Reflux Question

[mands1125]

I dunno but if you get the answer let me know. My ped just asked if she always screamed before spitting up and I said no sometimes she does it when I lay her on the changing table. He concluded not reflux. But she has been acting the same way as Finley so maybe it's usual behavior.

[miniwheat]

I am in the same boat. DS is suddenly spitting up huge and eating half as much as he used to. Some spit ups are happy and some he is screaming and thrashing around. Today he has been crying after every feed. I am confused.

[mommadozer]

LO has always had mild reflux issues. I could hear him trying to swallow fluid 30 minutes after a meal. It could be saliva but, I'm sure some of it is acid. He did have foul breathe for a bit as well. It's gone away since. LO is 3 months old and drinks 3.5-4oz every 3 hours.

I do the following and he is getting better

Upright position for at least 30 minutes after eating

Sleeps in elevated position at night. He would sometimes spit up straight stomach acid hours after eating

Don't push on his tummy ie limit leg stretches for gas, not a super tight


Tummy time- better milk digestion. LO gets rid of his hiccups.

Reduce the amount of milk that LO eats per feeding. The nurse said to change from 4 oz to 2.5 oz each feeding. That's doesn't work for this LO. We still do 3.5 to 4 oz each feeding. But, LO wants more than 4 oz at bedtime and that was a major contributor to his acid spit ups. So now, we do a 4 oz feeding around 8pm and let's him nurse how ever much he wants around 9:30pm and then goes to bed.

Our LO has never experienced the projectile vomit reflux issues. Maybe LO is starting to eat more but, can't handle it all at once.

Good luck with getting it resolved.

[hollydfromtn]

DS does this too. He will randomly gag throughout the day and has started crying and arching his back after about half of his feedings. I asked the pedi about at his 2 month checkup but he didn't seem too concerned. He's now 3 months and it seems to be getting worse. I may put in a call as well.

[miniwheat]

Did you notice the reflux symptoms when your LO was very young? Or did they develop as they got bigger? DS started his spitting up around 9/10 weeks. He is almost 12 weeks now.

[greenpony33]

My LO was/is acting very similar so I asked about it at his 2 month appt. The pediatrician said that since he is gaining weight well she is not concerned. She said that it could be a mild case of reflux, or that he's taking in too much at each feeding. She since he's still a baby his sphincter between stomach and esophagus is not fully developed and because he is only taking in liquids and lays down a lot (like all babies) it could reflux but since it doesn't seem to be freaking him out too much we'll just monitor it for now. My hope is just that it does not get worse. She said as he gets more mobile the spitting up could get worse, from moving the stomach contents around, but as long as he's gaining weight and not in pain or uncomfortable then he's OK. ( sometimes he does cry after a feeding, and I never know if it's just because he's fussy or if it's because he is having pain from reflux, which then leads me to wonder if it's me worried about pain because I'm worried about reflUx)

[osumegs]

our lo is just now starting to spit up at 10 weeks. She had been hiccuping after feeds, and I'm starting to notice she is swallowing or chewing something in her mouth after a feed. She also has been screaming and arching her back quite a bit. I thought it was due to oversupply issues, but that has resolved. I'm curious to see what others find works.

[jensoprano82]

My little guy has been diagnosed w/ "severe, significant reflux" via ultrasounds and upper GI scan... So here are his symptoms:

-Arching back/screaming after feeds up to two hours after eating
-inconsolable while in car seat and laying flat, almost immediately quieted by being propped on my shoulder
-coughing
-feeds interrupted by fussing (and you can sometimes hear it coming up)
-sometimes regular spit ups, sometimes projectile

mommadozer has a lot of really great tips, and I want to add that for what it's worth the badness of my little boy's reflux peaked around 9/10 weeks and we are now getting much better with proper handling/new formula/him growing and maturing his digestive system. There's hope! It gets better!

[jensoprano82]

Oh, he is now just over 13 weeks old

[anchovies]

My LO was diagnosed with reflux at his 1 month appt

The pedi witnessed him refluxing: his eyes get red, he brings up liquid (I'm guessing acid?) and does a choking like symptom for several seconds.

