REFLUX

Helped :
Elevating the basinette, and then her cot with a big phone book under each leg of the cot (head end!).

Breast feeding her on an angle, ie- legs lower than her head, not lieing flat.

Continuing to breast feed dispite 'helpful' people suggesting she would be better of on formula- formula stays in the belly longer, as they produce more acid which can make reflux worse.

Plunket family centre! They were awesome!

Pushing GP to get referred to a Paed, and eventually getting Isla on Gaviscon and Ranitidine,...she was like a different baby when we got her meds sorted!

The crying over spilt milk website.


Did not help:

Breast feeding with me lying down- not good!
Midwifes telling me it was colic.
GP not knowing much about infant reflux, and possible link to dairy intollerance.

Most of what Kellz said helped us as well..

if you are breastfeeding, expressing a little off first helped Daniel a bit but unfortunately what stopped his reflux was switching to formula (we switched to formula for other reasons and when we did he didn't need to be medicated anymore).. I'm not suggesting that you do this but perhaps think about cutting some things out of your diet if you haven't like dairy

Everything Kellz said. I also elevated everywhere we put her down so she never lay flat eg, had a pillow underneath her head end of her playmat, her carry cot etc. I found it good to sit her up on my knee for about 5-10 minutes after a feed.
Definitely get to the Dr and get Gaviscon and ranitidine- total lifesavers.

Edited by Jennz

to you.

I took my little man to Osteo, which seemed to help and they also suggested I give him Slippery Elm powder (all natural).

I also did what Kellz said.

But in saying that, Rex only had mild reflux.

All the best.

Helped
talking to other Mums with babies with reflux
infant gavison...this would work for a week or so then stop working so we would give it to him for about 5 days then none for 2-3 days...seemed to work quite well for us
going to see a naturopath, she was my angel
me taking slippery elm
taking wheat out of my diet

Didn't help
taking dairy out of my diet, it may have helped a tiny bit, but not enough to justfy taking all of that calcium and good fats out of my (and his) diet

At almost 7 months old and on 3 feeds of solids a day plus BF, he still gets reflux, but not as badly as he did when he was soley bf, it is worse in mornings and MUCH MUCH worse when he is unsettled and hasn't slept well.

big hugs to you, reflux sux