Omeprazole suspension

[Smellybears]

Hello all!
Little one is on 5ml omeprazole suspension twice daily. He absolutely hates it and I’m really struggling to get him to take it. Using a syringe, he spits the majority of it out. I’ve been putting it into a teat but he realised after a ml what it is and is hysterical. I’ve tried giving him a little water after a mouth full of medicine to try take the taste away but he still screams. It takes a good 20-30 minutes of screaming to get it in him. He was that bad last night that he started choking on it.
I’m wondering if anyone can advise please on how to give or do i need to go back to the doctors and see what else they can give? Ranitidine doesn’t work, neither does gaviscon and he’s allergic to carobel. He’s also got a cows milk allergy and is on neocate milk. I know it’s got to be given half an hour before a bottle or one hour afterwards. It is working but getting him to take it is a nightmare, it was scary when he was choking
Thanks all!

Changing his nappy he also has a wedge. To be honest he’s upright as much as possible during the day, to help his reflux. He’s in his bouncer loads to keep him upright and I take him out in the pram to get him to sleep more upright
Winding I remember reading on here early on not to pat as that makes reflux worse so I’ve always rubbed his back.
Someone bought him jeans recently and I ended up taking them back! He lives in baby grows :)

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I do really appreciate it and it’s also good to know that he’s not the only one and that there are plenty of other babies that come out the other end of it, we just need to power through!

My little one loves being read to, he’s got his own library in his room! My mum always read to me when I was younger and I’ve taken to reading to him right from birth, it helps him to sleep and I’m hoping helps him be a brain box!

Sorry didn’t mean to teach you to suck eggs, just wanted to say all the things that helped me in case you hadn’t already tried!

People used to laugh at me for reading to mine as babies! Dc1 was only just 2 when dc2 came along and as a LP it was second nature to have them both together and reading at bedtime. I’m convinced this has helped their love of books and that they both read very well early despite one of them having dyslexia.

Keep going. He won’t remember this hard time. Just us mums that live with the lasting memories!

No need to apologise at all, I appreciate your replies
Why is it people laugh when you say that you read to them, it’s mad isn’t it?! He loves being read to, and to be honest I enjoy reading to him!

Good! Reading is a very important life skill and is a great way to encourage them as children to read themselves for pleasure when they are a little older.

Smellybears reading this thread reminded me so much of when my eldest was a baby. He had terrible reflux and the first four months of his life were very hard work! Weaning definitely helped him. One tip I found helpful with him and my youngest was keeping them upright after a feed for an hour. I used to hold my youngest upright against my chest after a feed and let him snooze on me. It does get better though!

That’s good that weaning helped. The feeding nurse mentioned early weaning to me

smellybears it does get easier I promise! My little girl had really bad reflux and nearly had to have the op.
The projectile vomit was something to admire!!
I dissolved the omeprezole in a little water with squash and then syringed it in. She wouldn’t take it in just water.
As other people have said, keep him upright as much as possible. She grew out of it at around 8 months. I weaned early but she was always a fussy eater, even two years later! Hopefully your son won’t be. I do wonder if it’s down to the reflux?

My one god send was a frog chair for her to sit up in. Not sure how to describe it but she loved being able to sit up on her own.

With the winding, my Hv told me to sit her up straight, one hand under the chin, the other on her back. No rubbing or patting needed, it just came up! After months of struggling!