Well, slowly but surely we are learning more and more about reflux. But still we have questions.

The Prilosec is helping, but our ped is a little concerned about the consistantcy of the mixture. It's seems the pharmistist crushes the Prilosec and mixes it with some flavored gooey stuff. However, it is difficult at times to ensure you always get the same amount of the particals.

Is there any other way to deliver this med to an infant?

Also, we have seen a big difference in Aiden's comfort between times when Lisa has had dairy products vs. times she has not. She is avoiding dairy totally now. Too early for any significant change to be observed. We had discussed lactose intolerance with our ped but she was hesitant to diagnose it as she was sure his main discomfort was from reflux. (GI confirmed)

Can he have both?

My son is on Domperidone and Losec. (I don't know if that's the same thing as Prilosec. Is the "Pri" possibly the name brand just like Apo-Losec?) I crush the pills myself and serve them in a small spoon of applesauce.

From my own experience, it seems that lactose intolerance and milk allergy make Evan's reflux worse. The ped. has assured me that it's not a milk allergy (Ha Ha! Yeh right... :roll: ), but as a mom, I know better. Evan can tolerate cheese and yogourt, which are both lower in lactose, but cries and vomits explosively if given straight milk. Unfortunately the ped. won't even consider sending us for allergy tests until Evan turns two, because they would be "inconclusive". :roll: But heh! He just turned two, so I guess it's time for me to start begging for those tests again. :roll:

Prilosec is Losec. It's made by the same company but called Losec in Canada and Prilosec in the US.

We used to give it to Shae by soaking the tablet in about 5 mls of water for 10-30 minutes. Then you can easily peel off the outer coating and soak it for another 10-30 minutes in about 15-30 mls of water and it will dissolve completely in the water. Then you could put it in food or whatever, or you could use a small syringe and push it into the side of his mouth...he's not going to like that though b/c it likely tastes terrible.

It's very common for kids with reflux to react poorly to milk poducts, with the lactose apparently making their reflux worse. I don't know that they all have a full blown milk allergy, or intolerance. I think many just have sensitivities in the beginning. Your son is likely a little sensitive to lactose, meaning not full out intolerant to it, but that it doesn't agree with him 100%. There are several degrees of severity for all this stuff. If you notice his comfort level is better when Lisa avoids lactose then you don't need a official diagnosis of lactose intolerance, just have her continue to avoid it. As he begins to improve over the coming months she can start to slowly introduce some back into her diet and see how he reacts.

Just a note about the lactose intolerance.
If your wife is breastfeeding, another way to cut down on the lactose is to only let the baby nurse one breast at a time and totally empty it.
When a baby first starts nursing, she gets "foremilk" which is very thin, sweet, and high in lactose. After nursing a while, she will begin to get the "hindmilk" which is thicker, has more fat, and not very much lactose at all."
When I breastfed my daughter, I was nursing each breast for 10 minutes at each feed, and she would vomit and be uncomfortable afterwards. I went the La Leche League and they advised she was probably getting too much lactose as she was getting all of the "foremilk" and none of the "hindmilk". After that, I would let her nurse one breast for 20 minutes or until she completely emptied it before letting her go to the next one if she needed to. That ended the problem immediately for her.
You can find out a lot about at this website www.lalecheleague.org

Hope this helps

Amy

All of you ladies are AWESOME blessings to your children and members of this board. May God abundantly bless each and every one of you.

Great experienced advice from all! Thanks so much.

He already has blessed each one of us with beautiful children and the patience to deal with the reflux issues that some of them are facing. I really, truly believe that God only gives special needs children (and especially refluxers!) to the parents He knows can handle it, and you're all great parents for dealing with reflux daily and for helping your child(ren) to live through it daily, so go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back and a hug. :)