Interesting info...Colic or Acid reflux?

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  • adamsmommy08
  on Oct. 24, 2008 at 6:01 PM
• My two 1/2 month old still has alot of gas and spits up sometimes and Im not sure what to do. My dr says its colic but the meds. that they gave him only works for little while. Sometimes I feel like a bad mom but I know Im not... any advice?

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  • kryysteez
  on Nov. 23, 2008 at 8:11 PM

• Screaming babies can also mean your baby is having a vaccine reaction.  CDC states that if your baby crys for more than 3 hours, or has a high pitched cry, do not give them any more vaccines.  The HepB shot given in the hospital right after birth, is causing some major issues.  If your baby has screamed ever since you brought him home, then you can assume he was affected by this completely unnecessary shot.  Babies will be happy and healthy and so easy to raise if you just keep toxic vaccines out of their system.  Let their immune system develop.

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  • GavinsMommy916
  on Dec. 12, 2008 at 1:37 PM

• Where to start. I joined this group because my lil guy is colic. On top of colic he also has GERD. First we started out with changing his formula from regular Enfamil Lipil to Enfamily A.R. That didnt seem to help so she suggested that we try the liquid form of the A.R. That seemed to help, but not enough. His doctor then put him on prilosec to see if that would help and it only made it worse. So I took him off of the prilosec and waited a couple of days and called the doctor to tell her that the prilosec only made it worse and she suggested that we come back in. She then gave him a prescription for liquid zantec (does it come any other way?) The zantec has made a HUGE difference. He still spits up once or twice a day if someone other than myself doesnt fully burp him and then hold him upright and DOESNT move him for 15 minutes. I have to call the doctor in a week or so to let her know how he is reacting to the new med. If she thinks that it is doing its job then we stay on this med and thats that. But if she still feels that he isnt doing as well as he should then we are off to the G.I. specialist to see what they think. Boy has this been a rough road for us with this little guy. Colic, GERD, constipation, infant eye problems(were off to a specialist for that already) and just all around stuck to me, its been hard. =)

  
  

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  • NaeNae71
  on Dec. 18, 2008 at 5:07 PM

• I have a 6 month old that started acting colicy about 2 months ago. It was just so hard for me because he was such a happy baby until 2 months ago. Now it is all so strange because everything I have read says it starts right after birth and starts dimenishing around 6 months of age. I am confused. I thought it might be acid reflux but now I am unsure. I switched his formula to soy cause of all of the spitting up. It has made a diference but we still have outbursts every now and then. He seems to have these outbursts lately whenever a tooth is breaking through the skin. So my question is does he have colic/reflux or is it teething. We can go all day screaming and not be able to comfort him.

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  • abouttwodays
  on Jan. 8, 2009 at 6:46 PM

• I just took Hailey to her doctor today because I just needed to know if this is something more than colic.  It would have just broken my heart if I assumed it was colic like her first doctor thought only to find out it was something more that could have been treated.  She has gone to two other doctors already, one of which isn't a pedi, she is at the famliy practice I go to but I had to take her somewhere while finding a recommended pediatrician because I couldn't stand the guy I was taking her to initially.  The second doctor was helping us try different formulas and such.  Anyway, this new doctor said that he actually doesn't think colic is the main issue here.  He said there is quite a possibility she may be a bit colicy but for the most part he thinks it's reflux and he prescribed zantac.  I will be starting her on it tonight.  He said if zantac doesn't work then we can try prevacid because one may work better than the other, but her poor sleep, fussiness while eating, not really wanting to eat a lot, arching her back while she eats and while she screams, the excessive crying, etc. all lead to reflux.  So I am praying this helps because I am on the brink of going insane!!

  
  

  (Hey, I finished this just in time for her to start crying again!)
  

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  • lexdalliv
  on Mar. 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM

• what are the home remedies?

   

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  • carepaimor
  on Mar. 17, 2009 at 6:02 PM

• Do u or did you have a newborn with acid reflux? What meds did they put your baby on? How long before you saw a difference once you started the meds? Was the crying gone after the meds?

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  • carepaimor
  on Mar. 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM

• Everything you just said is basically what my daughter is going through except that I am exclusively nursing her. My doctor claimed it was simply a "personality" issue and colic with my baby but seriously, I knew it was not AT ALL! She was in pain and something was wrong. Did your baby thrash alot too?

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