Reflux Episodes??

Don't crush the granules!!!

They need to go into the tum whole, but yes open the capsule & sprinkle on the pears. Give at night too, as then you have more of a chance of having a better night sleep. I have found giving them around 5pm is a good time.

Make sure her bed is raised too it it's not.

thats funny we have done it for the last year and was told to do it, also the chemist makes it every week for us crushed and into water so i can get it thru a mickey button... different doc different ideas... only way to get it into jack. never been told not. any reason?

Cause they are time release capsules. I've also heard that the liquid version is less effective after a week. Ahhh drumstx, just read that you get it weekly.

Try putting them in a big syringe with some water. Takes a few goes to get them all out though. I use the nurophen syringe if I've forgotten to give them with dinner.

MUM2HIAWATHA I just contacted our pharmacy to get some info for you on losec.

They said you need to find a compound pharmacy. The reason I can get it in liquid form is because they have specialised equipment that not all pharmacies have. Losec is apparently an unstable compound and doesn't last long like what AandCsmum said. Prescriptions don't cost anything, but to have it made up specially in liquid form it only costs me 50cents per month.

It just needs to be kept refrigerated and shaken really good before administered every day.

So now you could possibly do a ring around in your area of pharmacies and ask if they are a compound pharmacy and/or if they have the equipment to make things into liquid form such as losec.

good luck, i get mine every week and give it morning and night, definitly unstable and do need to shake heaps but my pharmacy waves my 10c a week and makes it every monday for me to pick up on the way to school, i hope that you can find one, though i was told that it was at its best to get weekly. it does taste yuk ( yes i tried it) and i did mix it with something else to cover the bitter taste. oh and you are doing great! reflux babies are so hard sometimes, it is hard not being able to fix the sad. all the best and let us know how u get on

Just be aware that the liquid can lose effectiveness as it gets older - we found that after about 5 days, Zac started screaming at night again in pain. It also tastes very nasty!

We've since gone onto granules and they're great. I got a can of baby pears and put tiny blobs onto gladwrap in the freezer - so each night I just defrost one blob and put the granules with that. It's only about 1\4 teaspoon and he eats it well. Just another option

arohanui, so it might not even be good enough to get the liquid weekly? I don't want her screaming again after 5 days.

We tried everything in terms of getting the granules into her!
On a spoon with puree, on the fingertip with puree, through a teat with big hole and watered down puree, etc!
As soon as she feels the granules she starts choking and tries to throw up

MUM2HIAWATHA jack as severe silent reflux, and is on the high dose, we have given him liquid losac for the past year, he is 2yrs now, and i havent had a problem, i do get it every week as lessens in efftectiveness after that time. I would really recommend trying it, jack hardly eats and he too would gag and throw up when i gave him the granules. Just need to shake it really well and it is so much easier., i am so greatful that i can give it this way afta fighting with the granuales for 3months.

I got the liquid last night and DH and I tried it out of solidarity with DD before she had her first dose this morning.
It tastes morbidly gross, might aswell eat a tablespoon of baking powder but it's much easier to get into her!

The only thing is that the slimey, arrogant pharamcist 'Harvey' didn't have a clue about when the best time to administer is. Reckons it doesn't matter at all!

In the end I decided to give her the ranitidine 15-30min before feed and the losec straight before the feed.

Oh FX it does the trick for you. I'm definitely going to question our chemist now as they give me a monthly dosage of losec, but it does seem to be working so may not need to worry.

I give Leah's in the morning first thing as I found her reflux was worse during the day time.