I began to suspect reflux in my 6 month old. For several months we've have an extreme escalation of fussy behavior in an other-wise joyful baby. Eventually it got to the point that I knew it wasn't a developmental leap, growth spurt, or other illness. My gut kept telling me something was wrong. We had been doing some solids for about a month so I stopped them and it cut the fussing in half. I began to think back, and realized that she's been exhibiting signs of reflux for a while but nothing was to the point that I thought something was wrong with her until recently. Anyway, I relayed all this to her pediatrician at her well check today and he prescribed Zantac. (I figured he would.) He didn't say much other than her dosage and we should know if it's helping in a week. When I went to pick it up, I noticed that it's a 30 day supply with no refills...are we expecting the Zantac to heal it? Is it just a 30 day supply because we just suspect reflux and it could be something else? I was just under the impression that it would be more long term. What was your Zantac experience?
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The dosage changes regularly with weight so maybe your pediatrician wants to make sure you touch base again soon?
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@Mrs. Sunshine: One of my LOs took Zantac (the other was on Prevacid) and it was always a monthly supply. Zantac is weight dependent so her dosage will go up as her weight does. We started at 2 weeks and continued through 8 months so my DD (who took the Zantac) was going through major weight gain. We took her in to be weighed from time to time and they would adjust the dosage accordingly. There's also a decent chance the Zantac will not help and she'll need to try another med (what happened with DS), so the dr probably doesn't want to put in for a bunch of refills until you know if Zantac will make a difference.
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We've been dealing with severe colic for 7 months now. Our doc suspected maybe reflux so we tried Zantac and saw no improvement. Still have no idea what it was but that was our experience with it. I hope your baby gets less fussy!
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Wendi's Prevacid not Zantac but it's def a longer term thing, I'm sure he'll see you back in a month. Did he not mention that?
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@Mrs Green Grass: no but she got a flu shot today so we'll be back in a month anyway...
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We also used Prevacid (omeprezole) after Zantac didn't work. Finally weaned off at about 13mo!
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@twodoghouse: makes sense, thank you!!
@anonysquire: she wasn't particularly fussy until around month 4. Then a few weeks ago it was murderous screaming all night long. We cut solids and now she's just moderately unhappy during the day. She does best when we aren't at home. But she only gained 1 pound in the past 2 months so I'm hoping this is the issue and not something else. Everything was going great prior to this. Thanks for your input though. I don't want to get disappointed if it doesn't work. Hope things get easier for your family!
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Our doc monitored E monthly when she was on zantac (6 weeks - 8 mos), and called in refills as necessary. It is weight dependent, as others have said, and the doc wanted to make sure that there were no additional issues.
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DS started Zantac pretty early (first month-ish?) and only had his dosage upped once. He was started on .5ml 2x daily. I would say around 4-5 months they upped it to 3x daily.
He's 8 months now and is fine on that dose, although his spit up is almost none so I'm sure that's the biggest factor. It was a lifesaver for us. I want to say it took at least 3 days before we noticed a difference in the fussiness. I hope it helps your LO!
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