Reflux and back sleeping

Kellz, reading what you wrote was like a lightbulb moment! After listening to her cry on and off all day, I went and put her on her side and shes been quiet for about 15 minutes and she was actually asleep when I checked on her Makes me feel a bit bad that I was trying to force her to sleep on her back the last few days tho.

Yeah anyone with reflux or even a vomitting bug should sleep on their tummy or side. This is because back sleeping straightens out the esophogus and causes more of the "heartburn" thing

Another question... how do they get an official diagnosis. Do they do any tests? Or is it mainly subjective?

sorry for being ignorant but what makes it silent reflux? i seem to be the only person i know whose child is on neocate who doesnt have reflux..he certainly sleeps better sitting up though.. wonder if i could use that wedge to put him on his side(its designed for back though..

glad you found something that helped aimee?

Silent reflux is when the stomach acid back-tracks up the eoshagus/throat, burning the throat and causing pain, but without the spilling usually associated with infant reflux. Therefore its much harder to diagnose, cos u obviously cant see that the stomach acid/contents is burning thr throat.
One in 3 babies with reflux have dairy intollerance or allergy.
Isla's went un-diagnosed for 5 months. I knew something was very wrong, but even when we aksed the diff Dr's we saw if it could be reflux(after serching online), 3 said no. Grrr!

We always used a rolled up baby towel or blanket to keep Isla on her side. We also found it more effective to tilt the bassinette or cot from under the legs of the cot, not under the matress,..and make sure u tilt it at least the height of a phone book - Auck size, not Gizzy size! Lol!

I tell you, with the reflux probs I have atm, I really feel for these poor wee refluxy babes, it bloody burns like a mo fo!

Mercedes was diagnosed after the paed watched her squirm and scream her way thru a feed then promptly spew it back all over herself. Sienna was never officially diagnosed coz I refused to admit they both had reflux, it seemed too overwhelming, but she had the exact same symptoms. Mine were half and halfers - they spewed a lot, but you could also hear them refluxing then nothing would come up, they would swallow it back down again, it was awful.

Yeah it took me a long time to be able to recoginse the sound of Isla refluxing,..I cant really discribe it,..its not like dry wreching.

Other symtoms that Isla had were :
Could only feed when upright,...I bf her but couldnt lie her flat across me like I see a lot of other people do,..her head was the only part level with my boob,..and the rest of her body was on a huge angle down so her legs were on mine (hope that makes sense).
Only fed for max 3 mins a fed, was on and off screaming and on again etc.
Was never calm when feeding.
Would draw her legs up to her chest.

Im sure I will think of more!

Ouchies. Poor bubbas with reflux....

Yeah Teresa, we were told that Isla only feeding 3 mins MAX was just cos she was an good feeder and I had good supply. Or tat it must be my supply,..or that I had PND and was bascially imagined how bad it was

I learnt- trust your instincts!

Greer's sound reminds me of the oldies I see in hospital with a chest infection who are lying on their back gurgling away and needing a really good cough.

She has been sleeping awesome since I re-started side sleeping her yesterday. Going off to sleep awake with less than one minute grizzling. This morning was the first morning in weeks she hasnt woken at 5am and slept through until 7! yay! Still a bit nervous about our paed appt on Mon and being turned down for neocate but will cross that bridge if it happens.

Oh and yay! child disability allowance has gone up again this year - now its $80 a fortnight. Sweet!