his acid reflux worse....

The drs actually recommend to give 2oz water for formula fed babies and babies who spit up to much either .A eat too much .B have someone moving them around too much after a meal .C acid reflux. I have acid reflux and so I know the game karo syrup is bad and should not be given there is other methods to try first before!!

Sam your son is eating on target some kids eats more and some eat less!

I can't believe hes 6 weeks either, it seems like he was just born lol

"im sorry one of my kids has acid reflux which can cause the to spit alot as children and the actually prescribe a childrens does of zantac (aka antacid) giving your kid that cr@p would actually make his acid reflux worse....

The drs actually recommend to give 2oz water for formula fed babies and babies who spit up to much either .A eat too much .B have someone moving them around too much after a meal .C acid reflux. I have acid reflux and so I know the game karo syrup is bad and should not be given there is other methods to try first before!!

Sam your son is eating on target some kids eats more and some eat less!"

zantac and other medications dont reduce the acid reflux according to the doctor, what they do is help ease the pain. In the meantime, the baby is still getting the reflux and getting his esophogus eroded over time which can lead to serious complications and cancer. Giving my son rice starch formula has helped the stuff actually stay down because its thick, so its helping tremendously (side effects: constipation). Giving water to a newborn can be extremely dangerous because it throws of the electrolyte balance and alters the potassium levels too much. It should be used rarlely, only if the infant is outdoors in extreme heat. As for the rest of your post...You tend to babble and run all your sentences together, you sound incoherent to me. Oh and as for the karo, what other method is there that you think is better? Please enlighten me.

Zantac

is what im taking now over prescriptions basically waht it does is first reduces stomach acid. Sugar, spices, caffeine are extremely bad and cause more acid to be created I used to take losec (prilosec to you state folk) and anyways that took away 95% of my acid.

I have gastroesphogal reflux dieseas which is acid reflus in its worse form and I suffer but I know what it can do if left untreated in my sitiuation can turn my cells abnormal (barrets esophagus) can become cancerous (read the can become)

zantac is prescribed to a child/adult for 1-2 months for acid reflux before anything stronger is given christ ill give you my drs # and a few webpages to read!!


(sorry sam)

Btw a baby who spits up all the time isnt guranteed to have acid reflux thats why its a game of trial and error they have to prescribe antacids if they work then your child has been diagnosed, unless you want your kid to have to go through an endoscopy which is gross...


Other methods for constipation that actually work.......

Stimulating anal muscles (take a thermometer, q-tip dip it in vaseline and stick it in abit)

~water

~if they are eating solid turn to sweet taters/apples bananas naturally constipate ppl

baby massage

more baths

movement stimulates baby bowels so put baby in exercauser, swing whatever to get baby moving

His doctor says she doesnt want to put him on any medication unless its absolutely necessary, bc why take medicine if you can find ways around it ( which I agree with). I was told that the medicines that are used for infant g.E.R.D. Are primarily only pain relievers. The whole situation is just not fun.

Ive already tried the q tip and thermometer as well as the baths and massages. They dont help him at all. Also he has all of the textbook symptoms of g.E.R.D. Plus his grandpa has it so I know thats what it is.

Umm... See he was born with gerd, many infants are because their digestive system is immature. The medication doesnt "take care of it" , it makes it more tolerable. Most infants simply grow out of it as their digestive tract matures. Nestle goodstart doesnt do anything for spit up or reflux, its just as thin as regular formula. Reflux babies need thickened formulas.

Some babies have bad reflux untill they're one and then it disappears, others need meds. My best friends son just went for a barrium test, where he had to drink it then they do a picture u/s to see where it goes and for him instead of going down, it goes down a bit then comes right back up. They are putting him on meds. My niece on the other hand grew out of it by the time she was 14 months.

As for the amount of formula, every baby is different. At 6 weeks trey was off the boob and would drink 5-7oz every hour or 2. He was pretty big (almost 15lbs by that age) but now he's perfect. Well he's still at the 99% for both height and weight (30 lbs!! He actually lost 3 lbs in 2 months) but he's not fat anymore with all the running aorund he does. Lol

i hope they can resolve all of this with you r son.