When did you stop using Losec

Leah is 7 months + 2 weeks. She has been on losec since 4 months. She had severe reflux before that, but had no idea as she started with silent reflux.

Every time I get a new prescription the Dr asks me to see if she will do fine without it, but after only 1 day things turn to custard. I forgot to give it yesterday and it was such a rough day and night.

For those of you with babies that did use Losec, when did you find your baby was able to go without it?

I also realise after reading other posts that the liquid losec usually only lasts a week, but my chemist does it in monthly bottles. Does anyone else get there's made up for a month. I'm concerned that I'm using mine for too long.

Miss will be 15 months next month, and shes on max dose and we wont be off any time soon just had a scope done and shes got mild damage and thats with max dose so we def wont be going of till she has surgery.

DD is still on Losec at 14months. I suspect that her dose will be increased soon as well.

Losec and gaviscon will not stop Leah from spilling, but if she is still unsettled without it then it sounds like she still needs it. I think that the general rule of thumb is that as they eat more solid food the reflux gets better (although the opposite is true in our case) so at 7 months she is probably still not eating enough food.

Fingers crossed she improves soon...

My understanding when DD was on losec was that because it works by effectively stopping the stomach's acid production, when she comes off it, there is a temporary over-production of acid and her symptoms may worsen initially. I upped her gaviscon for the first 3 days and then looked at how she was once I reduced that. If that is true then the response to missing one dose may not be a good indication.

DD was one who has shown huge improvement with solids though. Have you tried Leah dairy free?

Thanks ladies. T_Rex sounds like a plan re more gaviscon and see how she will do. I have a few more weeks left of Losec so will see how we go then.

That is great she improved with solids. I hear so many stories from parents with reflux babies that say they either get better and some cases worse. At the moment, apart from banana Leah cannot have any fruit otherwise she will be violently ill. Everything including pair seems to do it to her.

Mum_me yeh I think I will just relax on the food thing. I get too caught up in what other babies her age are eating. She seems fine without solids and doesn't seem extra hungry, so will just take my time.