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My 2 month old son has GER as well and I also "diagnosed" it - arching his back after eating, a painful cry and lots of spitting up. He was on Zantac for several weeks, which helped, but tastes horrible. We switched him to Prevacid granules and he now is doing much. much better. I tend to always keep him inclined (on his back) on a boppy pillow, in his bassinet or in a bouncy/car seat. He seems to prefer being upright in mommy or daddy's arms in order to sleep, but I think that's a whole other issue! LOL

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I'm a happily married 34 yr. old stay-at-home mom of two kids, ages 20 months and 2 months.

If you think that this is the problem those leg and tummy exersizes should help also! I wish you the best of luck! I really do. My youngest son as i may have mentioned sufferers from health problems and for fear of scaring you i wont go on but i do know that ccmc has a great GI team, you cant take your daughter there and have them help you either confirm this or rule it out. I wish you luck and am happy to hear that something may have worked for you. Please contact me if you have any questions as this is simiar to what i have gone through with my son. Do you ever notice the color in her face change? Are there specifict times of day or activities that bother her? Are her BM's normal? Does she have allergies, or skin rashes? pay close attention to anything that may be a detail that you can share with your doctor!

Hi there!
I'm new here but thought I would tell you that is you suspect gerd then get it checked. One of my children had it really bad and was a failure to thrive baby (thank god he was born at 10.6 lol) he had lost alot of weight then he ended up on BellaDonna (very seldome used/ opit family drug) to calm him down. We used to use the cereal in the bottle bit and he eventually out grew it and now his fav food is pizza and peperoni (laughing)

However my dhwas dx with it this yr too and I almost didn't get it checked cuz I knew what it was and how to treat. She eventualy stopped eatting all together so I pushed for the tests. Thank goodness I did this as she had the GRED with a hiatial hernia. So now she has to be monitered.

I wish you all the luch inthe worls and believe me when I say it DOES get easier! :)

You may want to take your daughter to her pedi and see if they will put her on meds for her reflux. I think they give a small dose of Protonix, if I remember correctly. But if she does have the gastro reflux, you really should have her checked out...if it goes on too long untreated the acid coming up her esophogas can erode the lining and cause ulcers. Tilting her crib up is a good idea...I'll be honest, my kids both sleep on their tummies. They were also at a very low risk for SIDS. You may also want to keep her at a 90 degree angle for about a half hour after she eats before she goes to bed. Just put her up on your shoulder. That may also help.

You don't want to leave your baby asleep on her tummy without you always being right next to her at all times. Unfortunately it may have worked for you, but you don't want to risk sids. I have two children who both suffered from gastroesophageal reflux.And my second one ended up with colic from it. The problem that they had was that they were drinking formula's that caused the problem to worsen. Talk to your pediatrician for possible alternative formula's you can use.
I had to hold each child upright for 15-30 minutes after each bottle, burp them after each 1 ounce of formula consumed, and elevate their cribs 45 degrees. Mylicon gas drops helped a little, but most pediatricians don't recomend them. Also laying her tummy down on your lap after each bottle helps too; or tummy to tummy with you. A nice warm bath after the bottle seemed to help with my little ones.
I'm not sure how you feel about pacifiers, but I found that if they sucked on one after their bottle and burping that it seemed to help soothe their little tummmies.
Any way, I hope this advice helps you.
Good luck, and remember. No condition lasts forever, especially with babies.

Hey there, my name is B. and I am a 23y.o., single mom of one and my daughter had that for quite a while. It turns out she is allergic to milk. She can have other dairy products but no milk. Shortly before she turned one I put her on Silk soy milk. She has done quite well with it.

Hi. Pretty much same advice as everyone else. I "diagnosed" my daughter too. At her 1 month check up I brought it up to the dr. I said I don't want to be this type of mom, but I read in this book....and she has these symptoms....and the dr felt I was right. She put her on medicine, which stopped the problems right away! It's called Axid. Same as prevacid for adults, but a much smaller dose and no alcohol. (not completely knowledgable about that, but my dr doesn't like anything with alcohol in it) All the advice other women gave was good. Keeping the baby upright after eating, we inclined her mattress, and just so you know...my daughter is now 4 months old and we stopped her medicine. No problems (knock on wood) It's just that their little bodies aren't quite ready for all this hard work. There's some wiring that needs some time to figure out how to work. But you know your baby. I knew there was something wrong. Her cry wasn't a normal cry, it was a painful cry... If you're seeing the same thing, get to the dr. Help your little baby! :)
Good Luck!

