At the ped this week we got a prescription for Zantac for my DS. He's 4 weeks old and still very small (4 lb 15 oz at birth, 5 lb 14 oz at ped on Thursday) so the dr was concerned about his spitting up. He also has a few other classic signs of reflux (arching his back, fussing at the breast, etc.). He's breastfed and supplemented with high calorie formula. The ped wants him to keep as many calories in his body as possible to help with weight gain, so we are going immediately to Zantac (she typically prefers not to jump to prescribing meds). DD has the same issues (worse, I think) but she's not quite as small so it's not as worrisome.

Anyway, he started Zantac on Friday and I'm wondering about others' experiences. How long until you saw an improvement from the medicine? Blake seems to be more fussy since starting the med but I'm not sure if it will just take a while to kick in?

Did you go dairy free or change to a different formula right away? Our ped said cutting out dairy couldn't hurt, but they are still on a cows milk formula so I'm not sure if we should go to a soy formula instead? The ped suggested starting with the meds then seeing if we need to change formula after the medicine starts to make a difference, but one of my friends whose son had reflux went straight to an elemental formula and it was the only thing to work for him. She also had her son sleep on a tucker wedge which she has offered to lend us. Anyone use one of these? I'm a little nervous to try something like that because sleeping flat on the back is safest and I'm a paranoid FTM. But it's also hard to keep him upright for half an hour after eating when his twin sister needs to eat and be tended to in the middle of the night too.

Anyway, if just appreciate any advice or anecdotes about your LO and reflux! Thanks!