gas vs. reflux

[cougarette]

I've been wondering about this exact thing. For me it's the spit up too. I know babies spit up, but it seems to be after every meal. Then he'll sometimes act like he's still hungry.

The gas drops worked for us this afternoon, so hopefully they'll continue to work.

[babycfeb2015]

My baby is so gassy too! It wakes him up at night and makes him cranky during the day. The only thing weve found that helps is to make sure he burps every feeding. He doesnt like to burp though so it takes forever and I get lazy in the motn

[mommadozer]

My friends baby has acid reflux and is taking Zantac. You will know when they have acid reflux, the baby will pretty much puke up all of their meal after each feeding.

I was on the phone with LO's doctor yesterday and he said to try a combo of the gas drops and probiotics. He ruled out reflux because LO is not throwing up enough food.

Out LO may have colic because he gets extremely fussy almost every day around 5pm. Doctors don't really know too much of what causes it exactly. We proactively give gas drops after every feeding and LO is doing much better over the last couple of days.

Good luck!

[ambz06060]

Mar 13, 2015 18:18:06 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

 We proactively give gas drops after every feeding and LO is doing much better over the last couple of days. 

How much of the gas drops can you give daily? I was afraid to give too much.

@holachica my ped said they consider acid reflux if he's not gaining enough weight (probably from not eating enough cuz it hurts, or throw up)... So if he's gaining weight, probably gas? Just a guess.

[missys]

Mar 13, 2015 20:23:46 GMT -5 ambz06060 said:

Mar 13, 2015 18:18:06 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

 We proactively give gas drops after every feeding and LO is doing much better over the last couple of days. 

How much of the gas drops can you give daily? I was afraid to give too much.

@holachica my ped said they consider acid reflux if he's not gaining enough weight (probably from not eating enough cuz it hurts, or throw up)... So if he's gaining weight, probably gas? Just a guess.

The gas drops we bought says you can give up to 12 doses in 24 hours and you can repeat a dose as needed

[ambz06060]

missys, thanks... I couldn't figure it out on the bottle. My friend just gave it to me and didn't have the instructions

[aggiebug]

Mar 13, 2015 20:27:52 GMT -5 ambz06060 said:

missys, thanks... I couldn't figure it out on the bottle. My friend just gave it to me and didn't have the instructions

What is the active ingredient in your drops? There are some homeopathic remedies, gripe water for example, and then there are true glad drops. The format possibly have a placebo effect at best the later has clinical proof of working and should have clear indications of how much you can give per day.

[aggiebug]

From what I have gathered from friends who have felt with reflux the babies usually eat for very short periods of time and frequently because it hurts to eat but then they are constantly hungry.

[mommadozer]

Mar 13, 2015 20:23:46 GMT -5 ambz06060 said:

Mar 13, 2015 18:18:06 GMT -5 mommadozer said:

 We proactively give gas drops after every feeding and LO is doing much better over the last couple of days. 

How much of the gas drops can you give daily? I was afraid to give too much.

@holachica my ped said they consider acid reflux if he's not gaining enough weight (probably from not eating enough cuz it hurts, or throw up)... So if he's gaining weight, probably gas? Just a guess.

Our ped said that you can give as much mylicon as necessary. I try to just give the normal dosage each time but, if he does not pass gas within 30 minutes or is still really uncomfortable, I give him another dose.

[jensoprano82]

Our little guy has been diagnosed with "severe reflux" as of yesterday when we did a full upper GI work up. (He was projectile vomiting so they were worried about obstructions/stenosis). We have moved from Zantac to Nexium, and fingers crossed it helps. So reflux is obvious for us when he is a) arching his back, b) breathing raspily or rattling in his throat, c) his fussiness/franticness increases with lying down or being cradled vs sitting up. Now that said, the two aren't necessarily exclusive of each other either.

[jensoprano82]

Mar 14, 2015 0:35:10 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Thanks everyone for the input. I read about silent reflux so I'm pretty paranoid. I called the pedi and he wants us to get him good sleep this weekend since he was not sleeping well due to being so worked up and I'm going to check back on Monday.

Good luck!!!

[kcrosem]

Ds1 had reflux where he would stop breathing because of the pain and spent 3 weeks in and out of the hospital in his first 3 weeks of life before he stabilized on medication. Colic Solved is a good read. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345490681/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/182-3485102-5535729

It has been 8 years so the details are hazy, but I think that he cried a lot in pain and this describes his other symptoms well. I haven't read this book though. www.survivebabyreflux.com/silent-reflux-in-babies/

[Mom2Ms]

DD had the baby GERD. She had it really bad. So...... Here's how I knew it was GERD and not gas. First off, she ate constantly. It seemed like the feedings never stopped. (I BF her too). I couldn't be away from her or she would scream. I learned that the nursing kept the reflux down. So Id say if your baby is constantly nursing, it might be a red flag. I suppose the same woukd follow of FF babies too. However, I can't speak on that with any reliability because DD was exclusively BF. Now, after a feeding, if I laid her on her back, her arms and legs would shoot out, her color woukd completely change, and she let our this blood curling scream that I will never forget. It woukd scare me to death every time it happened because it's not s normal scream.

She was diagnosed with baby GERD a couple weeks after birth. I had to change my diet completely. No dairy, spicy, citrus, ect. I couldn't even eat marinara sauce on pasta. The good news? It went away when she was about 4-5 months old. The pediatrician had us give her a few drops of Maalox after each feeding to help keep the reflux down. It usually worked....

Sorry for any moms out there who are going through this. It's awful to watch your baby go through this! Good luck, it gets better, I promise!!!

[FlutterOfYoshis]

Mar 13, 2015 20:59:22 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

From what I have gathered from friends who have felt with reflux the babies usually eat for very short periods of time and frequently because it hurts to eat but then they are constantly hungry.

I read this earlier today and can't get it out of my head now after LO ate like this and spit up both this morning and this evening. I feel like since I've already had issues with BF, I've become more sensitive to things along these lines.

[FlutterOfYoshis]

What I mean to say is @holachica, I'm totally with you on the paranoia!

[Mom2Ms]

Mar 14, 2015 7:27:10 GMT -5 @holachica said:

Mom2Ms did it happen after every time she nursed?

Pretty dang close. It was like she never stopped nursing. She literally ate that much. Once we figured out what was going on, we tried to not put her on her back, ever. That was the thing that always triggered it. It sucked, but you can survive it. 

[kcrosem]

We held DS upright for 20 to 30 min after feeding him and he had a prescribed wedge that we strapped him into so he slept on his tummy at a 45 degree angle or so