OT: Anyone elses kid(s) have/had GER??, Gastroesophageal Reflux..... Options

[Mueller]

The twins (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) came home Wednesday evening at about 7pm....we finally got to bed at 2:30 in the morning (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

Feeding every 3 hours is getting "fun", hahahaha

While at the hospital, Taylor started to have symtoms of acid reflux and was spitting her milk/formula out of her mouth and nose. Not a big deal while hooked up to monitors. Before going home the doctors gave us a prespription for Zantac to help control it. Worked fine at the hospital but now at home shes done it a few times while asleep and we caught it by listening to the monitors in their room....

Luckly for us the girls have woken up during the few events, but it is very nerve racking and we are damn near afraid to go aspleep

I did some research and found some good info and things that help ease it until they grow out of it, but was wondering what other have found to work for sure.

Yes, i will be consulting the dr.s in the morning....

[ConeDodger]

Hi Mike,
Zantac will take a little time to work. I suspect that omeprazole is not used in newborns or that might have been considered. Perhaps Reglan but that also might not be used in newborns.
The physiology here is not just that the cardiac sphincter which is the opening at the inferior esophagus at the superior stomach is incompetent so it lets stomach acid through. But further, what it does in adults is to somewhat traumatize the esophagus itself. The most common initial symptom in adults is a sensation of inability to swallow. Some even don't complain of heartburn. Its almost as if the esophagus has a sprain and cannot move the food content downward.
Zantac is an H2 blocker and will cut down on the pH in the stomach. Omeprazole is a little newer but probably not much better. Reglan is different in that it is a motility drug. It causes the stomach and intestines to move food quicker.
All of the above comes with the caveat that I am not in to newborn medicine. In fact I break out in a rash when I do have to deal with them.
Bottom line is that kids spit up all the time and no one called it anything until recently. They grow out of it. Hope this is the case with yours.
I suspect we will be seeing less of you this year around the autocross courses? Perhaps you could come up to Stockton for the CRAB event. Did you ever get your bushings on Steve's car?
Oh goodness, I highjacked. Sorry.

Rob