Infacol

Yep we used it for 3 days and now 2 weeks later we are still trying to get him back to normal!!

Made my baby worse and turned out my baby boy has reflux so drs prescribed omeprazole

Infacol def didnt work..we back on dentinox

Yes! It’s ok for colic but if your babe has even the slightest of reflux it makes it worse!

how did you get omeprazole? My GP said it isn’t licensed in under 1’s and gave us lansoprazole 😮‍💨

My HV said there is no evidence it works. I stopped using it as I thought it was making my little boy sicky 😫

@Laura I didn't know that. The Dr in the Children's ward prescribed it to my LO, she has omprazol. Then the community team said that she is able to have bigger doses than what she came out if hospital with.

But this is really interesting. What is the lansoprozole like? Is it chalky? Does your little one take it well? My little one hates the omprazol and I think she gets so distressed having it it's counterproductive.
The community nurse also said that omprazol either works really well or is completely useless.

Yep I deffo think it's the reflux 🤦, I felt so awful making him worse! I will keep an eye on it as usually he's not bad so didn't think about going to the docs. It's so awful when they are in pain isn't it!

I’m not 100% sure - the GP cannot prescribe it but as far as I am aware a paediatrician can.

The lansoprazole is a nightmare. It’s a tablet you disperse in water and he needs 1/4 of one. I use a pippette like the one from the infacol bottle & give it to him with that which makes it easier. Not sure what form of omeprazole you have but I know it comes in a liquid which is super easy to administer maybe you could ask for that!

my gp prescribed the omeprazole to us and he’s only 9 weeks old x

@Laura it's the liquid she has its so chalky. It sounds like it gets 'claggy' in her throat. If you know what I mean.
That makes sense about the paediatrician though! X

Yeah!! At first it was ok but think it increased the bubbles!

this is so frustrating! I don’t understand why some people can get it off the GP and others can’t. I’m having so much trouble yet I have heard a handful of people who have had it prescribed! Has it made a big difference for your little one?

@Laura I had a call from my GP yesterday to review LOs and they said as GPs they don't like to prescribe it and also would only let babies have it for short term. They have taken my LO off of it now. She had it for 3 weeks.