Reflux

Gavin has been battling reflux since his birth. This is were his food and stomach acid comes back up into his esphogus. It not only causes him to spit up alot but it has also been causing him pain. We first went to the doctor on Dec 30th when it seemed that he was trowing up half of his feedings and he was also arching his backing and was fussy. We then switched his formula to Enfamil AR which has a rice starch in it. Then seemed to help although he seemed to have trouble sucking it out of the original nipples. So we tried this for 2 weeks as the doctor ordered. Then this last friday I called the doctor to discuss with them that although he spitting up less he still seems to be in pain and be arching his back. They prescribed his Zantac (similiar to Prevacid). He started it Friday night and already it seemed to make a difference. We hope it continues to help. On friday we also switched Gavin from sleeping in our room in the cradle to sleeping in his room in his crib. This has been hard for me. Even with the video monitor I have slept less and more softly then when he was in the room with us. I am slowly becoming ok with it. I hope each night gets better. We will see. So far he is still sleeping the same and not any longer as we were hoping. With time I hope this changes. His night schedule goes as is. We feed him a bottle around 9pm then put him to bed in his crib. He then wakes up at 12, 3, and 6 like clockwork. He definantly has his nights and days figured out because he slepts well at night but will only sleep for 30 min to an hour during the day. He is also awake more during the day. He is cooing more and smiling more each day. Wow how he is growing up to fast.