I have questions about Zantac and gas drops

[Lola0424]

 My son was born at 34 weeks, 4 lbs & 7 oz and he was in the NICU for 9 days.  He had jaundice and was a slow eater so they had a tube in his nose for a few days.  Other than that he was a very healthy boy.  I breastfeed and he spits up quite often and while I am breastfeeding his tummy girgles most of the time (almost like he is hungry) but he is getting plenty ( he now weighs 9 lbs & 4 oz).  I bought over the counter gas drops and give them to him as needed but he still grunts and cries.  We just had his 2 month old dr appt and the pediatrician prescribed Zantac for his issues.  I was not thrilled about it but she said it will help with his congestion, reflux, and gas.  SO far it has not helped....it has only been 2 days since I have given him Zantac.  Does anyone have any experience with Zantac and if so how long does it take to help?  What other remedies can I do to help him?  This is my first child and a preemie at that :)            

 

Thank you...Heather

[Chanchita]

Our doctor told us to get gripe water. You can buy it just about anywhere. I think it has all natural things in it. It seems to work really well. My son has really bad gas and we give it to him. It seems like it makes him feel better. My son is 8 months 6 months adjusted and we still use it for him. I hope this helps you.

[Lola0424]

 Thank you.  I asked my doctor about gripe water and she did not know much about it, I bought it and I am going to try it.  The gas drops nor the Zantac are working.

[snowwhitej]

I had the same problem gripe water works way better then gas drops and zantac didn't work for us so they switched over to prevacid and that seems to be doing better