A word about Prevacid

Auggie had been on Prevacid for almost 6 months and vomiting 3-6 times daily.  Our new doctor told us to stop the Prevacid and lo and behold the vomiting has gone down to maybe 1-2 times a day!!  I am angry because I didn't think to ask if the Prevacid might be causing the vomiting .  The doctors make you so afraid of that nasty stomach acid.  However, it does not bother all babies and if the actual disorder is EE (eosinophilic esophagitis) and not true GERD then the Prevacid does not help anyway.  So, 6 months later we have extreme oral aversion due to excessive vomiting, refusal to nurse, and extremely tube dependent.  So, if your baby is on Prevacid and vomiting, ask your doctor about trying a different medication or going without.

My breastmilk is not causing his mucousy vomits

I have to say that I am not surprised. After 4 long days of not nursing Auggie he is still vomiting mucous. I think we can safely say that my breastmilk is not what's causing the mucous. Of course my intuition told me all along that this was not the case, but I had to do it to prove it to others! Tomorrow we go back to nursing and preparing our plan to wean. This tube has got to go - it's now doing more harm than good. He's gaining less now than he was prior to the tube and he's vomiting about 5-6 times daily.

Revised formula recipe once again

We've changed the calorie content of his formula again since the vomiting continues regardless of calories per ounce. We're now back at 24 calories per ounce at 30 ml/hr and still on continous feeds. I keep mentioning tube weaning as he is nursing more now and the doctors keep talking about G-tube (stomach tube). Once all the EEG and MRI test results are back we'll know better how to proceed. The good news is that he is nursing more - today he nursed 5-6 times - the most he's nursed in 2 months!! I am VERY pleased about that. Now I need to increase my milk supply - more pumping!!!