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Our DD has MSPI as well, and has been on Alimentum for months. She became a new baby the day she started it.
As for the GERD, we did the following:
- Dr. Brown's bottles
- Placing her prone (on her front/tummy time) while awake and/or in pain. Also massaging her belly helped
- Keeping her upright or at a slight angle for feeds, and burping after every 1-2 ounces
- DD was on Prevacid. I have no experience prescribing Zegerid to infants, but I haven't been in general practice for several years. Omeprazole, yes, but not this immediate release form
- If the baby spits up a lot, thickening the formula may just help
As your baby learns to sit and spends more time upright, usually reflux symptoms decrease. Hang in there!
ETA: We used the Prevacid solutabs for a while - you have to crush them, and mix with water. The residue can make the whole process messy and inefficient; it also stains clothing. Then we tried the suspension. You have to keep it refrigerated, and it begins to degrade and become less efficacious after about 14 days, which isn't a well-known fact. We then went back to the solutabs as DD hated the suspension.
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Last edited by sbaglio : 11-20-2008 at 07:37 PM.
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