The Drug Search

Zantac.  Could this be the answer to our colic prayers?  Could sweet little Fussy Pants not in fact be colicky, but instead be inflicted with acid reflux?  It appears the answer may be 'yes'.  After talking with several other moms who have acid reflux babies, Presley's symptoms are strikingly similar.  The constant crying, inability to lay flat on her back without going berserk and all the spit ups.  She spits up so much somedays it's like she has the stomach flu.  It's just like a jet stream pouring out of her mouth.  It's so bad on certain days that it reminds me of that scene from Stand By Me where that little boy starts throwing up his blueberry pie.  It just keeps coming and coming and you wonder when on earth he's going to stop.  Ok, so Presley clearly hasn't eaten blueberry pie and she hasn't made anyone else throw up like in the movie, but the force is incredibly similar.  If she doesn't end up drenching her own outfit, she does mine.  Last week at her four month checkup, I pleaded my case for Zantac.  I was prepared to throw myself at the pediatricians feet so we could at least let us try it.  Much to my surprise, the pediatrician was more than willing to prescribe it.  In fact, she went full throttle and gave us the max dose possible.  One week she told us.  In one week we'll know whether this will be a 'miracle' drug for our little Miss Fussy Pants.  So a week has come and gone.  We've noticed less spitting up, but the constant crying continues.  My dreams of having a generally happy, content baby have once again been squashed.  But, I refuse to let optimism die.  We just started her on rice cereal.  We were/are hoping the combination will do the trick.  That this beautiful baby girl with sparkling bright blue eyes will wake up and become and angel baby.  Ok, as heavenly as that sounds, I'm also a bit of a realist.  I'm calling her pediatrician again tomorrow.  I've heard Prevacid may be good...