Hi, hope someone has even through similar and can help.
My DS had significant silent reflux and started on ranitidine at 3 months and when that stopped being effective we moved to omeprazole at 6 months, the paed was reluctant to prescribe but it worked. 10mg per day which is a middle ish dose I think. However the paed was more convinced his reflux was a result of intolerances and we both (BF) have been wheat, dairy, soy and egg free since then. Things have improved enormously and he has been more settled than ever bar the sleepless nights.
The paed wanted to wean off omeprazole ASAP because it can worsen allergies, and because things have been going well we were a bit blasé about reducing dose to 5 mg per day. Things were fine for about a week but I think things have been getting gradually worse. He is fighting bf again, wriggling and squirming throughout a feed and struggling to fall asleep feeding which is the only way he knows how! And he's very restless in his sleep.
The thing is I take omeprazole myself and I know that the effects are pretty immediate, so I'm not sure if it's even possible for him to see these effects more than a week after halving the dose? I don't know what to do really, on the one hand we really don't want him to be on the meds but I really don't want to go back to the days of feeding aversion and a baby in agony.
Has anyone been through this, should I up the dose and wait a while or persevere? Everyone around me seems quite keen to get him off the meds.
Thanks in advance.
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ilovetosleep · 08/01/2015 13:48
ilovetosleep · 08/01/2015 13:48
Hi, hope someone has even through similar and can help.
My DS had significant silent reflux and started on ranitidine at 3 months and when that stopped being effective we moved to omeprazole at 6 months, the paed was reluctant to prescribe but it worked. 10mg per day which is a middle ish dose I think. However the paed was more convinced his reflux was a result of intolerances and we both (BF) have been wheat, dairy, soy and egg free since then. Things have improved enormously and he has been more settled than ever bar the sleepless nights.
The paed wanted to wean off omeprazole ASAP because it can worsen allergies, and because things have been going well we were a bit blasé about reducing dose to 5 mg per day. Things were fine for about a week but I think things have been getting gradually worse. He is fighting bf again, wriggling and squirming throughout a feed and struggling to fall asleep feeding which is the only way he knows how! And he's very restless in his sleep.
The thing is I take omeprazole myself and I know that the effects are pretty immediate, so I'm not sure if it's even possible for him to see these effects more than a week after halving the dose? I don't know what to do really, on the one hand we really don't want him to be on the meds but I really don't want to go back to the days of feeding aversion and a baby in agony.
Has anyone been through this, should I up the dose and wait a while or persevere? Everyone around me seems quite keen to get him off the meds.
Thanks in advance.
Jololols · 15/04/2024 09:53
Hey there,
Just wondering if you ever got your LO off the Losec? My little boy is nearly 10 months and I'm.anxious to get him off it however its started to effect his sleeping. Which he wasn't great at in the first place. Loads of night waking and I've only reduced his 10 ml to 8 so I'm thinking ill have to go back up again.
Saltanats · 15/04/2024 14:33
Hi, I had to increase the dose back because she could not sleep at all. Her naps were very short and nights were really bad.
I’ll give another try in couple of months. We seeing paediatrician 1st of May and ill ask her how to do it and if there are anything else to give her to ease the process. Because I have googled and read that some antacid could be taken temporary.
I’ll update you here.
Jololols · 15/04/2024 09:53
Hey there,
Just wondering if you ever got your LO off the Losec? My little boy is nearly 10 months and I'm.anxious to get him off it however its started to effect his sleeping. Which he wasn't great at in the first place. Loads of night waking and I've only reduced his 10 ml to 8 so I'm thinking ill have to go back up again.
Jololols · Yesterday 15:55
Can I ask you, was it just sleep that was affected when you reduced the dosage? Or did you notice your LO was in pain too?
It seems to only be affecting my LOs sleep and questioning myself whether it's the Losec or he's just having an off day.
Saltanats · 15/04/2024 14:33
Hi, I had to increase the dose back because she could not sleep at all. Her naps were very short and nights were really bad.
I’ll give another try in couple of months. We seeing paediatrician 1st of May and ill ask her how to do it and if there are anything else to give her to ease the process. Because I have googled and read that some antacid could be taken temporary.
I’ll update you here.
Jololols · 15/04/2024 09:53
Hey there,
Just wondering if you ever got your LO off the Losec? My little boy is nearly 10 months and I'm.anxious to get him off it however its started to effect his sleeping. Which he wasn't great at in the first place. Loads of night waking and I've only reduced his 10 ml to 8 so I'm thinking ill have to go back up again.
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