acid reflux

Our two oldest children had severe reflux. They were on 2 different types of medication, neither of which completely helped. They were projectile vomiters. For us it was a viscious cycle. They would nurse, scream, vomit - be hungry from the vomiting so we would start over nurse, scream vomit. I finally with much defeat had to forgo bottle feeding and switched them to Nutramigen which was outrageously expensive but worth it. They felt so much better on it.

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My son had it and I nursed. Let me tell you...we tried everything! We tried to add different prescription medicines to his bottles and that was a total waste. Then we added rice cereal to his bottles, no improvement. We started to try some different formulas (mixed w/ some breast milk) and again no improvement. I got frustrated w/ my Ped and went elsewhere for a seconed opinion. Over the phone they asked me to count daily how many times he puked so I could tell the Dr at the appointment. I quit counting at 4pm and was at 54 times. Nobody really seemed to care and I was totally frustrated because not only could he not keep liquids down, but he was starting solids and puking that up all over the house too. Anyway, I went back to my original Ped and told him I went for a 2nd opinion and that I seriously wanted some help. So they did an upper GI (he was 7 months old by now) and found nothing. He was about 9 months old before he "grew out of it" and the only thing that he was able to keep down were solid things like crackers, toast or bananas. It was rough, but he was always happy and gained weight which is why I think nobody cared. Also, almost every baby "spits up" or has some form of "reflux" so I think they brush it under the carpet which doesn't make moms feel any better, but it is hard to get much sympathy. You could try cutting caffeine, as they suggest and see if anything happens. It was a long year for me and when my daughter came along 2 years later she was lactose intolerant...it is always something! Good Luck!!

Try slightly elevating your baby's bed. I have acid reflux and thats what the doctors recommend it. I was told that carbonation is worse than caffiene so try switching to white tea? Its very good! And stay away from spicy and acidic foods since they create more acid!

My boys both had severe reflux...one ended up in the hospital because he got esophagitis from it. I ended up cutting out all dairy and he was on Prevacid, and then Nexium. It really sucked not being able to have dairy! But I would do it all over again...not only was nursing very important to me, but it saved us a fortune in Neutramagin. We tried to elevate his crib mattress but he would just roll to the bottom...so we just propped him up in a boppy pillow. It worked wonders and before we knew it he outgrew it. Good luck!

My Dr. told me that all babies have acid reflux to a degree. In severe cases, special formula is needed, or meds, but otherwise, she said that alot of Drs. are over-prescribing for acid reflux. My daughter never had an issue, but she did spit up after eating. I never thought it was a problem though. I guess it all depends on how many times they are doing it, if they don't gain weight, etc. My mom always says "that was never around when you were a baby". Kinda makes you wonder, but I say, do whatever you can for the comfort of your child! :)

We went through 5 different types of formula before my daughter was put on the Nutramagin. She was also in zantac but it really didnt help. She is just now finally starting to out grow it and she is 6 months. Our DR. told us to let her sleep in her carseat because it keeps her propped up and it did help at night to keep her from puking on me. She has only started to sleep in her crib in the last month. Hang in there it will get better :)
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My youngest son has reflux but wasn't a puker. Actually he rarely spit up. For us it was more than reflux, it was Tracheomalacia, allergies, asthma and the reflux. He's now 20 months and is doing great! I know they are miserable, but it does get better. Our pediatrician tried him on axid first. He did better than with nothing, but he was still fussy. Then he put him on prevacid and has had to up the dosage a few times. I'd encourage you to let your doctor know exactly what's happening, what's helping, what's not, etc. Our son slept in his swing for the first few months or propped up in his boppy. After they finally got everything under control he turned into a great sleeper. He's the only kid I've ever met that cries to be put into his crib. =) Hang in there mom!

My son also has reflux. He was premature, but I was also breastfeeding. He would eat and then spit up EVERYTHING, if not more. They would watch his weight and noticed he wasn't gaining anything due to his being unable to keep anything down from spitting up so much. We were in the drs. office weekly, sometimes twice a week. He was a month old and hadn't gained a more than maybe a half a pound. He was hospitalized, pulled off breastmilk, put on Nutramigen, which we ended up having to do a high calorie diet with, (which resulted in using twice as much formula)and we had to thicken his feeds. Along with that, he was on Zantac twice a day. It was tedious and never ending. Even with his high calorie diet, he still had a hard time catching up. He's 16 months now, and he's still on the very small side. (He was on the growth charts for the first time at his 15 mos checkup) He can't have Whole or 2% milk as he still spits that up, but we substitute with other high calorie foods such as pb, eggs, etc. Things will get better as your child gets older! Just don't give up and do whatever it is the dr. recommends to you.

Our daughter has reflux as well. I cut out dairy and caffeine when I was nursing, and we supplemented with Gentlease formula. She was also on Zantac. That did not help for her. Prevacid has, however. She is still on it because if we don't give it to her she screams and has nasty acidy burps. She has no problems with milk, however. She also continued to spit up, even with the medication--it doesn't stop the spitting up, just helps to neutralize the acid content so they aren't in so much pain when it happens.