Babies with reflux don't usually need to take any medication, but sometimes the following medicines may be offered if your doctor feels the problem is severe:
Even babies with reflux don't need to be on their stomach nor their sides to sleep.
Not exact matches
something to be aware of
with babies who
do what your daughter
did was that it could be silent
reflux.
I just thought I would add that I have a 6 month old GERD
baby with very bad
reflux - solids
did not help her though my pediatrician said they might (thanks for adding that in this post).
There are many parents out there who
do BW
with a
reflux baby, and while not all are the «stereotypical» picture of BW perfection, it is still MUCH easier than it would be if you weren't
doing BW.
Occasionally I
do feel pressured by parents struggling to make ends meet to diagnose a CMPI or
reflux so the kid can get free milk, but rather that than having a family
with a sick
baby struggling to find money to feed themselves and the
baby who needs an expensive hydrolysed formula.
However, this doesn't work
with all
babies and doesn't relieve other
reflux symptoms, but it might be worth a try.
From what I'd read, it sounded like my
baby had silent
reflux, a disease in which his stomach's pyloric valve didn't close completely, and milk, mixed
with stomach acid, splashed up into his esophagus.
Don't prop up your
baby's mattress
with a towel or a crib wedge in an attempt to relieve congestion or
reflux.
Acid
reflux formulas often
do help
with spit up but are only recommended for
babies with medically - concerning spit up issues.
Two
baby formulas are available that may help kids
with reflux so that you don't have to add cereal on your own.
Again
with reflux, what works for some
babies does not work for others (Mason needed Prevacid because Zantac was not enough).
Some
babies with reflux naturally prefer to eat this way; others get cranky if they don't get their full feeding right away.
«Breastfed
babies sometimes don't need as much burping as formula fed
babies, and some
babies with reflux may need more frequent burping during feeds,» notes Mitzner.
My breasts are always full and very painful, my
baby coughs and chokes at feedings, spits up after each feeding but
does not how signs of acid
reflux, I produce 4 - 6 oz on each side when pumping after my
baby eats, constantly leaking (getting clothes wet even
with breast pads), and have gotten mastitis requiring antibiotics already.
This procedure (fundoplication) is usually
done only when
reflux is severe enough to prevent growth or to interfere
with your
baby's breathing.
For these
babies (anatomical issue) it is not manageable
with diet alone, although it
does helps in many cases to cut out milk protein, too, along
with medication, however, they would be lost without an PPI until they outgrew their
reflux.
Others think it has something to
do with the
baby's developing digestive system, perhaps caused by food sensitivities, acid
reflux, or gas.
Does your
baby struggle
with reflux?
Sleeping on the back
does not increase choking risk in
babies with gastroesophageal
reflux disease too.
She also asked me questions about his feeding habits, and when I mentioned that he
does seem to spit up a lot, she said that
reflux is pretty common in
babies who nurse
with a shield, as they tend to swallow a lot of air as a result of breaking the latch more easily.
Surprisingly, almost 10 percent of the
babies were treated
with antacids such as Zantac or Pepcid for acid
reflux; spitting up is common in infants and
does not typically need to be medicated.