Omeprazole prescription

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My little boy is 4 weeks old & has been suffering with reflux.
We had his tongue tie released at 3 days old, had 2 osteo appointments, tried comfort milk, lactose free milk, different bottles & teats, infacol & gripe.. we’ve been prescribed Pepti 1 but not seen any sort of improvement in the last 24hrs, infact it’s made him more sick & uncomfortable!
Doctor has agreed to prescribe omeprazole so going to get him weighed tomorrow to get him started, how quickly should we see results? He’s literally screaming after every feed & can still be screaming 3 hours after the feed 😔 Praying we get some results fast!

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We got results within a couple of days and were able to wean off the gaviscon really quickly. He still has some sick/spit ups but no where near as many, just like a normal baby now and feeding is much more enjoyable.
They say to administer it 30 mins before first feed but as it’s so horrible for them (we are on liquid omeprazole) I give it to him in his last feed before bed time (he is breast fed but I pump just for this bottle).
As it is prescribed per weight remember to get it updated, although our doctor says as soon as he hits 8kg we can up it to 4ml ourselves without a review.
It honestly has changed our baby! Hope this helps x

PPI meds only help to lower the acidity in the body so when it does come up it doesn’t hurt or burn. It doesn’t stop the body from refluxing. How are his dirty nappies? Doesn’t he have any other symptoms for CMPA?
Is his latch good following the tongue tie release and have you done oral play/ post division wound care exercises? If he still is disorganised and not yet relearn how to use his tongue correctly he could be taking in air which causes reflux and severe uncomfortableness, which medication doesn’t fix.

that’s amazing! So pleased you got quick results & a happy baby! Thank you ☺️

His nappies are a little firm at the moment (think this is due to so many milk changes). He has a little rash but I’m unsure wether it looks like an allergy rash, he grunts on the bottle which GP said is a sign. Yes we’ve done all of the after care, his latch still isn’t perfect as he spills out a little bit of milk out the sides of his mouth sometimes but we’ve been back for a review & they’re happy his tongue function is improving, he’s also had some osteo alongside TT division

who did the tongue tie division, was it a qualified tongue tie specialist?

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