So glad to hear that Harlow is getting better and that the Zantac is helping! Keep us all posted on this! My son, who was a preemie, got his first adjustment at 6weeks 5. Your ped might even be able to refer you to one. Too cool! Glad you have your sweet cooing girl back!!! Kotlow that may be of use to you. Were you getting the back arching too? My first had no reflux problems except, ya know, the usual baby spitting up. But the preemie? Good God! I thought he was just being a bitch for a while and then when I found out what the problem was, ugh…i felt terrible about myself.
This too shall pass. So glad you figured it out! I had the same problem with my little sweetie. I would echo the advice on getting Harlowe adjusted by a chiropractor.
It sounds way worse than it is. For babies it is more gentle manipulation while the baby lays on you. Glad you are enjoying the rock n play!!! My little man is 11 months and still has severe reflux, I pretty much lived at the doctors for a month before they would give him anything.. We got prescribed Ranitidine I live in England! Whe have lots of burp cloths here, too. I wrote this about it if it will help at all. I ignored my husband for weeks, and let her eat as much as she wanted every time, and then she would spit up tons.
What we started doing was feeding her a few ounces of breast milk, then FORCE her to take a 10 minute break by walking around and showing her our house. After 10 minutes, we would let her keep eating. Most of the time, she ate less than she would have before, BUT she would spit up less! Good luck — it gets better, I promise….. Our son had reflux and he would projectile vomit several times a day.
The medicine really starts working better over time. Burp cloths are childs play when you have a baby with reflux, we converted our receiving blankets to burp cloths which helped for the bigger jobs. Our son finally licked his reflux by about 2. I debated the chiropractor for several weeks while I did some research and spoke with our pediatrician about it.
Babies are adjusted differently than adults, but I was more comfortable with it because I had done it myself. My chiro had adjusted his own baby twins and openly admitted it worked for one the severe reflux one but not so much for the less severe. He explained that it can be caused by a nerve connected to the stomach opening.
I also rationalized it myself because what I was currently doing she slept upright in a boppy in a crib with her twin was definitely NOT recommended by the APA but was the only way she would sleep.
The grunting and noisy breathing caused by her reflux as well as the constant feeding to replace everything she spit up was causing extreme sleep deprivation for me and quite frankly I would have tried anything at that point. I love your blog and wanted to warn you about a recall for the fisher price rock and play sleeper.
Just google fisher price — it should come up under recent news. There is something about mold and it causing respitory problems with infants.
Love this post…I felt like I was reading a post I would have written about our now 9 week old with reflux. She became a different baby after we started Prevacid we attempted Zantac but she was that child that thought it was so gross she would throw it up. She had really bad baby acne and increased fussiness and gas until about 7 weeks of age when I completely cut out dairy!!
Thanks for sharing! Reflux is the pits! Both of my little ones had it as babies. I know some people think it is becoming over diagnosed, and that we are too quick to medicate our babies, but I found that the reflux meds were complete life- and sanity-savers for us! I will just mention that Zantac stopped working for us with my eldest after just a few weeks, so we switched him over to Prevacid.
So if you notice a regression at all, you may want to check with your pediatrician about trying a proton pump inhibitor. Also, the Miracle Blanket rocks! The new term for colic is the period of purple crying. I have cared for one acid reflux baby, so I would be more than happy to pass on some tips for you! I think anythingelse please give me a suggestion plz……. Hey there! I read a couple of your comments that led me to want to pitch in my two cents: One: for the breast milk you have pumped.
Two: AR will rear its ugly head again as she nears the 4 month mark. Mine is happening at the closer to 5 month mark. We will see. Tells me to go to hell every time a put him in the crib. So while I worship at the alter of the RNP, maybe this will make you feel better if you went a different route but have still had great results. Good luck. Her newborn pics are beyond adorable.
Enjoy your blog immensely. Nine years ago we went through the acid reflux horror with our first and only baby. We got her tested and sure enough she had a very severe case. Even at 9 years old we still have nights that she needs a tums or two. One piece of advice, she maybe be willingly taking the Zantac now because she is so little but I guarantee that she will start fighting you with great force because it tastes horrible!!!!
Ask your doctor if you can change to Prevacid, she will love it, it tastes like candy. Good luck, I am glad you got her treated early. Three months of no sleep and.
My 2 month old was diagnosed just yesterday, and already we are seeing a tremendous change. Everyone looks at me with pity….. I have a happy, healthy baby. My little one had silent reflux. Which is the acid reflux without the spit up. So it would come up but then he would swallow it. He was put on Zantac and eventually on a hypo-allergenic formula that did the trick!
We too used the rock-n-play too. I did notice the recall for mold but we wash it every weekend and check the inside on a daily basis to make sure everything is good. This is okay and to be expected. Try to avoid car seats and swings for minutes after a feeding.
The Taking Cara Babies newborn class for babies birth — 12 weeks can help a baby with reflux. Even though this class can NOT take away the pain of reflux, it can hand parents tools to make progress on sleep skills and differentiate between overtiredness and true discomfort. The newborn class may not turn a reflux baby into a perfect little sleeper, but it can still give parents the ability to read sleepy cues , soothe their fussy little one, and begin to lay a healthy sleep foundation.
It is very important to treat the pain of reflux and ensure adequate caloric intake before beginning any sleep training program. Having a baby with reflux is challenging. Sometimes this leaves us with sleep associations and habits that are hard to break. Please understand, once the pain is treated, Taking Cara Babies is here to help you conquer your rough nights and naps. Until then, work closely with your doctor and remember…you can do this, Mama. My passion is teaching parents how to help their babies sleep with the science of a nurse and the heart of a mama so they can reclaim the joy of parenthood.
Cara Dumaplin , Founder. What is reflux? When do doctors get concerned? What are ways to help and why? Gravity can assist milk down the esophagus. What about medication?
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This article examines the science behind cinnamon and…. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Medically reviewed by Karen Gill, M. Schedule time Raise crib head Talk to a doctor Medications Consistent routine Takeaway Overview Spitting up, or reflux, is very common in younger infants and can be due to: overfeeding weak abdominal muscles an immature or weak lower esophageal sphincter a slow digestive system In some rare cases, reflux in older infants is due to food allergies.
These symptoms may include: irritability poor weight gain vomiting consistently Babies with these symptoms may need to take medication or even have surgery. Schedule time between sleeping and eating. Raise the head of the crib. Work with your pediatrician.
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