Eating, Again

Dear Friends and Family,

After almost two weeks of no interest in food, P is eating again. Guess it was the ear infection and cold that were making her temperamental. We were afraid it was ye olde reflux rearing its ugly head again.

Once your kid has reflux, until you're sure it's gone, it becomes the nasty doubt in the back of your head. Is it a cold or reflux? Is it teething or reflux? Is it bad day or reflux? Is it allergies or reflux? Is it tired or reflux? Is it separation anxiety or reflux? Is it stranger anxiety or reflux? Is it spit up or reflux? Are the fewer, shorter naps normal? Or is it the reflux?

I've been slowing weaning P off of her Zantac. When we went from full dosage to zero cold turkey, it wasn't pretty. So, I've been lowering her dosage by 0.3 ml a day every week. Currently she's on 0.6 ml in the mornings and 0.3 ml in the evening. Next week, as long as she seems fine, I'll reduce it to 0.3 ml in the mornings and evenings.

Now that she's eating again, I am less anxious. We were debating giving her the full dose when she decided food wasn't her thing anymore. Guess it was the ear infection and not reflux, this time.


Cheers!
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