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Nipple for Cereal Feeding- No More Responses Please
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on October 1, 2008
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My 6 week old baby has severe acid reflux. We are currently taking zantac to relieve it, but we are still experiencing spitting up and some choking episodes. We have b...
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- Both my boys had it and while the Dr's may have suggested it, I still wouldn't do it, especially with a baby that young. If the Zantac does work, ask them about Preva...
- J., Try cutting the nipple a little bit so the cereal will flow through easier otherwise as you have experienced, nothing will come out.
- Hi J., I had the same problem with my daughter (who is now almost 6). I just ended up cutting a bigger hole in the nipple. Just doing it carefully and test it befor...
Sleep/Acid Reflux--Help!!
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on November 12, 2006
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I have newborn twins (born prematurely at 33 weeks) who are now going on 11 weeks. They do have acid reflux and are taking medications and their food is thickened the...
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- I know exactly what your going through. I was a single mother of a newborn w/colic, acid reflux and nothing seemed to help. I tried all kinds of different meds, formul...
- my son is now 1 yr but had reflux from birth. what was a TOTAL lifesaver for us was the tucker sling -- http://tuckersling.com/. we elevated the head of his mattress t...
- Many babies don't sleep much at night at 11 weeks, but premature babies are behind "normal term" babies, so perhaps you are expecting too much. I have two sets of twi...
Acid Reflux and Gas
Asked by K.L. from St. Louis
on April 15, 2009
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Hello!
My six week daughter is not only suffering from acid reflux but really bad gas as well. Her pediatrician has prescribed her Pepcid twice daily and Mylanta f...
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- Have you tried chiropractic it is very safe for children and I know of several people who took their children to the chiropractor for what you are dealing with. One l...
- I didn't read your responses so if I am repeating advice, I apologize. I have known lots of moms who have to avoid chocolate completely because of the problems it give...
- I would contact a good lactation consultant and a La Leche League Leader. This is a different angle to explore but my son had a lot of gassiness due to foremilk/hindm...
Acid Reflux
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on September 4, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with sleeping a baby on a wedge to help with reflux? We went through 14 minths of terror with my first son but never used a wedge. My thr...
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- My 7-month old has bad reflux, and we did use a wedge under his crib sheet for an extremely short period of time. Reason being, once he was able to roll around (at ab...
- My youngest had reflux for the first year. I knew if shortly after birth so I started talking to her doctor. She would only sleep simi upright, like on me or in a boun...
- My daughter was diagnosed with reflux at 6 weeks old. Prior to her pediatrician introducing medicine (Zantac) to us, she suggested trying a wedge or sleeping her on he...
Reflux Medication
Asked by S.M. from Norfolk
on August 24, 2009
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Hi, I posted on here a couple months ago about my son having reflux. Well, I have a few questions. He has been seen by a gi specialist who has him taking prilosec and ...
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- i can tell you that the diarrhea is from the antibiotics. Try adding probiotcis for infants to the milk. I know that the drs all say not to intro yogurt until 9-12mo...
- Dear S., My heart is really going out to you because I went through this with my daughter. I really hated giving such a small baby what seemed like serious medicati...
- Hi S., we feel your pain. BOTH of our children have severe acid reflux. They are now 5 & 2 and never outgrew the problem. We found success with prilosec and/or prev...
Elevating a Bassinet
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on August 24, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My 5 week old son has acid reflux and the doctor recommended that we elevate the mattress in his crib however he sleeps in a bassinet in our bedroom. Any su...
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- They have elevating pillows you can buy. We borrowed one from a friend so not sure were she got it but I assume you could probably get it at Baby R Us. My son spit up ...
- Hello. My daughter was a severe reflux kid. We had to do the same thing. My daughter was still hospitalized at 5 weeks (severe birth defect) but came home at almost 7...
- Our daughter has acid reflux too. We used a sleep positioner wedge -- it slightly elevated her/put her on an incline and seemed to work well.
Possible Acid Reflex in 9Yr Old
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on March 6, 2009
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Around November 2007 my 8yr old son started doing what I call 'that gross man/boy thing-hawking a loogey'. He does this constantly. When it 1st started I thought it wa...
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- K., it sounds kind of like the reflux my boys had when they were babies. They would all of a sudden start choking on mucus and we had to suction them and get it out o...
- Dear K., Boys do go through phases of finding spitting to be a wildly fascininating talent. My son was 9 years old when he developed a cough at night. He kept sayin...
- Hi K.: I am a mother of a 2yr old with GERD reflux issues and right now the best option would be to establish when he does the "hacking louey" symptoms and find out i...
Question About Acid Reflux in 14 Month Old
Asked by S.D. from Detroit
on August 4, 2008
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My 14 month old has been taking medication for acid reflux since he has been about 3 months old. I wouldn't say he has had severe problems. His dr. said when he turn...
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- Hello:) I dont know a whole lot about acid reflux but I do know that yes milk will irritate it. My son who just turned a year on the 14th of July was having some pro...
- you may have to see a gastroentonoligst....my oldest daughter has gastro reflux desease.....started as spitting up everything awhile after eating..i have been told if ...
- Well, can i ask was your son only coughing or did he seem to have stomach pain also? did he have diarrhea? My son has acid reflux, although we didnt know that until ...
10 Week Old with Digestion Issues
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on July 17, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My 10 week old little boy has been struggling to feel good since he came into the world nearly 4 weeks early. He spent some time in the NICU and he was on b...
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- Mix up some jell-o water. Instead of 1 cup boiling & 1 cup of cold, put 2 3/4 cups boiling....it will not jell. Store it at room temperature....offer warm - not hot...
- Try chamomile tea. I know it sounds crazy, it did to me too until I tried it. My son was also a preemie born 9 weeks early (31 weeks gestation). He spent 4 weeks in...
- I had this problem with my newborn too. Turns out she was reacting to my milk. So dietary changes were necessary. But I was already so limited on what I could eat (s...
Meds for Acid Reflux in infants...Reglan?
Asked by C.R. from Los Angeles
on August 20, 2009
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My daughter is 3.5 months with bad acid reflux. We first tried previcid and now she is also taking reglan because the upper GI test showed she was asperating the form...
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- My son was on Reglan for over a year. At first they started him on Reglan and he was still in a lot of pain so they added prevacid. It helped a bit. Then they increase...
- when my son started having reflux the only thing that helped was starting oatmeal early..the meds didn't help at all..so i started mixing oatmeal into his breast milk ...
- zzzzzzmy grandaughter has serious reflux at 14 days. They kept her in the hospital for 3 days for tests. She then took reglan, small doses 2-3x a day. Plue we put ...