K.

did you try lactose free formula/maybe a soy base.
my son was actual alergic to straight milk /milk based products. any more then 4ozs would get him sick. but he could eat stuff like yogurt (small doses)

how old is your daughter? if being on her tummy is what makes her sleep - do it. both of my kids (3 year old girl and 6 mo old boy) slept on their tummies - and not b/c of a reflux just b/c it's the natural, comfortable way for a baby to sleep!!! if you are worried about sids (which is really a non-issue once she can lift her head up anyway), then put a pacifier in her mouth - there are recent studies that pacifiers help prevent sids in a BIG way. if she does have reflux then yes, she should be on her belly - it's what pediatricians recommend. the elevated angle helps too. you might want to get her on some zantac b/c she will likely have problems the more she eats.

hello they told me that 4 month old had that he was only a 1 1/2 old at the time. but it was not that at all he was allgic to milk and he also could not have just formaul he had to have cearl to thicken it up feel free to send me a message

First let me send you a big hug!!! I know exactly what your going through. My oldest daugther Tamra had Colick however both her father and I thought it was something much more, anyways she has grown out of it. well here are a few things that worked for us. yes keeping the matress at an angle does help! I used to roll a blanket and put it under the matress. if your little one is only a few a months old try letting her sleep in her carseat. This worked wonders for her and the doctor told us that it was fine and then she wasn't on her belly. also try boiling Fennel sead (which you can by right at the seosoning isle) strain the seads out, and give 1-2 ounces 1-2 times a day. This seemed to help... but you have to stay consistant. We switched Tamra to enfamil soy formula and put a little rice cereal in it as well. It would be helpful if you have her checked out by a GI doctor. but if you have state insurance like we did... you need a referral and those are hard to get. GOODLUCK! and hang in there it does get better!

Hi,
I am not sure how old your daughter is? My daughter had issues with colic and what i thought might be gastric reflux. I also switched formulas, etc. I found that mylanta worked well for her. i also used the Dr. Browns bottles which made her alot less gassy. Hope this helps.

Hello L.. My 1 1/2 year old daughter has GERD. She was diagnosed at about 8 weeks old. We ended up putting her on medication to control it. We went many, many weeks with trial and error issues; changing formulas, bottles, gas drops ect. With no resolve, we went into the hospital for a 24hr test. They put a very small wire down her nose and into the bottom of her esophagus to measure the pH and frequency of her reflux. I definately recomend this procedure if you suspect GERD. It will give you a definate answer so you can act from there. We have Marissa on Prevacid still to this day. We have tried a few times to take her off from it, but she still has GERD (which most babies out grow around the age of one). We do have a wedge in her crib (that we bought from Burlington Coat factory) and I do feel that it does help her. If there is any thing else that I can help you with about this issue, let me know. After dealing with it for over a year, we have already gone thru the trial and error stuff!

Hello, my son had that when he was a baby and his doctor told me to give him gaviscon after he ate, and said to hold him upright for about 20 minutes after eating. He was only about three months old when it had started but then he grew out of it. You may want to ask your doctor about using that.

My daughter had GERD. She was so bad that she would stop breathing with it. She spent two weeks in the NICU. She was only 1 day old. They put cereal in her bottle 1tsp per oz. She was also on Zantac. She slept at an angle and also on her tummy. She out grew this by age 6 months. I would talk to your doctor about it. We also changed her formula to nutramigen by enfamil. Hope all goes well.

Hi L.,
My daughter aubree is now almost 11 months old and has suffered with Gerd all her life. She actually choked and spit up and had many screaming nights! I actually had my pediatrician refer me to the portland perdiatric Gastrointerologist who changed her formula to nutramagin, added 1 1/2 teaspoons of rice cereal in her bottles to every ounce of formula, elevate the head of her bed, and but her on pepcid!! It worked wonders. I don't know what causes this in some babies but it happens! To answer your question about the elavation I would say it definately helped. Aubree actually slept completely straight up for the first three months of her life either in a swing, bouncey seat or carseat due to doctors orders. I hope this helps in someway! If you have any other questions feel free to ask! I am more then happy to help if I can!!