Re: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS...(please read response)

March 12, 2001

my son had the milk allergy/reflux too and he was put on a special

formula that made all the difference in sleep. it is called neocate.

you cant buy it in a store, you must get it direct from the company.

ask your gastro dr. my son started with nutramagin/alimentum and was

still having a terrible time. it was explained to us that the reason

was because they both still had the milk protein in them just very

" broken down " to a level most allergic/colic kids could handle. my son

couldn't. the Neocate was basically a predigested formula withOUT any

milk/soy in it whatso ever. after 2 weeks on this formula he finally

started to sleep better going from waking 5-6 times a night to only

one. he has since stopped the formula but i know other kids that

continue into the 1st year (toddler formula). if you want more info, i

will forward it to you. also, it is expensive but insurance sometimes

covers it. i wish u luck and if you have any questions, let me know.

lisabnetz@...

> This is not related to plagiocephaly. My son Spencer turned 1 on

> March 6, 2001. He's the easiest baby except for he gets up 5-6

times

> every night. When he was born he had a severe case of Reflux and he

> still suffers from stomach spasms. The first two months of his life

> he didn't sleep more than 2 hours out of 24 hours. They put him on

> Zantac and Donnatol. He no longer needs the Zantac but he takes

> Donnatol 4 times a day still. He's also allergic to milk. After

> they medicated him around 2 months old he began to sleep at least 2

-

> 3 hours at a time. He's now 1 and he still gets up repeatedly. I

> know that he has night terrors. This has been confirmed by his

> pediatrician. Does ANYONE have any advice on how to get him to

sleep

> through the night? Between getting no more than 3-4 hours sleep a

> night and traveling every two weeks to Charlotte (I live in VA

Beach)

> I'm am exhausted. I don't think Spencer is exhausted though. I

also

> have a 6 year old son to take care of so ANY advice is helpful. I

> have tried letting him cry it out but he gets completely histyrical.

> HELP

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