Tuesday, November 10, 2009

and the reflux saga continues....



He's all smiles lately even though the reflux continues to be an issue. As of Friday, we have stopped taking Zantac and are now trying Prevacid. The medicine comes in a tablet that is suppose to dissolve w/in a minute once it hits the tongue (yeah right-for a 2 month old really?). The first time we tried this he spit it out immediately and the second time he gagged and violently threw up (through his mouth and nose). My mom talked to her friend (her 2 month old grandchild was on prevacid as well) and they had their medicine compounded into a liquid. So we had the same done and when we gave it to him through a syringe, he threw up violently again. We then decided to try giving it to him through a nipple-and tada!!! it worked!!!! So far so good (as for it going in and staying down). We are very lucky that he likes it-b/c it takes him a bit to get it down-but it works and we are not complaining. Now we just need for it to begin working. Thankfully he is a good natured baby and only seems to be bothered by it when he is eating. Aside from that he is all smiles.....