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Infant Gaviscon/Ranitidine Help Please!
Hey girls,
Well, the anti relux milk that finn was put on last week has improved things marginally, but not that much, so we are now moving on to the ranitidine syrup.
He has just had the first dose, so we will see how things go!
One question - we cannot get infant gaviscon here but our doc says that if we bring it over from the uk, we should use it alongside the ranitidine as a double pronged attack. Does anyone else do this?
Thanks so much guys, you are the best.
Very sleep deprived romeo xxx
Well, the anti relux milk that finn was put on last week has improved things marginally, but not that much, so we are now moving on to the ranitidine syrup.
He has just had the first dose, so we will see how things go!
One question - we cannot get infant gaviscon here but our doc says that if we bring it over from the uk, we should use it alongside the ranitidine as a double pronged attack. Does anyone else do this?
Thanks so much guys, you are the best.
Very sleep deprived romeo xxx
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We didnt use the IG alongside it so sorry cant help there. When we were prescribed the renitadine the doc said it was way better than the IG so said not to bother with it.
Keep us posted, and hope you get some much deserved rest real soon x
Good to hear the anti-reflux milk is working for you. I'm still ebf and we've been on infant gaviscon now for 4 weeks, and now moving onto ranitidine. My doc said stop the gaviscon now as ds doesnt bring that much up - although I'm not that convinced as I know a few other ladies use it alongside gaviscon!!!
The gavsicon thickens the milk to stop it coming back up, whereas ranitidine is a antacid and minmises the amount of stomach acid so I can see why it could be recommended as a double progoned attack
HTH
Nic x
We were hoping to replace the thickened milk (Aptamil Anti-Reflux) with the gaviscon in his normal premie milk which is higher in vits and calories. I think i will wait and see how the ranitidine goes first as you guys suggest - hes not very sicky (but he doesnt take much feed) so hopefully the ranitidine will help. I actually think I might have a breakdown if it doesnt!
By the way, if you have a moment or moments where you feel you are at the end of it, you will bounce back ;\) But you are on the way now so hopefully things will really improve. You just need to continue to manage it and go back to the doc when you see signs of it becoming real ugly again.