IF so maybe we could support and encourage one another?
My middle child had reflux as well so I've been here before.. but ughhhhhh it's so hard some days!
I've tried home remedies for about a week now with baby Samuel and it just isn't enough. So we are headed in to the doctor tomorrow morning to see about getting him put on medication. My middle boy was on PPI meds (Prevacid) from 3 months to 11 months.
I called my midwife today just for confirmation basically even though in my heart I knew the answer sometimes you just need someone else to tell you it's so before you can really believe it yourself. My DH was still doubting to, so having her confirm things helped him too I think.
She asked what was going on, so I described the screaming, arching back/neck, can't lay flat without screaming, and either spitting up or regurgitating without spitting it out at pretty much every feeding now. Long spurts of crying/fussing/eating and repeating etc. And she immediately agreed that he has reflux.
She also told me that the only reasons to medicate for reflux were if baby isn't gaining well (but I 'think' he is though he hasn't been weighed for a few weeks), or if they are in pain.. and he's definitely in pain.
So we are headed in to see our family doctor at 9:30am tomorrow, hopefully we can get him on some medication and headed towards feeling better soon. I remember with my middle child we didn't learn what was wrong till he was 3 months old (poor thing) and just thought he was a clingy/screamy baby *sigh,* but a short time on meds and he was like a whole new kid. So I can only hope that by catching things earlier this time the baby will be better sooner and not have to go through those months of suffering.
Meanwhile I've got a wedge under the head of the crib to elevate his head (for the rare times that I can get him to sleep alone that is), try to keep him upright after feeds, and gently burp so as to get all the burps but not cause him to spit-up anymore then he already does.
I've also got a infant size Tucker sling (6-16lbs) ordered earlier this week, hopefully it'll come soon, we had the larger size (16-24lbs) for my other kiddo since we caught it late and he was a big boy (comfort nurser) at 3 months.
My midwife doesn't think that cutting things out of my diet is going to change things, and since I already have a very limited diet (due to severe hypoglycemia) I think I agree. It's most likely just due to his esophagus not being mature yet.
So anyway,
anybody else having to deal with the dreaded acid reflux in their precious new babies??
My middle child had reflux as well so I've been here before.. but ughhhhhh it's so hard some days!
I've tried home remedies for about a week now with baby Samuel and it just isn't enough. So we are headed in to the doctor tomorrow morning to see about getting him put on medication. My middle boy was on PPI meds (Prevacid) from 3 months to 11 months.
I called my midwife today just for confirmation basically even though in my heart I knew the answer sometimes you just need someone else to tell you it's so before you can really believe it yourself. My DH was still doubting to, so having her confirm things helped him too I think.
She asked what was going on, so I described the screaming, arching back/neck, can't lay flat without screaming, and either spitting up or regurgitating without spitting it out at pretty much every feeding now. Long spurts of crying/fussing/eating and repeating etc. And she immediately agreed that he has reflux.
She also told me that the only reasons to medicate for reflux were if baby isn't gaining well (but I 'think' he is though he hasn't been weighed for a few weeks), or if they are in pain.. and he's definitely in pain.
So we are headed in to see our family doctor at 9:30am tomorrow, hopefully we can get him on some medication and headed towards feeling better soon. I remember with my middle child we didn't learn what was wrong till he was 3 months old (poor thing) and just thought he was a clingy/screamy baby *sigh,* but a short time on meds and he was like a whole new kid. So I can only hope that by catching things earlier this time the baby will be better sooner and not have to go through those months of suffering.
Meanwhile I've got a wedge under the head of the crib to elevate his head (for the rare times that I can get him to sleep alone that is), try to keep him upright after feeds, and gently burp so as to get all the burps but not cause him to spit-up anymore then he already does.
I've also got a infant size Tucker sling (6-16lbs) ordered earlier this week, hopefully it'll come soon, we had the larger size (16-24lbs) for my other kiddo since we caught it late and he was a big boy (comfort nurser) at 3 months.
My midwife doesn't think that cutting things out of my diet is going to change things, and since I already have a very limited diet (due to severe hypoglycemia) I think I agree. It's most likely just due to his esophagus not being mature yet.
So anyway,
anybody else having to deal with the dreaded acid reflux in their precious new babies??
She's still spitting up & vomiting some; it seems like it's sometimes related to her stress level. (? - just a guess there) Burping her before switching sides of the breast and holding her upright after meals also has helped a bit.
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