Infant gaviscon

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Permalink Reply by Nikki T on February 8, 2008 at 9:33

Hi Lynsey

I'm having the same issue, did you manage to find an answer.....I'm adding 1 dose to 5oz at the moment but my baby is over 10lb?

Thanks

Nikki

Permalink Reply by Lynsey on February 8, 2008 at 12:36

hiya Nikki,

No haven't really found an answer. I'm only putting one sachet in 5oz again because luckily her reflux seemed to settle again. think it was just a bad couple of weeks.
When it was bad and she really showed discomfort i just put two sachets in the 5oz. she seemed ok with it. I spoke to another woman who did this too.

Sorry i haven't been much help

Lynsey

Permalink Reply by Nikki T on February 8, 2008 at 14:06

Hi Lynsey,

No that's a great help, glad to hear it's working for you to..... I will see how he goes and if if get's any worse I will increase the dose.

Take care

Nikki

Permalink Reply by Nikki T on February 8, 2008 at 14:11

Hi Lynsey,

Just a quick one, how many doses are you giving your little girl a day?

Thanks again

Nikki

Permalink Reply by Victoria on June 5, 2009 at 10:59

Hi I asked the paed about this - you should only use the 2 sachets when you are getting to above 5oz ish and then make up 8oz and bin the rest

Permalink Reply by Belinda on July 23, 2009 at 12:33

When my daughter had the sachets, i was told not to be overly concerned about the whole weight issue, I would always make up 6oz bottles and add two sachets (hospital consultant okeyed it).
How ever i found that the problem with the sachets was, if they do not finish a bottle it makes no difference how much gaviscon is in there you never know how much they are having. This is where i found the real problem.
I was then told to mix it with water and give it her direct from syring. HOW MAD have you ever tryed to get 15ml of thin liquid down a reluxing baby, and expecting them not to bring the lot back up, (daft plan).
When i told my consultant that i couldnt get the Gaviscon in, to do any good, she prescribed Gaviscon advance, in the bottles the same as we adults use. !00% easyer to use, 2.5ml before each feed. Transformed my little one.

Permalink Reply by Victoria on July 23, 2009 at 17:12

Can you get this for little ones - from what age????