He spits up an hour or more after feeds

He spits up/arches his back & screamed after a feed

He drools a ton

He was incredibly fussy the first few weeks of his life. We noticed the fussiness increase when we stopped his Pepcid for a few days.

He still spits up, but it seems to be less bothersome. He does so much better on his Pepcid.

We keep him upright after feeds and he sleeps in a rock n play. We tried the crib last week without success. I'm hoping as he develops & grows he will be better at sleeping flat.

[michelle142]

My DS (now 3) had bad reflux.

He would projectile spit up after almost every feeding, arch his back in pain during and after feeding, he had issues gaining weight (always in the 5th% or below, sometimes off the chart) and he couldn't sleep flat.

He was on meds until he was about 1. Sometimes once LO can sit up on their own and becomes mobile, things get better and you can wean off the meds.

[Mom2Ms]

DD had GURD, really bad. She was constantly eating. I mean constantly. It was overwhelming for me. She could not be without me, or it was a nightmare. Lots & lots of spitting up. The tall tell sign for pediatrician was when I would lay her flat on her back, her arms & legs would shoot out to the sides, you could see redness move up her body, and age woukd let out this absolutely horrifying scream. I'll never forget the scream. It was bone chilling. We did get the GURD under control at around 4 months. We had drops that we have her and my diet (I exclusively BF) was extremely restricted. Nothing spicy, acidic, dairy, or citrus. I couldn't even eat plain marinara sauce. Good luck to you ladies.

[toadandbuggie]

I was concerned DS had reflux when I noticed he was arching his back a lot, screaming and kicking his legs. In the middle of the night I would hear him choking and it would wake me up in a panic. Also, he's always been a big crank at times. But my pedi didn't think it was reflux and I think she was right. He was dry congested so she suggested I give him saline drops and use a nasal aspirator because she believed that is what was causing him to cough and choke.

He still sounds congested a lot but he is way less fussy.

From what I've read, treatment is not given to reflux babies unless it is causing weight gain problems. I would try some of the tips like keeping LO upright after a feeding and such and see if it helps at all. But I think all babies experience some kind of reflux (I feel like I hear DS mouth vomit a lot) until their systems mature.

[babycfeb2015]

I suspected silent reflux in LO due to screaming while eating/burping and watching him swallow down spit up/acid. He was also arching his back a lot while screaming. We have had no weight gain issues and they were pretty quick to have us try meds. They have been working pretty well but I think they are making his stomach more gassy so im not sure we will stay on them

[mands1125]

Apr 29, 2015 13:54:26 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

So I finally gave in and called the pedi. She was quick to prescribe zantac and explained that the medication does not reduce the actual reflux but it does reduce the stomach acid so the reflux is less painful.
Like PP mentioned she said it isnt to be too worried about unless the reflux is preventing him from eating and therefore gaining weight. I'm going to try the zantac and hope it doesn't make him extra gassy.

I know it's only been a day but have you noticed any difference yet?

[jensoprano82]

Good luck badw0lf....at least baby's breath will be minty fresh!

[osumegs]

I'm so glad this thread was posted. Thank you to everyone that shared experiences! I kept thinking lo had reflux, but family and friends I mentioned it to kept saying she we would spitting up all the time if she had it. After reading this I realized I wasn't just a crazy first time mom. We went to doctor and found out she had only gained 3 oz in 20 days. The pulling away from the boob was causing her to stop gaining weight. We have now started meds and are starting to see results

THANKS A TON !

[kerrigrooves]

about 2 weeks ago, I had a baby who projectile vomited after 3 feedings in a row so to the ER we went (per the Dr on call) at 2:30 am since he couldnt keep anything down. The pedi said he thought it was a bug and to give 7-10 days to get back to normal, Im happy to report things are better, (3 mo yesterday) but I have taken the precautions you all have too since he spits up after most feedings.

smaller amts more often, sleeping at an angle, sitting upright for awhile post feeding and I am now on a non-dairy diet

he has some other symptoms too besides the spitting up:
eczema
dry cough
mucus in poop

so the Dr did not diagnose reflux but a possible allergy to dairy

Ive been doing an infant probiotic (pedi said this cant hurt) once a day in a bottle, and sea salt baths for the skin