Baby reflux (omeprazole) and weaning

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Hello

My daughter is nearly 6 months old and has been on Omeprazole for bad reflux since 10 weeks old. It was really awful those early weeks.

We aren’t being monitored by a GP - it was just handed out and she’s been on same dosage since. I did ask a while back about increasing dose but was told to stay on the same.

My question is about what to do once weaning - I am going to start first tastes next week.

Obviously I would like to wean her off the omeprazole but really don’t know what to expect. For those whose babes have been on same drug, did their reflux get worse with food or is it an idea to taper down the dose? I have no idea!

Any guidance much appreciated!
Thank you x

Leave her on the same dose until she's eating three proper meals and then see was the advise I was given. Weaning may make the reflux better but it might also make it worse so best just to change one thing at a time so you know wether the weaning is making it worse or not before thinking about removing the Omeprazole.

My DS was on omeprazole since he was really little and his dose was upped when he was weighed by the HV. One day (when he was nearly 6 months old) I opened the fridge, his medicine fell out and smashed all over the floor. It took a week to get another bottle from the pharmacy and by that point he was fine as he hadn't been on it for a week so I never gave it to him again. We found the older he got the better he was. Now he is 10 months and hardly ever sick or in any pain at all (he was bad when he was little!). So I don't suggest you do what I did at all (I did tell the health visitor and they told me to not give it to him again!) but I just wanted to let you know my experience!! Good luck with weaning! Xx

Thank you both, very helpful! Yes I will watch and see and hope once properly weaned that I can take her off it.
I can’t get my baby weighed where I am, HV only weighing if a real problem. Seems crazy as she was little when born. Reason they can’t weigh on demand…covid X